’90s Rap Music has Been Used to Help Treat OCD

For most hip-hop enthusiasts, the 1990s were a romantic decade. A powerful, creative, and diverse period that pushed the boundaries of hip-hop invention. For a number of years, music therapy has demonstrated advantages in the treatment of a number of diseases, such as anxiety, phobias, and OCD. Snoop Dogg, MC Hammer, and Public Enemy are certainly a good start when it comes to treating problems, as at least one doctor has further honed the area by doing so.

In one instance, a woman who had a strong phobia of thunderstorms was unable to leave her house because of the anxiety that gripped her. She was able to keep herself distracted by the beat for long enough to go for a walk outside with her therapist after her therapist had her listen to Hypnotize by the Notorious B.I.G. and concentrate on the clapping beat. This is because her brain, and hence the fear, was otherwise busy.