tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848478694793518254.post345443511295836376..comments2023-03-23T05:24:56.763-07:00Comments on CURE HIPHOP BLOG: Ms. Jams Topic of Conversation-Women In Hip HopCUREhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645682948938333032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848478694793518254.post-25099757955794895262011-05-24T13:23:21.005-07:002011-05-24T13:23:21.005-07:00Kevin
I love your point of view on this. You'...Kevin <br /><br />I love your point of view on this. You're absolutely right. It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a full on movement to change the status quo but how do we even start. I feel like the steps we are taking to change things are going largely unnoticed and its bringing me back to my point, that it's only the underrated artists making the change and they stand out for it. How do we take it from minority to majority?<br /><br />In the same sense, I feel like if we ever do make it to a point where women are respected in music videos, we will be simultaneously making steps towards a more conscientious hip hop. <br /><br />*Fingers Crossed on that idea*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848478694793518254.post-53540213796474060752011-05-24T12:17:02.964-07:002011-05-24T12:17:02.964-07:00JAMS,
Society at large is in shambles and Hip Hop...JAMS,<br /><br />Society at large is in shambles and Hip Hop (Rap or whatever we are calling the art form we all love has evolved into today) is a reflection of it. Record sales have plummeted, “leaders” have abandoned it for other endeavors, and newcomers are all jacking for position for a mere 15 minutes of fame. That being said…<br /><br />I’m a firm believer in the quote: “Evolution is the prosperity of all things”, therefore; women in Hip Hop must evolve in order to prosper. However, the issue is twofold. Women are evolving and making it into the industry, in the way you labeled, as a video hoe by being subjecting to the nature of the business. Face it, wearing no clothes and booty popping attracts the men who run the game right now.<br /><br />On the flip side, I agree, women need to work harder to evolve into the empowered woman most prefer to marry or call their mother, sister, or daughter. A smart woman is a beautiful thing, but society say’s that’s not enough. In the past, women have tried to change the norm, but it’s not the easiest thing to do in a culture that thrives primarily from the interest/engagement of horny adolescents. <br /><br />To achieve the goal of women being respected as more than sex symbols, notable female and male members of the Hip Hop community need to do something about it. But they need to realize slavery wasn’t abolished in a day. One song or teen summit will not change the minds of a culture. It will take a lasting, collaborative effort by the community to change the current state of Hip Hop in regard to women.<br /><br />Question is, what figures are willing to risk their success to lead the revolution?<br /><br />KevKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990638351916536673noreply@blogger.com