Free speech is protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, but many people in this country would like to clarify that "singing" or "rapping" is not literally the same as "speaking." The gung-ho War on Drugs that has been a major part of the American political games for several decades has gained a great deal of momentum in recent years, perhaps trying to compete for attention with its illegitimate sibling, the War on Terror. All broadcast and print media is infused with one public service message after another encouraging parents to become the embodiment of the Anti-Drug by cracking down on their children's friends, entertainment, privacy, and personal philosophies. One of the elements of popular culture that is consistently under attack as part of this War On Drugs is music, and whether the genre be rock, rap, or techno, drug-related content will come under fire by politics, religious conservatives, and controlling parents. Every year, some concerned citizens group or politician up for re-election will make a press statement or publish a report about how the amount of unsuitable content in music is on the rise and that this growing threat to our nation's youth must be curbed. Demands for consistent labeling of "explicit content" on music releases and strict censorship of radio and music-video television broadcasts are made consistently. However, there are often unresolvable leaps of logic or truly un-American ideas presented within these pleas for change. Despite the propaganda that suggests that drugs in music are a Generation-X occurrence, drugs and music have always been connected. Culturally, the connection between music and drugs can be traced to the very roots of American policy to outlaw these substances, and this socio-cultural connection remains strong. Lyrically, drug references in music can be traced back many decades, and of course remain a common theme in music today.