Comments on: Women in Hip-Hop Beyond Misogyny http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/ We run deeper than the underground Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:02:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: GftdGrooVe http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47901 GftdGrooVe Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:13:38 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47901 ^^ ^ my bad on the bold in the end. i was trying to line break^^ ^^ ^ my bad on the bold in the end. i was trying to line break^^

]]> By: GftdGrooVe http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47900 GftdGrooVe Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:11:57 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47900 . . hows everybody doing. . a song that comes to my head is "Wonder Why They Call You Bitch" .. we all have heard it and if a female falls into that category she shouldnt wonder why dudes call her that and other names. -on another note- <b> . . the double standard is CRAZY .. not all but alot of dudes are running around doing these women plain DIRTY and get props from their boys about it.. then you have a good girl gone bad (refer jay-z song cry) .. -back to rap-<b> .. rappers are glorifying it in songs and videos (male & female). .its disgusting. female children see this on the t.v and imitate it. i mean i know it goes back to the parents but thats a whole nother topic. self respect is where it begins. if she dosnt respect herself who will? . . hows everybody doing. . a song that comes to my head is “Wonder Why They Call You Bitch” .. we all have heard it and if a female falls into that category she shouldnt wonder why dudes call her that and other names. -on another note-
. . the double standard is CRAZY .. not all but alot of dudes are running around doing these women plain DIRTY and get props from their boys about it.. then you have a good girl gone bad (refer jay-z song cry) .. -back to rap-
.. rappers are glorifying it in songs and videos (male & female). .its disgusting. female children see this on the t.v and imitate it. i mean i know it goes back to the parents but thats a whole nother topic. self respect is where it begins. if she dosnt respect herself who will?

]]> By: Simba http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47894 Simba Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:15:13 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47894 Hey I am sorry if I disrespected any woman by calling them a “f-mc.” All I was looking for was an all female mixtape (I have been asking for this for the last few months and did not know kev already posted one – thank kev). As a man over 30 I was around when MTV showed ladies on the mic that weren’t talking about sex. But here is something that happened to me while I was at the club. I was dancing with this one woman (also over 30) and Queen La’s U.N.I.T.Y came on. The lady I was with sow me singing along, but she did not know the words. A few songs later Snoop came on and she know all the words. I was like WOW. I said to her “I can’t believe you, one of the most positive songs in Hip Hop ‘U.N.I.T.Y’ and you don’t know the words. While on the other hand you here some Snoop and you start singing along and going crazy.” Like my dad always says: If you put a diamond in a brown paper bag, people will pass it right by, If you put shit in a box with a bow, people will fight over it. San Diego will say classy Hey I am sorry if I disrespected any woman by calling them a “f-mc.” All I was looking for was an all female mixtape (I have been asking for this for the last few months and did not know kev already posted one – thank kev). As a man over 30 I was around when MTV showed ladies on the mic that weren’t talking about sex.

But here is something that happened to me while I was at the club. I was dancing with this one woman (also over 30) and Queen La’s U.N.I.T.Y came on. The lady I was with sow me singing along, but she did not know the words. A few songs later Snoop came on and she know all the words. I was like WOW. I said to her “I can’t believe you, one of the most positive songs in Hip Hop ‘U.N.I.T.Y’ and you don’t know the words. While on the other hand you here some Snoop and you start singing along and going crazy.”

Like my dad always says:
If you put a diamond in a brown paper bag, people will pass it right by,
If you put shit in a box with a bow, people will fight over it.

San Diego will say classy

]]> By: eA http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47888 eA Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:12:48 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47888 I mean, you know there's pure knuckle heads that wouldn't put it past them to call Soulja 'real hard,' lmao. ENOUGH. Between me looking like I want to have Weezy's child like the rest of them (yuck,) dudes either a) can't take a girl seriously or b) don't want to be schooled, so to speak. I mean, you know there’s pure knuckle heads that wouldn’t put it past them to call Soulja ‘real hard,’ lmao.

ENOUGH. Between me looking like I want to have Weezy’s child like the rest of them (yuck,) dudes either a) can’t take a girl seriously or b) don’t want to be schooled, so to speak.

]]> By: J. Rizzle http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47885 J. Rizzle Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:55:02 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47885 I never knew that Soulja Boy had more rights an MC..I never knew he was an MC, lol..hold up let me turn my "swag on" ( I know that was corny but I had to do it) eA how much do u get? I thank everyone for the comments it is appreciated and I'm glad that we can have a discussion about topics that are important to Hip-Hop. I never knew that Soulja Boy had more rights an MC..I never knew he was an MC, lol..hold up let me turn my “swag on” ( I know that was corny but I had to do it)

eA how much do u get?

I thank everyone for the comments it is appreciated and I’m glad that we can have a discussion about topics that are important to Hip-Hop.

]]> By: eA http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47884 eA Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:41:36 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47884 I hate the word femcee, although it slips at times. The reason being that if a woman can rock a mic as hard as a man, come as strong as a dude, how's she getting categorized? I mean, what give Soulja Boy more rights to the sole title of MC than Jean Grae? Same in journalism...do you guys know how much slack I get? lol. I hate the word femcee, although it slips at times. The reason being that if a woman can rock a mic as hard as a man, come as strong as a dude, how’s she getting categorized? I mean, what give Soulja Boy more rights to the sole title of MC than Jean Grae?

Same in journalism…do you guys know how much slack I get? lol.

]]> By: Charity http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47869 Charity Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:06:13 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47869 I liked this discussion much as well. I've always supposed that the designation of the art/the game as female has a lot to do with how its artists associate hip hop with ideas of salvation, domination, finesse, bravado, etc. Hip hop is something that emcees are always either wooing, abusing, or rescuing. I liked this discussion much as well. I’ve always supposed that the designation of the art/the game as female has a lot to do with how its artists associate hip hop with ideas of salvation, domination, finesse, bravado, etc. Hip hop is something that emcees are always either wooing, abusing, or rescuing.

]]> By: Kevin http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47867 Kevin Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:53:03 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47867 Really Sean? I never heard that. Really Sean? I never heard that.

]]> By: J. Rizzle http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47859 J. Rizzle Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:40:35 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47859 If anyone wants to check out the all female mixtape go to this page http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/06/18/thursday-throwback-ladies-first/ If anyone wants to check out the all female mixtape go to this page

http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/06/18/thursday-throwback-ladies-first/

]]> By: Simba http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47858 Simba Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:35:41 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47858 @Sean Deez, Really - hmmmm ok - cool cool. Simba @Sean Deez,

Really – hmmmm ok – cool cool.

Simba

]]> By: skeme http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47856 skeme Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:18:54 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47856 @the runaway..DOPE lyrics..keep doing your thing..gonna have to check out more of your music @the runaway..DOPE lyrics..keep doing your thing..gonna have to check out more of your music

]]> By: Sean Deez http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47854 Sean Deez Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:14:48 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47854 apparently most female emcees hate the term "femcee" apparently most female emcees hate the term “femcee”

]]> By: Simba http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47853 Simba Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:12:15 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47853 Hello All, I am still waiting for my all fem-mc mixtape - am i asking to much? San Diego love ya. Hello All,

I am still waiting for my all fem-mc mixtape – am i asking to much?

San Diego love ya.

]]> By: The Runaway http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47849 The Runaway Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:05:17 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47849 I wrote a song about this called Name From A Woman. You can peep it on myspace www.myspace.com/runawayjc I wrote a song about this called Name From A Woman. You can peep it on myspace
http://www.myspace.com/runawayjc

]]> By: Deez http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47838 Deez Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:35:45 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47838 interesting issue. It's not brought up enough. I find myself hypocritical at some times though, and in hip hop, it's really hard not to be. I think it's okay to love an album like Great Adventures of Slick Rick (one hell of a misogynistic piece), but at least be aware of what it is doing/saying. If we go in blindly and not separating the two aspects (slick brought it on comedically, while someone like Too Short seems to do it on a regular basis seriously), it only leads to the identification confusion. interesting issue. It’s not brought up enough.

I find myself hypocritical at some times though, and in hip hop, it’s really hard not to be. I think it’s okay to love an album like Great Adventures of Slick Rick (one hell of a misogynistic piece), but at least be aware of what it is doing/saying. If we go in blindly and not separating the two aspects (slick brought it on comedically, while someone like Too Short seems to do it on a regular basis seriously), it only leads to the identification confusion.

]]> By: J. Rizzle http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47832 J. Rizzle Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:59:03 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47832 eA, thanks for the comment, it's appreciated.. it is very important..Thanx Again !!! eA, thanks for the comment, it’s appreciated.. it is very important..Thanx Again !!!

]]> By: eA http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/09/24/women-in-hip-hop-beyond-misogyny/#comment-47829 eA Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:49:12 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=21541#comment-47829 This is all too important.. I can't wait to check it out when I get home. This is all too important.. I can’t wait to check it out when I get home.

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