As a music therapist who works with a variety of populations, I often get the question “Can Rap/Hip Hop be used in music therapy?”. While this is a personal passion of mine, recently Uhlig, Dimitriadis, Hakvoort, & Scherder (2017) completed a survey study to see if and how music therapists are using Rap/Hip Hop in their sessions. Many young people identify Rap/Hip Hop as a preferred genre of music. As music therapists, it is our job to meet clients where they are and include their preferred music within our music therapy sessions. The genre has been controversial and is often accused of being aggressive, misogynistic, violent, etc. However, lyrics can…