THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN RAP MUSIC IN THE CONTEXT OF GENDER
THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN RAP MUSIC IN THE CONTEXT OF GENDER

Summary/Abstract: Rap music has become very popular and has managed to fascinate its audience, recently. Rap music draws attention the problems with its rhythm it addresses as well as the social issues. It is not only entertains its listeners but also informs them. One of the subjects that this genre of music deals with is women. In a way, it shows the position and importance of women in society. Women in rap music lyrics are analysed in the context of gender. The aim of this study is to examine the ideas and judgment about women in rap music lyrics within the framework of gender under the titles of “stereotypes against women”, “humiliation of women”, women roles” and “sexism”, and to reveal that women are prioritized with violence and their bodies, and their position in society. This study is a qualitative research. The findings were found by the method of literature review on the themes of gender norms, humiliation of women, women's roles and sexism within the framework of gender by examining the women mentioned in rap music lyrics, and women in rap music lyrics were analysed by content analysis. From the Rap Music 2022 Playlist of May prepared by the YouTube platform, 10 of the songs with the highest number of listeners and dealing with the theme of women were selected as samples. The findings of this study show that there are women stereotypes and violence in the framework of gender in rap songs analysed as in daily life, and their bodies are prioritized, not a social problem of women.

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