Cherly James and Sandy Denton better known as Salt 'N Pepa are one of the most known female groups ever. These two women were able to create music that spoke about sex, men, and other issues that most women were not. One of their hit songs "Push It" changed the game for females in the music industry. "Push It" was nominated for a Grammy in 1985, but Salt 'N Pepa boycotted the show when the rap categoru wasn't televised (Rollingstone)." This was something that was not suprising back then and even
an all-girl rap group. That is, until Salt-N-Pepa came into place. Salt-N-Pepa are one of hip-hop's biggest influences for women whom are presently involved in the music industry. They were one of the many women whom lit the torch for women and have passed it down to artists such Nicki Minaj, Kelly Rowland, and many others. Salt-N-Pepa are inspirations for many women around the world. Cheryl Wray and Sandy Denton, better known as dynamic rap duo, Salt-N-Pepa, from Brooklyn, New York, burst onto the
solo album with “Lyte As A Rock.” (Ladies First: 31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop) She is also the first solo female artist to receive “I Am Hip Hop” Icon Lifetime Achievement Award from BET in 2013, making her the only other female since Salt-N-Pepa won it as a group in 2010. She has giving all of the solo female rappers who has came after her, such as Missy Elliot, Queen Latifah,
that a female artist wears tight, skimpy clothes and “give the audience a show” with provocative dancing and lyrics. For women, beauty is basically expected by society. Keyes might refer to most of today’s female artists as “fly girls” (2016). Salt N Pepa and TLC are prime examples of prominent female figures within Hip Hop culture that dressed in a way to attract attention. For these women, the outfits merely grab the attention of the audience so they can then focus on the message behind their lyrics
The Bright Side of Hip Hop In many music videos, one can see the way in which women are displayed. Even in society, women are put down by men and seen as inferior to men. Many of these songs don't focus on changes the injustice of society. From rap, hip hop, and R&B, many artist rap about drugs and the display women half naked in their music videos. Even though most hip hop music is said to be about sex, drugs, racism and violence, there are many hip hop songs and raps that can have a positive
got the idea for the movie when his 3-year-old daughter Lola asked him, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” Chris Rock interviewed various African-American stars such as Ice-T, Nia Long, Paul Mooney, Raven Symone, Maya Angelou, KRS-One, Salt-n-Pepa, Kerry Washington, Eve, Reverend
“This is for grown looking girls who's only ten/ The ones who watch videos and do what they see, as cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID /Careful, 'fore you meet a man with HIV / You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey / Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be rapists / So act your age, don't pretend to be older than you are, give yourself time to grow” (I Can). In 2004, the Hip-Hop artist Nelly released his music video for his song, “Tip Drill,” which included several young females dancing
Should music lyrics be censored? Music lyrics have impacts on people's’ lives both mentally and physically. Music lyrics shouldn’t be censored because kids are gonna hear them anyway, it expresses people's’ lives and emotions, and it sends a positive influence to its listeners. Music lyrics shouldn’t be censored because kids will hear the words anyway. By way of example, in the article “Kids are learning curse words earlier than they used to” the author says “‘By the time kids go to school now,
Back At It),this is one of Trina 's dirtiest lyrics. Rihanna in her song even say , “suck my cockiness, lick my persuasion”(Cockiness). Lyrics like this are common in songs by many black women in the music industry such as Lil Kim, Janet Jackson, Salt N Pepa , Ciara, and the list goes on and on. These lyrics send the message that women songs should contain vulgar language and that women should want to look like the artist that performing these lyrics. Just like The Commodores say, “ She`s a brick house
Blue eye shadow, neon clothes, denim,scrunchies,leg warmers, and big hair are just a few things the ‘80s are known for. Many people remember the 1980s for those things, people throw dances, have spirit days at schools,and even have 80s costumes for Halloween all in honor of the 1980’s. These aren’t the only things that make up the ‘80s though. There is much more that happened during the best decade of the 20th century. You can not talk about the ‘80s without mentioning all of the amazing movies
Josh Hughes Kendra Gallos English III Honors 4.25.24 Supporting Female Rappers’ Use of Controversial Language When many people think of female rappers, artists such as Nicki Minaj or Missy Elliot come to mind. For many, they associate rap with explicit, sexual language and themes. Rap music, a male-dominated genre, is a key component of Hip-Hop culture, and over time female rappers have found their place within the industry. Sexualization of women has been a common theme in male rappers’ music and
Media Analysis Essay Introduction In this essay, I will look at GMFF5/ MELE MEL & SCORPIO / SALT N PEPA /KIA COMMERCIAL and KIA Forte 2013 Super Bowl Ad - "Hotbot" Female Robot. I will also look at a clip from Mona Lisa smile and the short film breakfast wine. Aim of Assignment The aims of this essay are to define five types of analyses in Media Analysis and to apply these analyses the two commercials by comparing them using (the analyses are Semiotic, Feminist, Marxist, Social and Psychoanalytical
Not to overlook the disgusting display of misogyny in gangster rap music, saying that rap music in general shaped the belief that it is okay to be violent towards women, ignores the contributions of females in rap. Early female rappers like Salt ‘n’ Pepa, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante, and Monie Love only uplifted women and gone against the notions that women were just sexual objects. However they were not rappers of the gangster rap genre. Enter Kimberly Jones aka Lil’ Kim, the most notable
When the word "Woodstock" is mentioned, what do you think of? Perhaps you think of the little yellow bird from the Peanuts cartoons, or maybe you think of a small town in New York. However, you also might know that Woodstock was the largest and most famous of all rock festivals. The Woodstock Music & Art Festival took place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 15th, 16th, and 17th, 1969. As you can imagine, a concert like Woodstock would have had to be planned very carefully. It didn’t just happen
Hip-Hop can be an effective strategy to engage students in core curriculum as well as expand learning among students with all learning modalities. Applying Hip-Hop to teaching is Hip-Hop pedagogy (Adjapong and Emdin 2). In the article, “Hip-Hop Helps Teach Everything from English to Algebra,” Eric Hellweg mentions different teachers such as Alan Sitomer from Lynwood, California, that use Hip-Hop as a way to teach to their students. Sitomer came up with the idea of trying to translate the words of
I chose to read the biography, “Amy Winehouse: The Biography 1983 – 2011” by Chas Newkey-Burden. Amy Winehouse is an inspiration to me because she stood out from others right from the start. Even though she had guidance from others, Amy always seemed to act upon her thoughts and hers only. This allowed her to become big in the business. Although some of Amy’s habits were completely and utterly unhealthy, her drunkenness on stage seemed to be what everyone loved. Amy was rebellious, volatile, and
History of Rap Rap Music, a genre of R&B that includes rhythmic poetry put over a musical background. The background consists of beats combined with digitally isolated sound bites from other recordings. The first recording of rap was made in 1979 and the genre began to take notice in the U.S. in the mid-1980s. Though the name rap is often used back and forth with hip hop. The name hip-hop comes from one of the earliest phrases used in rap on the song “Rapper’s Delight” by Sugarhill Gang. “I said
the men, and dressed in a pencil skirt with a shoulder padded jacket. Most fashion was influenced by celebrities and the music of the time; during the hip-hop craze women wore baggy clothing and kept athletic figures to copy celebrities such as Salt-N-Pepa. Along with hip-hop clothing there was punk clothing, using spiked hair, dark, leather jackets, and gave an edgy look. Along with hair styles, there was the perm that curled hair and put it into and above your face more. Madonna was incredibly famous
The Role of Women of Color in The Feminist Movement When people think of feminism they usually think of Susan B. Anthony and women’s suffrage maybe even the Seneca Falls Convention. People then think about the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1960’s and the sexual revolution, both of these were extremely important but, they both lacked something very crucial, women of color. Women of color were definitely around but most of them usually ignored their femininity because, They thought that they could
The Life of Amy Winehouse Even though Amy was a drug addict and alcohol abuser, She still managed to release platinum-selling albums. Originating from the little known town of Southgate in north London, her inspiring music helped rise the popularity for female musicians in the industry. Amy was born in Enfield, London, in England September 14, 1983. She was raised into a culturally jewish family, but they didn’t consider themselves religious. Amy’s mother was Janis Winehouse, she was a pharmacist