Nixxgamigao
General Manager
I've been debating if I should continue to listen to rap music. Every other word I hear is, "b!tches", "hoes". Also hear about some man liking "lightskinned, exotic looking women.", how men don't respect us and how we only want them for their money, you know the usual. I don't know if it's really healthy for me or any other black women to listen to.
To be honest a part of me doesn't want to stop because I feel like I would be, "out of the loop." I'm still fairly young and I feel like I would be seen as someone weird if I started telling people I didn't listen to rap music. I do find it listening to it to be kind of addicting as well, especially when I hear a beat I love. I also hate when people say just to listen to old school rap instead of today's rap because it's so toxic. It's always been toxic...all of the old school rappers people love to bring up that are "for black women" have always said something misogynistic in at least one of their songs.
To be honest a part of me doesn't want to stop because I feel like I would be, "out of the loop." I'm still fairly young and I feel like I would be seen as someone weird if I started telling people I didn't listen to rap music. I do find it listening to it to be kind of addicting as well, especially when I hear a beat I love. I also hate when people say just to listen to old school rap instead of today's rap because it's so toxic. It's always been toxic...all of the old school rappers people love to bring up that are "for black women" have always said something misogynistic in at least one of their songs.