It seems that when female rappers pose for sexy pictures or use sexually explicit lyrics the initial public response is to attack them. They are initially not regarded as being serious about developing a sustainable career in rap or not regarded as a skillful MC. Female MCs are often viewed as selling themselves short if they apply these tactics. It seems as if men and women agree that in order for a female to be taken seriously as a rapper she should downplay her sexuality. Why is this case?
Name one male rapper who has never had sexual lyrics whether explicit or implicit. Name one male rapper who has not taken the appeal of the opposite sex and incorporated that into their image. Name one male rapper who has never used his rap career as a means to receive sex. It seems that the sexual modesty double standard is alive and well in hip hop. However, it’s funny how male rappers seek out femcees to collaborate on their sexual tracks. Funny how male rappers get sexy video models to star in their videos even when it has nothing to do with the song. Men have realized sex sells and use it to their advantage. So why slam the women when they do the same?
Hip hop is an art form and anything goes. Respect for an artist should be tied to their skill and talent. It doesn’t seem to work that way for women. Personal things come into play and overshadow her talent and skill. A MC lays rhymes to a track. Either those rhymes mean something to you or they don’t. Either those rhymes are skillfully executed or they are not. Either those rhymes are fire or not. Opinions of MCs should be based on the quality of their rhymes. If that happened there would be more room for the DIVAS because most of these men would be out of work. DIVAS, if you are feeling sexy, show it. If you want to talk about sex, speak on it. Do you and you’ll get what you deserve, or will you? Men have sex with women, so if they have something to say about it so do women. Hip hop should be a reflection of life and if sex is part of someone’s life why shouldn’t it be a part of hip hop? More important than the fact that they talk about sex are these points: 1.) Can you relate to what they are saying? 2.) Is the artist using their voice as an instrument to convey a message? 3.) Is the song hot? As far as image, don’t knock someone else’s hustle, that’s called hating.
Here’s a piece of my mind. Let me hear your two cents.
