Sexism In Rap Music

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Sexism in Rap Music
Adams, T. M., & Fuller, D. B. (2006). The Words Have Changed but the Ideology Remains the Same: Misogynistic Lyrics in Rap Music. Journal of Black Studies, 36(6): 938-957. doi:10.1177/0021934704274072 The authors in the article The Words Have Changed but the Ideology Remains the Same: Misogynistic Lyrics in Rap Music examine the use of sexist ideas in gangster rap and indicate the connection between popular rap music and the greater cultural image of how black women in history of the United States have been discriminated. The study examines the example of misogynistic rap lyrics and the influence of music. The study found that sexism in rap music has putted African American women at the lowest of the social status. They

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