I have given much thought to what statement I would like to make with my remix and I have decided that I would like to explore woman’s role in Hip Hop Music. I believe there will be much on this as I know there are so many views on it. Also, I would like to tie this all into how Hip Hop, a very popular type of music is becoming industrialized, it is becoming a market and less of art (what music is intending to be).
I believe my audience is a young group (ages 15-30), people who might be listening to Hip Hop and wondering why every video or promotional photo shows the rapper at hand with literally women everywhere as if they were “walking bling” as one of the videos I watched pointed out. The women are like a commodity, the more attractive they are, the more there are the richer or more popular the artist is.
I believe the videos I remix will be music videos, for firsthand accounts and interviews about the topic at hand. I know and plan to use a lot from a series that “Black Entertainment Television” put out called “Hip Hop vs. America” it was a series of debates featuring popular Hip Hop artists and different people disagreeing with the message the videos and music send. I believe these will prove very helpful for plentiful and unbiased views; also they are from reputable sources, the rappers themselves and those who are trying to change the industry as it sends bad views of the culture behind Hip Hop.
I’m really excited to see this remix! This sounds like a great idea! I feel the same way you do about hip-hop videos. I think videos treat women as an accessory instead of an actual person. I think if you post it on youtube it will make a huge splash! i really can’t wait to see it.. because i think a video like this should be out there if it is not already!
As I mentioned before, just make sure you are careful about cause/effect arguments. One could also make the argument that we live in a mysogynist culture and that hip-hop videos are merely reflecting that reality…