A lot of people did that.) If you had a problem with Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion rhyming about bodily fluids, how closely are you listening to rap, really? (Yes, Lil’ Kim showed skin in the videos. God forbid a woman owns her sexual prowess on record the way the guys do. We preoccupy ourselves with the way they look and dress. It’s a problem not even an influx of powerful women in rap could solve we saddle them with double standards, and should they overcome them, we give credit to whichever man was closest. For every “I’ll Be There for You / You’re All I Need to Get By,” there’s a “Domestic Violence.” For every song honoring a woman’s strengths and struggles, there is an equal and opposite moment when they’re minimized, disrespected, or treated like a trophy. “How much I gotta spend for you to pipe down?” - Drake, “Pipe Down” So I look sick in my six with my Christian LaCroix” - Lil’ Kim, “Crush on You (Remix)” You got to hit me off, buy this girl gifts of course Want a cheap trick, better go down to FreakNik “I’m not the one you sleep wit’ to eat quick Until one day you see things for yourself” - Slick Rick, “Treat Her Like a Prostitute” ’Love is blind, so there goes your wealth “Give her everything ’cause you swear she’s worth itĪll your friends tell you, ‘The bitch don’t deserve it
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