Konudagurinn er haldinn hátíðlegur í dag, 21. febrúar. Í tilefni þess tókum við saman 11 lög sem rapparar hafa tileinkað konum (eða sem vegsama málefni kvenna að einhverju leyti) en ef eitthvað hefur smánað virðuleika rapps í gegnum tíðina þá er það hugsunarleysi, græðgi og kvenfyrirlitning – og þá sérstaklega hið síðastnefnda.
Hér fyrir neðan eru ellefu lög sem hafa spornað við þessari þróun:
1. Shad – Keep Shining
„There’s no girls rapping so we’re only hearing half the truth /
What we have to lose? Too much /
Half our youth aren’t represented, the better halves of dudes /
So we don’t hear about your brain, just your brains /“
2. Mos Def and Talib Kweli – Brown Skin Lady
„You fruitful, beautiful, smart, lovable, huggable
Doable like art, suitable to be part.“
3. Tupac feat. Outlawz – Baby Don’t Cry
„Even though it wasn’t me, I could feel the grief /
Thinkin’ with your brains blown that would make the pain go /
No! You got to find a way to survive /
‘Cause they win when your soul dies /“
4. Salt N Pepa – None of Your Business
„If I want to take a guy home with me tonight /
It’s none of your business /
And she want to be a freak and sell it on the weekend /
It’s none of your business / “
5. Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige – You’re All I Need
„Shorty, I’m there for you anytime you need me /
For real, girl, it’s me in your world, believe me /“
6. Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop
„Girlfriend, let me break it down for you again /
You know I only say it cause I’m truly genuine /
Don’t be a hard rock when you really are a gem /
Baby girl, respect is just a minimum /
Ni#%as fucked up and you still defending ’em /“
7. Common – The Light
„It’s important we communicate /
And tune the fate of this union to the right pitch /
I never call you my bitch or even my boo /
There’s so much in a name and so much more in you /“
8. Tupac – Keep Your Head Up
„And since we all came from a woman /
Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman /
I wonder why we take from our women /
Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?/ “
9. Tupac – Dear Mama
„And there’s no way I can pay you back /
But my plan is to show you that I understand /
You are appreciated.“
10. HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Roots feat. Erykah Badu – You Got Me
„We knew from the start that /
Things fall apart and tend to shatter /
She like that shit don’t matter /
When I get home get at her /“
11. Kanye West – Hey Mama
„You work late nights just to keep on the lights /
Mommy got me training wheels so I could keep on my bike /“