Feminist,” comments, “I could care less about what these boys are expressing in their lyrics, whether it’s misogynistic or sexist or not, because we’ve had that conversation” but the problem is the societal issues that police black women’s body and behaviors due to “respectability politics.” However, I think that both are still relevant problems. Lyrics influence and teach listeners how to feel and think to a certain extent. Black women are the ones who are affected most by the derogatory mentality of some hip-hop since they are the ones that are called “bitches” and “hoes” and objectified in music videos. This is harmful for both society and women of color because it creates a stereotype of how black women act, from which the role of women in hip-hop is inseparable. Over the past 20 years, black female rappers have changed the entire music industry and opened the door. Female artist show young girls that they can make it in a male dominated world and that females do not need to act a certain way. Bibliography Morgan, Joan. When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: My Life as a Hip-hop Feminist. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Print. “Beyoncé.” The GRAMMYs. Web. 25 Feb. 2016. <http://www.grammy.com/artist/beyonce>. Rolling Stone. “Nicki Minaj Is Hip-Hop’s Killer Diva: Inside Rolling Stone’s New Issue.” Rolling Stone. 2014. Web. 21 Feb. 2016. Ofori-Atta, Akoto. “Hip-Hop Feminism: Still Relevant in 2011?” The Root. Web. 20 Feb. 2016. “37th Annual GRAMMY Awards.” The GRAMMYs. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. BeyonceVEVO. “Beyoncé- Flawless Ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.” YouTube. YouTube, 24 Nov. 2015. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. Rameriz, Erika. “Ladies First: 31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop | Billboard.” Billboard. N.p., 31 Mar. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.
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