This is nothing new but I’m over it.
I just read the lyrics of Lil Wayne’s new release “Right Above It” featuring Drake. I had first heard the song on the radio and liked it instantly because of the beat (of course), without giving the lyrics much thought (of course). The same thing happened with Wacka Flocka Flame’s “No Hands” featuring Wale and Roscoe Dash. I immediately liked the sound of the song, but after seriously listening to it and reading the lyrics online I was disgusted.
I’m over hip hop and R&B artists (and men in general for that matter) referring to women as bitches. The word bitch is not a synonym for female – attention Kanye West, Drake, Lil Wayne, Wale and the like. And I’m over the objectification of women; we’re merely sex objects in the minds of these young popular rappers.
Furthermore, I am over the glorification of the light-skinned black female with long hair. In “Right Above It,” Wayne raps “Uh, how do he say what’s never said? Beautiful black woman, I bet that bitch look better red.” You ignorant twit! You will never get a dime from me (and you never have for that matter).
To my fellow females and human beings, we needn’t support this bullshit no matter how banging the beat sounds.
So I say death to modern-day mainstream hip hop and death to the radio stations that keep this misogynistic, backwards bullshit in rotation.
Here’s a Chris Rock clip addressing the issue. It’s funny but true. Keep in mind, Mr. Rock isn’t beyond misogyny himself.
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