Can intelligence be affected by music? Options

[lesliewelcomesyo...]

Ok, so I'm in the IB Diploma program. And I was thinking to myself one day: Can the type of music you listen affect your intelligence? Because, for those of you who know people in the IB Diploma Program, they're the "shit" (Quote from counselor). Not that that's a good thing to be proud of, or whatever. (Read people. I never said it was something to be proud of. Seriously). I digress. So, I thought to myself and calculated that the majority of my class listens to rock (or anything non (mainstrem) rap and/or hip-hop). And that the lower classes (no offense) listen to rap and/or hip-hop. I'm not saying EVERYBODY that listens to rap and/or hip-hop is dumb, or even vice versa (meaning that rock doesn't make you smarter). It was just a thought. What do you guys think?

[colddesert]

Ya, I think so. People who listen to mainstream music listen for the beats and shiz. My brother listens to real deep, underground scream music. The lyrics they have in their songs make you think. Anything that makes you think about something in a different way and challenge how you believe or how you see things makes you more intelligent. A lot of music offers lyrics that are very generic and don't have any real meaning. And I think people who are really into music and listen to underground non-mainstream music get a lot out of the lyrics. Ya, that's my take on that.

Me? I listen to mainstream.