Sexual Empowerment Through Stereotypes.
Despite the prevailing detrimental effects of stereotypes on black women in society, black female artists in Hip-Hop continue to employ the same rhetoric in their music as a form of empowerment. With modern Hip-Hop music focused on the sexual prowess of women, it’s time to take a look at the history and impact of these tropes on black women’s advancement in the music industry and how this integration of stereotypes in music challenge and uplift black women.
Songs Mentioned in the Podcast and the Paper
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Credit to Songs:
Stallion, M. T. (2019, February 28). Megan Thee Stallion - Big Ole Freak [official video] - YouTube. Youtube. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBYf6gpVvRA
Saweetie, & Aiko, J. (2020, November 20). Saweetie - back to the streets (feat. Jhené Aiko ... Youtube. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7JigFZ-iZQ
Latifah, Q. (2002). Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y. (official music video) - youtube. Youtube. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cHxydDb7o