{"id":281883,"date":"2019-10-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1083213"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:00:00","slug":"did-n-w-as-frequent-use-of-the-word-bitch-leave-a-lasting-impact-on-the-hip-hop-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/did-n-w-as-frequent-use-of-the-word-bitch-leave-a-lasting-impact-on-the-hip-hop-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Did N.W.A’s Frequent Use of the Word Bitch Leave a Lasting Impact on the Hip Hop Industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is N.W.A<\/strong> responsible for the objectification of women in the hip hop industry?<\/p>\n

In this clip from Sunday’s all-new<\/a> E! True Hollywood Story<\/em>, the famed rap group’s frequent use of the word bitch is examined by hip hop legend MC Lyte<\/strong>. Per a THS<\/em> voiceover, N.W.A offered up a “stark rebuttal” to Salt-N-Pepa<\/strong>‘s message of female empowerment, allegedly causing a shift in the industry.<\/p>\n

“With N.W.A’s walk into hip hop, calling women bitches in that way, it changed the game,” MC Lyte, born Lana Michele Moorer<\/strong>, reflects. “They broke the word out. So then, you know, it just didn’t stop.”<\/p>\n

Despite their frequent use of the word in their music, the group\u2014which included Ice Cube<\/a><\/strong>, Dr. Dre<\/a><\/strong>, Arabian Prince<\/strong>, Eazy-E<\/strong>, DJ Yella<\/strong> and MC Ren<\/strong>\u2014never took ownership of the derogatory term.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t make the word,” MC Ren defends in a vintage interview. “We just usin’ it.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Nonetheless, by 1991, N.W.A’s influence grew thanks to the millions of albums they sold. Their hits included “A Bitch Iz a Bitch” and “Just Don’t Bite It.”<\/p>\n

“The change that called for women to be used much more as objects was jolting,” MC Lyte recalls. “It was like, ‘Oh wow! Is this where we are now?'”<\/p>\n

This seemingly influenced today’s hip hop industry. As rapper Da Brat<\/strong> noted in a previous<\/a> THS<\/em> highlight, female hip hop artists are expected “to be f–kable.”<\/p>\n

For a deeper look into the sexism that plagues the male-dominated rap industry, be sure to catch Sunday’s all-new episode of E! True Hollywood Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Watch a brand new episode of E! True Hollywood Story<\/i> Sunday at 10 p.m., only on E!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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