This week in class we discussed women in Hip-Hop Music. It was interesting to learn about the types of injustices that female rappers faced from record labels. This was a topic that was new to me and intrigued me. It was a horrible thing that certain female rappers were almost forced to use specific standards to boost there popularity. Certain female rappers were nearly forced to wear clothing and sing about things that they didn't want to.
Toward the end of the 1990’s more female artists felt empowered to move away from those standards, and felt empowered to sing and project there music the way they wanted to. More female rappers became independent and free to do as they pleased. Unfortunately some wrongful practices are still around today, and are trying to be stopped. Music should always be glorified by the artists who write it, and not by the standards of what a company wants.
I agree with a lot of the points that you brought up in your post. Female artists are judged based on how sexy they make themselves seem through their clothing, makeup, and how they perform. This is not the case for men. Much like with a lot of things in this generation, men and women are not treated the same which is unfortunate.
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