{"id":7742,"date":"2017-10-04T12:06:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T10:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/?p=7742"},"modified":"2017-10-04T13:01:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T11:01:38","slug":"psychopath-alert-are-you-into-rap-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/en\/psychopath-alert-are-you-into-rap-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychopath alert: are you into rap music?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Know someone who likes Blackstreet<\/strong> or Eminem<\/strong>? Careful, they might be a psychopath<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

An American study<\/strong> played 260 songs to 200 people to see how their music taste compared to certain psychopathic traits. It seems that those with a preference for \u201cNo Diggity\u201d and \u201cLose Yourself\u201d scored high in the psychopath test whereas low scores included people with a fancy for tracks by The Knack<\/strong> and Sia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Now, this is not to say if you like these songs you are 100% a psychopath<\/strong>. After all, these are both awesome\u00a0tunes<\/strong>, liked by most and not to be missed off of any true rap lover\u2019s playlist. The point of this study was to use music to help doctors identify potential psychopaths by reviewing online playlists. Dr. Pascal Wallisch, the leader of the study, explains \u201cthe beauty of this idea is you can use it as a screening test without consent, cooperation or maybe even the knowledge of the people involved\u201d.<\/p>\n

Scary, right? Maybe you should have\u00a0a listen to our October playlist<\/a>\u2026that\u2019ll throw any psychopath-hunting doctors off your tracks.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t worry, these tests are only \u201cvery preliminary\u201d according to Wallisch. So, we are a long way off from having to shamefully hide our love for rap<\/strong> music.<\/p>\n

In the mean time, here\u2019s Eminem’s \u201cLose Yourself<\/strong>\u201d. Just because it’s an absolute tune. Enjoy.<\/p>\n