Superheroes don’t come a dime a dozen, and that scarcity is exactly why they were so pivotal growing up. For me, those heroes were and still are the ever-beloved and criticized rap superstar.
So genuine question. Why do you default to male for rap superstar? Even an aside of this feels less dismissive of clear juggernauts. As someone who enjoys rap as a women it feels as though we're constantly sidelined as a separate entity in a way that often comes across as dismissive at best, misogynistic at worst.
I had no intentions of being dismissive at all. I used the term rap superstar as a general umbrella term. Everything I said about male rap artist also applies to female rap artist as well. I do think the conversation around both is different because the death of the female rap star is much more nuanced. It involves a lot more label politics and a deeper look into how misogyny and sex sells. I had no desire to be dismissive of the women whose lyrics raised me.
Thanks for discussing with me. Hear where you're coming from just also wanted to share how using an umbrella term and defaulting to male can come across in a topic like this. I hope you share your female prosepective I honestly did enjoy your writing!
I truly believed for the love of the game, entertainment etc was the motive.
Now that folks see how the industry extorts, plus social media and whatever game it’s playing, younger folks don’t care about being a superstar. They care about getting paid.
Money is a massive factor as well. One of my favorite hov lines hits on this “ truthfully I wanna rhyme like common sense, but I did 5 mil- I ain’t been rhyming like common since”
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Why no discussion of female rap superstars?
That’ll be a different article altogether. I see a different problem with female rap stars and how they reach that level
So genuine question. Why do you default to male for rap superstar? Even an aside of this feels less dismissive of clear juggernauts. As someone who enjoys rap as a women it feels as though we're constantly sidelined as a separate entity in a way that often comes across as dismissive at best, misogynistic at worst.
I had no intentions of being dismissive at all. I used the term rap superstar as a general umbrella term. Everything I said about male rap artist also applies to female rap artist as well. I do think the conversation around both is different because the death of the female rap star is much more nuanced. It involves a lot more label politics and a deeper look into how misogyny and sex sells. I had no desire to be dismissive of the women whose lyrics raised me.
Thanks for discussing with me. Hear where you're coming from just also wanted to share how using an umbrella term and defaulting to male can come across in a topic like this. I hope you share your female prosepective I honestly did enjoy your writing!
Money.
I truly believed for the love of the game, entertainment etc was the motive.
Now that folks see how the industry extorts, plus social media and whatever game it’s playing, younger folks don’t care about being a superstar. They care about getting paid.
Money is a massive factor as well. One of my favorite hov lines hits on this “ truthfully I wanna rhyme like common sense, but I did 5 mil- I ain’t been rhyming like common since”