Women + Hip-hop Lyrics = Demeaning?
The above video is an interview with rapper Drake. Drake has a "soft" impression in the rap game because of his thoughtful songs and lyrics. There is even a twitter dedicated to tweeting "Drake the type of n----" to do things considered very sensitive. An example is "Drake the type to stop a revolving door and say 'You don't deserve to be pushed around like that'." The ironic part about this is that even one of the rappers known to be most soft and is made fun of for his lyrics also sings a song about getting with every girl in the world. This shows just how extreme some of the rap lyrics are regarding women. This goes along with my topic of women and hip-hop. When thinking, should women be okay with these lyrics? According to Drake, yes. He points out that it is all about how you say it and not taking it too far. It is also very true that women do sing along and shout out the lyrics at concerts. This relates a lot to what we have been discussing in class. In class, we talk about the different way men and women are treated and framed by society. For the most part, there aren't hip-hop songs with lyrics about getting with lots of men like there are about women. When deciding whether the lyrics are demeaning, every case varies. Some lyrics are very extreme and have no way to be taken other than insulting. In cases like Drake was talking about, some are on the line. It depends on whether you take them as a "joke" and sing along or you take them literally and may be offended.
-Aidan Munn
First I just have to say I really do like Drake, he is a good rapper and a great speaker. I do see a lot Drake being teased because of the way he raps and the things he raps about. I don't that I ever heard a song of Drake just demeaning in women. Just like he said in his interview he looks for the value in every women. But I do think Hip Hop is just Hip Hop, most of the rappers today lie about their rap and what they are doing. I also think rappers just make music to make money no matter what it is about. Drake made a good point saying that women sing these songs to the top of their lungs so I cant speak for all women. I do think some of things rapper say is mean and nasty but women to do don't care. they love rappers no matter what they talk about. I think this post does a great job of speaking about the lyrics of a rappers song and Drake was a great asset as well.
ReplyDelete-Tayler Thornton
Drake happens to be a loved artist of mine. I do feel like rappers only speak what they know media and listeners want to hear. I feel there is way more women rapping the lyrics than they are protesting them. Men wouldn't be able to say half the things they say if women as a whole took the lyrics as degrading. Some women enjoy it. Maybe its how they are talked to at home. I feel like rappers at the end of the day are just going to try and make money and not care who they hurt in the process.
ReplyDelete-Dyamone Clark