No role models to speak of Searchin ' through my memory, my memory I couldn 't find one.” (Cole) . An instance where the song hinders my claim is, “First things first rest in peace Uncle Phil For real, you the only father that I ever knew I get my bitch pregnant I 'ma be a better you.” (Cole). This part of the song represents how he knew only one father figure and how he 's going to be a better father than
Rapper Trina’s March 2000 single “Da baddest b*tch”, proclaimed her as the Queen of Hip hop. “Da baddest b*tch” was a controversial song that made way for many criticisms. The rapper’s song endorsed the idea of women referring to themselves as “bad b*tches”, promoted promiscuous behavior and encouraged females both young and old to use men for money. The very title of the song endorses the use of the expression “bad b*tches”. In the music industry, the used of the word “b*tch” is not uncommon. It
use derogatory terms like these when “talking back to men, defending themselves, reclaiming their respect, and resisting sexist violence” (Phillips et al). For example, in Missy Elliot’s song, “She is a Bitch,” the term is used to describe a self-confident woman, and in Trina’s song, “Da Baddest Bitch,” the term is used by the artist to refer to herself as a master in her craft (Oware). Reclaiming misogynistic terms like these has allowed female rappers to flip the definitions of pre-existing, harmful