Juicy J's song titled "Bandz a Make Her Dance" is extremely degrading to women. It has become a very popular song recently. I find it very funny that many women are obsessed with this song because it is so degrading. The song is all about paying strippers "Bandz." "Bandz" refers to spending $1000 dollars on a stripper. Juicy J states in the song the he "she put that ass up in my hands and I remote control it, yeah hoe." He also states that "stripper pole, her income." There are multiple remixes of the song. There is also a computer video game where the player throws money at strippers.
My question is, why are women finding this song so appealing since it is so degrading?
How has this song become so popular?
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I disagree with that first paragraph. "Bandz" refers to "rubberbands" that are used to hold money when it can't fit in ones wallet.
ReplyDeleteI do agree, however that this is degrading to women. Women like it because it is what men dance to. Women need men and women want money! As do men, as do men. But, yeah, with it being the club anthem and the club being a popular place for release from the work - or whatever week one has, it is inevitable to hear and absolutely LOVE this song!
Man, I think the reason women like this insanely degrading song is simple. They are desensitized. This type of strip club anthem is nothing even remotely new. I swear like 10 of these generic songs and videos come out every year, and every year they are a hit. Like we have watched in some of the "older" (if you can say that) Nelly videos this sort of denigration is so outdone always, yet each time someone with a big name does a song like this it gets huge.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's purpose is to be played at strip clubs. But I think these songs get so popular because they get played at dance clubs and allow the male to fantasize about being at a strip club with the woman they are dancing with.
Either way, I think it's a terrible song, with little to no meaning, creativity, and respect.
Cameron's right. These songs are catchy and even upon knowing that the chorus is saying women sell their sex for money, I like this song. I'm about to record a verse to this beat. The thing is, much of hip hop is a reflection of the status quo and there is no opinion or assertion being made in the title or in the lyrics upon closer examination. It's just stories about these rappers' experiences in strip clubs. Yes, it's dirty. Not my choice of profession, but I have one. Many of these women either don't or can't see that they do have choices besides this. Same as the men, but the reality is, they can make money off of rapping about their lives more easily. It's just like Tyga's "Rack City" - no message you haven't heard before, just new rhymes over a hot beat. With this new perspective, I've begun to see that getting perturbed by songs like this is, in effect, being frustrated with the facts of certain marginalized, struggling socio-economic areas. I doubt Juicy J sees the injustice of the song...I read from Wikipedia that it was made in a 2-bedroom apartment in D.C. My view is that Juicy J, 2 Chainz, and Lil Wayne are just trying to stay "cool," and having money/sex is part of that. Since I'm not in a position to provide alternative options for women in the hood to get money, my way of channeling my general frustration with the lack of options women have is to hold up those values in my own music and stand up for females without placing blame. If trashy rap and popularity had a Facebook status, it'd be, "It's complicated."
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