Gender Stereotypes In Rap Music

Rap music have been a part of society since the 1990s.Rap was the foundation and escape from the struggles, survival in the poor, and conquering harsh obstacles people faced. They shared and expressed their feelings, using rhymes or poetry, and personal experiences to implement them into music. Artists such as Ice-T, Wu-Tang Clan, 2Pac, and Biggie Smalls have all made an impacted and changed certain people’s lives. These artists express and used life lessons and people who were facing these problems could relate to them. Nowadays, rap artists are using raunchy lyrics to make music. But what they don't realize is that their lyrics are minimize the respect of women, making them seem as less of a human being and more as a sex object, or an accessories to male rappers. …show more content…
They get the impression that it is okay to treat and calling girls the “B” word and other inappropriate words, touching them however they please expecting girls to come to their glory. In music videos you will usually see half-dressed women being used as props, shaking their butts in front of cameras and in front of rappers faces. But don't these women realize that if they really listen to the lyrics, which they are dancing to, they are supporting the idea that it is okay to degrade women in music. They are saying it is okay to bring a negative image upon every woman, even those who don't even support rap music. With rap’s power and influence on the youth culture today it encourages teenagers to speak and dress a certain way to be recognized and relevant. Nowadays girls are