The Depiction of African American Women in the Hip Hop/Rap Culture

Research the history and role of African American women in the hip hop industry. There is a long history of Africa American women in the music industry in this country.  You need to explore  the evolution of the roles of  African American women in the music industry during the early years of music in the United States. 

It will be your job to explain how and why the depiction of African American  women in music has moved from  wholesome to Misogyny.

You will also choose two Male rappers and two Female rappers and listen to, and  read the lyrics of one  their songs and discuss the content and how it affects th listener's visual imagery  of women.

Do  the images conveyed by the words affect the listener's concept of the value of  women? Discuss your findings and create a podcast explaining your findings.

Research Links

 Hip Hop Timeline

 A timeline of women in hip-hop - By Niema Jordan
http://www.venuszine.com/articles/music/features/3468/A_timeline_of_women_in_hip_hop

Hip Hop Lyrics - http://www.rapartists.com/lyrics/

If Women Ran Hip Hop
http://imaginingourselves.imow.org/pb/Story.aspx?id=563⟨=1

@!$%#es and Hoes - Exploring Misogyny in Hip-Hop
http://prompt.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/28/1331918-es-and-hoes-exploring-misogyny-in-hip-hop

   
Sexy, Sexier, Sexist?
Jan. 22, 2003 -- Brynn Holland doesn't hate men, isn't overreacting and wants to be taken seriously. She's a feminist, aren’t you?
By Brynn Holland, 17, Cleveland High School
http://www.tolerance.org/teens/stories/article.jsp?p=0&ar=26

Solutions: Combat misogynistic images with education
http://www.theloop21.com/news/solutions-combat-misogynistic-images-with-education

Slideshow: Black women in pop culture
http://280slides.com/Viewer/?user=14772&name=Stereotypes%20of%20black%20women

Black women can take control of stereotypes
http://www.theloop21.com/news/black-women-can-take-control-stereotypes

In The Dock: Misogynistic hip-hop
http://the-art-of-noise.blogspot.com/2006/12/in-dock-misogynistic-hip-hop.html