The Exploitation and Objectification of Women in Rap

Women have always been considered second-class citizens. Even now, in the era when most people have social conscience, in the era of so-called "gender equality" it is clear that women's objectivity and marginalization are still major social problems. In fact, progress in reducing women's exploitation is at best stagnant. The decline of women is not only a big problem that has not been excluded in the past, it is actually recognized by famous musicians in fact.

Rap music is a subset of hip-hop music that has become a controversial genre since the birth of the late 1970s. For many people, rap music is related to obscene words, violent themes, and women's sexuality. Nonetheless, this kind of history and its popularity on a global scale gives it a unique advantage in providing political commentary and resistance to it. Hip hop appeared in a very poor time in southern Bronx. After the civil rights era, the large urban African-American community experienced serious investment and was neglected by the government. Without their own mistakes, urban areas like the Bronx are full of crime, violence, unemployment and substance abuse. The young culture inspired by these difficult times insists their identity and tries to express the struggle for the stranded people. Hip hop is a product of this era, apartheid in the history of the United States.

Since the 1980's, the common theme of rap songs includes women's sexual objectivity and beautification of men's domination. But this does not mean that all rappers hate feminists. Two packs revealed that the same person not only wrote the song "Wonda they invited U Bitch" including hoes and sluts, but also exploited and damaged women "do Ya head up." To put it briefly, these two pieces of information are contradictory. Listening to hip hop as a feminist today is easier than the 1980's, but lowering female lyrics is still popular in modern rap music. "I dislike calling my son-in-law, but my nephew likes it," Drake said, opposed to his desire to respect the hope of becoming a rapper.