Women In Hip Hop Culture

Hip Hop has gotten too hard core, it’s only about misogynist and materialism. Back in the day rappers had more to talk about than guns, money, jewels, cars and women. In today’s Hip Hop, it glorifies the ghetto, gangs, guns, money and jewelry which reinforces the tradition of the black stereotypes. Gangster rap is described as the angriest type of rap music where it glamorizes sex and violence. N.W.A was one of the most controversial rap groups in the world of hip hop who are known as the creators of “gansta rap”. The group was an influential force in the Hip-Hop culture because of their harsh music which questioned the government and the police. In all Hip-Hop music video you will always see a female flaunting her assets. These women are often called
In the rap world they are treated almost as accessories so rappers can prove that they have made it to the top. There was a famous book released by a former video vixen named Karrine Steffans, who was known as “superhead” in the Hip-Hop world, depicted the degradation of women in the world of hip hop. Sex appeal is now the currency by which women in the music business are valued, as the saying goes “sex sales”. I feel as though some of the best songs are the ones where they are speaking the truth about the conditions in which some black people live in the ghettos or projects. Rappers should not get penalized for telling their stories and that’s what rap is about, it’s a form of expression, they should be able to express themselves in their music anyway they want, that’s why we have the first amendment. I do not think its necessarily glorifying street life or prison life because it’s their truth and their reality. Is it any different from a person writing a book about the street life or prison life? Hip-Hop has changed over