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Hip Hop Sells Sex To Women
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Jason Fleurant
Sex sells, but so does crack. Hold up did you hear that, let it marinade, sex sells, but so does crack! Did you ever think that sex is being used as a drug that’s destroying our women via hip-hop culture and causing them to buy it like fiends?
Granted, hip-hop has always been considered an ’all male sport’. Granted, that this is a billion dollar industry giving people a chance to legally make money. At some point we’ve got to draw the line. I mean be real people! Who the hell buys these rap records and dances to that bullsh!t? If you answered little kids, you’re partially correct. Who I was aiming for is well, Women. The greatest thing BET has ever done was getting rid of BET Uncut but the fact it took this long is appalling. I guess we should credit that on having a black woman as the new president. I’m sure they didn’t want to have to explain having her as president and still have such a degrading pointless show on their network to women like Oprah.
What are some of the things we hear when rappers try to defend themselves against the mob of Oprah soccer moms, and neo-soul Eryka Badu, Sister Soulja.? “We are doing something to give black women jobs”, pat yourself on the back Mr. Jones (who, Mr. Jones). Yeah, you and every pimp or stripper joint owner in America employing black women everywhere. You, sir are heroes, having someone’s mother popping their booty on national T.V. so you can be perceived as some kind of top dawg pimp.
It may seem like I’m picking on BET , damn they make it too easy. I believe it was last season of College Hill, where one of the girls spoke about her dreams and aspiration. Do you know what her dream was? I’ll eliminate some things for you, it wasn’t to be a Doctor, Poetic, President, or even a house wife. No, her big desire was to be a “video hoe”. Well, well freaking bravo to you. It’s sad seeing little girls around my way no younger than five being taught how to shake their money maker in front of their mommy, aunt or grandma. Getting cheers because she apparently popped it right. Who is to blame for this culture, this destruction of the integrity of women, surely it must be the shallow men, right? To quote Kevin Spacey’s Lex Luther “Wrong!”
It can’t be denied that men play a huge role here. We make the songs, spin the records and shoot the videos. But you know why, because (say it with me now) Sex Sells! Who does this sex sell to? While it appeals to us guys, it’s really the women that are eating it up. Artist are told “you know you got a hit if women are shaking their ass to it and running to the dance floor.” You don’t hear songs like Talib Kweli‘s “Black Girl’s Pain“ getting heavy rotation in the club, its songs like “Shake It Like A Salt Shaker”, “Get Low”, “Back That Ass up”, those are the hits.
Honestly, is it me or does it appear the more you degrade women in hip-hop the better your chances. It’s a sad condition because while you can blame men for saying this and that, spewing venom. Look whose supporting it. Look who buys it and runs to the club to dance to it. Who knows every word? She is singing the songs at work. It’s a vicious cycle an evil drug. Men see this is how to get rich easy, by calling women bitches and hoes. Telling you to shake it like a dog and blow me in front of all your friends. Women go buy the record. The young boys at home who look up to rappers see that as how you get the women. So they adapt this pimpish mentality, and the young girls accepted it cause they see momma supporting it. It only gets worse and worse. Yes, sex sells. Who is it being sold to and at what cost? The cost of our souls, our ‘Earth”(women), our integrity and pride.
Sex sells, but so does crack. The product we are selling to our sisters, nieces, wives and daughters is a drug that spreads and destroys us all. Who wholes true power? Nope, not record labels, not even male rappers, but hip-hop’s women. When women say “no we’re not supporting this trash” or “we are not going to be in these videos”, the industry will damn near crash like a blind drunk driver. Suites will rethink their entire strategy. But no, unfortunately I don’t see that happening anytime soon. Hip-hop crack has infiltrated and hit hard like the Reagan era. Video girls won’t stop because quite frankly they have to eat. The money is easy and integrity is cheap. Does integrity matter when the cash flow is rolling and you got bills and kids to feed?
The image will continue to come through your T.V. screen and blast through your radio. Kids will still develop ideas of pimps and hoes and play the game like cops and robbers. Women will still buy albums and support these type artists. Men will continue to get this legal hustle on stacking big chips by feeding you sh!t because women keep eating it. I don’t want to come off seeming like I’m condemning anyone. Just speaking my mind hoping you hear me. Maybe I’m wrong, I just call it like I see it. So next time you hear sex sells, ask yourself “am I so foolish to accept what they are selling me? Or am I worth more?” Cause yeah it sells, but who is hip-hop being sold too really? At what price? For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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