Women In Hip Hop Culture

Women in Power There are many types of music, but hip hop is the type that is associated with African Americans, and they are the founders of hip hop. I am not a fan of hip hop because of how the music industry portrays black women as sex objects. Black women use Hip- hop to express themselves through music. Black women tell their stories, about how they feel about how men exploit them in the music industry and manipulate the young minds of our new generation against women. Although through hip hop some black women raised up, still they are being perceived as inferiority in American culture by other tribes. Educational wise they are not valuable. Through their lyrics you will hear the lack of education of African American women in the inner …show more content…
Queen Latifah made history when she won a Grammy for her groundbreaking hit, “U.N.I.T.Y” in 1995. The song spoke out against domestic violence and the objectification of black female sexuality. “U.N.I.T.Y” began a conversation in the African American community over violence and assault against women. Latifay’s Grammy Award winning in 1995 gives black women a voice in a field that is dominated by men. What is interesting in her music “U.N.I.T.Y” is that she did not dress like other hip hop women who exposed their body. She inspired me when she flies up really high, like a super hero because I felt like she is demanded power for …show more content…
Hip-hop exploits women and uses them as a valuable tool in examining gender relations. That’s one of the problems young women face today, such as discrimination and self-worth. Any young girl who did not dress like the way hip hop women dressed on television are being overlooked by others. Some young people did not hold sexist ideals. But hip-hop is influencing them to do so as it spreads and continually gaining