Women In Hip Hop Culture

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The topic being proposed is the portrayal of women in Hip Hop culture. This topic is interesting because a lot of people listen to hip hop and just ignore or do not think about how women are being portrayed. In my paper, I will discuss the disadvantages of being a female rapper, how male rappers talk about women in their music, and how women are used in hip hop music videos. What I know from this topic is solely based off experience and my personal life. I listen to hip hop music and some of the lyrics to these songs disgust me. While doing research, I want to find out how other people feel about this or if anyone even cares. Women are seen as sexual objects in the music videos. I would love to figure out if women were not used for sexual

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