The title of this is Hip-Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women by Jennifer McLune. This is all about hip-hop and how it affects black women including racism, sexism, genders, and different dimensions of the personal life. What hip-hop does to men and women and the intentions of hip-hop in society today, I think hip-hop is fun, and different. To some extent, some of the things that they use and say are wrong and shouldn’t be used in the way that hip-hop uses it but I do think it is fun and different and also another way to express thoughts, feelings, etc. The hip-hop artists get very creative with it and it’s interesting to hear and see.
The Cindy Crawford commercial that Kilbourne discusses in her essay really brings the issue of the century long double standards to light. If the tables were turned and the boys in the advertisement were young women whistling at an older man they would definitely be looked down upon for their sexual interest. Ads like this show, our young girls that it’s okay for boys and young men to treat women as sexual objects. The impression given is that women were placed on earth to give men satisfaction whether sexually or visually even at the cost of being dehumanized. The fact that Cindy gave this image of having sexual satisfaction by drinking the can of Pepsi almost tells young girls that if I drink Pepsi I’ll be just as sexy and attractive
The author writes this article for respond at Kevin Powell’s article “Notes of Hip Hop Head.” The article reaches black women. In “Hip-Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women” Vol.4, No.1 2006 Jennifer Mclune tries to get reader attention that hip-hop men song not only dehumanizes women but
The black community has made weed their “cash crop,” and has distributed it throughout neighborhoods making it available to very young boys. Rap music also affects young black females as well. Many female rappers glorify sex, clothes, money, and fighting. This has led to many young girls losing their virginity at a young age or ruining their futures by fighting in
How Does Hip Hop Affect Teenagers? Dominique Young Lazzo | Outline Introduction Topic 1: Hip hop’s history Topic 2: How hip hop is effective and who it affects a. The biggest targets is the youth b. Why teens want to be in the hip hop industry c. Where the ideas come from d. How it influences teens e. Hip hop’s appearance effective ways Topic 3: Hip hop is not what it used to be Topic 4: The hip hop industry is not the only one to blame a. Parents, peers, and the entire media can be blamed too b.
Meek Mill Dream Chaser2 While the current hip-hop industry that I don’t understand thinks that rap is all about the glorification of selling dope, the blatant exploitation of women and what beat will sell albums- the real hip-hop fans are yearning for a fresh, lyrical burst of knowledge. Hip hop enthusiasts are looking for substance and raw truth within an album. Dream Chasers 2 a sequel mix tape from Philly’s own Meek Mill delivers a fresh burst of creativity that all hip-hop enthusiasts alike are looking for. This album takes you on a journey showing us the ghetto yet sometimes positive outlook on hip-hop. Through his lyrical delivery, substance and funky sound tracks, Meek Mill paints a vivid picture of what the everyday struggle of a young African-American male is about.
These narrative studies focus on icongraphic images of African American womanhood—the promiscuous Jezebel, asexual Mammy, breeding Welfare Mama, controlling Sapphire and emasculating Matriarch (cf., Collins 2000; Guy-Sheftall 1990). However, few researchers have empirically examined the relevance of these images in African American preadolescent sexual risk-taking processes today. Stephens and Phillips (2003) identified eight sexual scripts through an analysis of racial/ethnic specific messages about sexuality evident in media forums, namely Hip Hop television programming and music genres (Comstock and Scharrer 1999; Cowen et al. 1988; Hazel-Ford et al. 1992; Heaton and Wilson 1995; Malamuth and Check 1981; Smitherman 1977; Waggett 1989).
This mainly consists of wealth, power and beautiful women which are the goals of most youth in today’s contemporary society – in other words: The American dream. There are several codes and conventions that make up this genre of music video and my main example of this is ‘In Da Club’ by 50 Cent. [Image 2] In 50 Cent’s music video he directly addresses the audience with his lyrics. In hip hop music videos there is a frequent use of low angled/close up shots. The sole purpose of this is to demonstrate the power
Children from any age group have been introduced to all sorts of music genres containing explicit language and situations. The majority of music released is either about having sex, making money, going to the clubs, or doing drugs. Women are also being seen as merely sexual objects, and degrading them has shockingly been natural to hear amongst the general public. For example, in Akon's song "Smack That" featuring Eminem quotes, "Smack that, all on the floor, smack that, give me some more." Having the entire nation listening to these lyrics takes a step back in civilization and reversing any progress feminists have done to gain respect of women.
Those outside the black and Latino communities, as well as those inside the hip-hop family have challenged it. Despite over a decade of engagement, many would argue that the images of women in hip-hop have become progressively and destructively more negative than at any other time in history (Johnson 1). Women started out in Hip Hop when actual choreography was instituted into performances and videos, and where despite living in a misogynistic world, they could gain respect as emcees. Now, in the world of Hip Hop, it is a struggle for women to be recognized as anything but eye candy or sexual objects. Female artists tend to make it out into mainstream media periodically, but it is once in a blue moon that a female emcee makes it through the