The Ho in Hip-Hop

Sexism in hip-hop is nothing new, but as this article makes clear, some rap artists have taken misogyny to rauchier and degrading lows.
Some question whether hip-hop, a cultural movement that began in the South Bronx more than three decades ago, should take the full blame for the depiction of women, black women in particular.
After all, take a quick look at the cultural landscape. Sex sells, and exploiting women has been refined into a sick kind of art. Witness Paris Hilton splaying her half-naked wet body to sell hamburgers.
Watch Jessica Simpson in a skimpy two-piece bathing suit prancing around in a country music video to promote that Dukes of Hazzard movie.
It ain't just hip-hop. But in many ways, it is. And as a black man, I wince when I watch the images of black women in too many rap videos and songs.
And I struggle to see black women as human beings when all I see in mainstream hip-hop are parts of women, a breast here, a butt cheek there. None of those parts speak.
And for me, that speaks volumes.