10 days of misogyny
warning: explicit lyrics....
in lieu of the whole hip-hop fiasco that's going down right now, i thought i'd take the time to give credit to the 10 most misogynistic songs i have ever heard of in my 26 years of life.
i'll be posting one each day.
being from the south, or anywhere for that matter, this isn't the hardest thing to do... yes, i have been guilty of listening, bobbing my head, and dancing to all kinds of ridiculousness, but over the past few years AND through my personal maturity, i totally think twice before reaching to turn up the volume to drown my ears with bs.
hopefully this list will remind you of some of the tracks listed on your favorite cds. as a female, i thought this was necessary. for a long time, i really was not paying attention to the lyrics i was bobbing my head to.
definition of misogyny: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny play:
this song gives a detailed experience of the life of a pimp. it starts out with a great, great beat... i mean, seriously dope beat... it's the type of beat that has tricked many-a-woman. you start to nod your head, and you hear.....
stop: analysis
okay, so he's pistol whipping a woman who he had unprotected sex with, rambling through her purse for money, and beating her in the head with something...maybe he has a point about the woman being silly.... okay, so maybe she lacked some good mentoring... hm okay... good music? nah.
play:
stop: analysis
project pat loves this womans money, he's married to and loves the money - not her. if she doesn't get him his money, then it is serious trouble... she could end up in the hospital for severe injuries that may include a broken leg and busted lip. the good news is that he got his bank roll and he can probably pay the hooker's medical bill. whew. after she gets out of the hospital, there will be absolutely no first class treatment. while you're eating the likes of taco bell with hopes to recover from your hospital visit, he's eating delicacies such as corn bread, collard greens, and chitterlings. yum! what a lucky woman.
real talk, how many women do you think would trade places with one of project pat's prostitutes.. in fact, do you really think he has any? i don't. the saddest part is that this is some poor memphis pimp's theme song to his life.. tsk, tsk, tsk. wouldn't you love to see this type of crap up and disappear?
stay tuned - tomorrow, we're taking it to the west coast.
in lieu of the whole hip-hop fiasco that's going down right now, i thought i'd take the time to give credit to the 10 most misogynistic songs i have ever heard of in my 26 years of life.
i'll be posting one each day.
being from the south, or anywhere for that matter, this isn't the hardest thing to do... yes, i have been guilty of listening, bobbing my head, and dancing to all kinds of ridiculousness, but over the past few years AND through my personal maturity, i totally think twice before reaching to turn up the volume to drown my ears with bs.
hopefully this list will remind you of some of the tracks listed on your favorite cds. as a female, i thought this was necessary. for a long time, i really was not paying attention to the lyrics i was bobbing my head to.
definition of misogyny: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny play:
Number 20: Gorilla Pimp - Project Pat
this song gives a detailed experience of the life of a pimp. it starts out with a great, great beat... i mean, seriously dope beat... it's the type of beat that has tricked many-a-woman. you start to nod your head, and you hear.....
"if you thinking im straight then you better think twice/and you aint got no cheese then im jekyl and hyde/ bout to click on this b*tch cause she need to learn me/ beat her with my pistol when i thought she burned me/ its the first the month you can call me sambo/ ima d*ck this ho down cause i like to gamble/ in her purse i ramble/ on her head i trample/ where the hell the damn doe/ old silly ass hoe."
stop: analysis
okay, so he's pistol whipping a woman who he had unprotected sex with, rambling through her purse for money, and beating her in the head with something...maybe he has a point about the woman being silly.... okay, so maybe she lacked some good mentoring... hm okay... good music? nah.
play:
"i got love for ya purse meaning that i love you/ married to this cheese first and im screamin i do/ no money for a mack mean drama for a ho/ paramedics toting you through the trauma center doe/ busted lips broken leg but i got my bank roll/ tried to put a struggle up so she got her eye swoll/ buying you taco bell but a pimp eating steak/ corn bread collard greens chit-a-lings on my plate/always late for a date and she always trippin/she can hate my f*ckin guts but she lovin my pimpin"
stop: analysis
project pat loves this womans money, he's married to and loves the money - not her. if she doesn't get him his money, then it is serious trouble... she could end up in the hospital for severe injuries that may include a broken leg and busted lip. the good news is that he got his bank roll and he can probably pay the hooker's medical bill. whew. after she gets out of the hospital, there will be absolutely no first class treatment. while you're eating the likes of taco bell with hopes to recover from your hospital visit, he's eating delicacies such as corn bread, collard greens, and chitterlings. yum! what a lucky woman.
real talk, how many women do you think would trade places with one of project pat's prostitutes.. in fact, do you really think he has any? i don't. the saddest part is that this is some poor memphis pimp's theme song to his life.. tsk, tsk, tsk. wouldn't you love to see this type of crap up and disappear?
stay tuned - tomorrow, we're taking it to the west coast.
posted by dcsavvystar at 7.5.07
7 Comments:
Wow! These songs are off the chain right!? It's amazing, and you're right, some pimp probably tries to live up to every word!!!
Good Mornting.
This is my first visit to your blog. I'm glad to see that you're writing out against these types of lyrics. About this song...Was there a video to this? I was never really too into rap music, but these lyrics do seem very familiar......hmmmmm? If there was a video for this, "Tsk Tsk" on the actress who played that pitiful role.
Anyway, yes I would love to see this kind of crap dissapear. What type of man needs to make this music? uggggh! I think a little more Mos Def would be nice :) That's my baby.
Peace
So true, so true... I should also do a post to tribute the artists who promote positivity :)
This post is off the chain lol (sugar took my words). I'm not really into rap music, but I agree with you so much...YES women who play into that...fall for that are VERY SILLY, I just don't subscribe to the thought that a woman can be tricked...she has to be willing to be tricked. Knowledge is so powerful...and these type of brothers give us knowledge into who they are within the first 10 minutes of knowing them.
I can't wait until tomorrow's song. and YEAH nic, we SURE could use more Mos Def, Common and the like
heyyyyyyyy...there's my homegirl JMW. What up T and nic...
thanks for leaving a bread trial for me to find this link..
I found you thru Sugar and Spice's blog.
Is it bad that I don't know who this "Project Pat" is?
haha - no it isn't bad that you don't know who project pat is :) he's a rapper from memphis. everybody in my little hometown plays his music too much. if you watch the insanity on mtv called hollyhood, he is a protege of 3-6 mafia. However, he is known for making the most graphic songs.
i hope that helped dawn, if you need a good crash course on southern rappers, come to me :)
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