Sexualization in Rap

The concept of sexualizing women in general is something that goes much broader than just in rap music but for today I will just focus on it in music. In most rap videos we typically see barely clothed or fully nude women sexually dancing or serving the rapper a glass of alcohol or pretty much anything of the classic women stereotype, meaning that their duty is to serve and please men. Whether that be by looking “attractive” or cooking and cleaning, it is truly a sad thing. Think about it how many times have you seen a rap video where there are girls or women in a classroom setting, playing a sport, or in an office setting. Almost never it's always a barely covered woman on a pole or in front of a fast car, and aside from the general sexualization of women most women are just blatantly disrespected. Women are constantly referred to as “hoes” and “sluts” or other derogatory terms women are constantly objectified and seen as nothing but objects for men to play with. But the strangest part of the whole thing is how these rappers can say all of these things but then as soon as they make a song about their mother or daughters their whole tone completely changes and they speak so highly of women and complain about how they are treated and viewed by the rest of the world. For example, Kanye West recently came out with a song called Violent Crimes all about how he hopes his daughter isn’t viewed as a sexual object, or involved in a abusive relationship with a man. But then even more recently he came out with a song called “I love it” that has a hook that says “You’re such a F@#%*ng hoe I love it”  with other vulgar lyrics that I honestly don't feel comfortable writing in this blog post. So, it is a slippery slope that these rappers are walking but overall women are over sexualized in rap music along with in the regular world.