There’s been a lot of talk about how the new crop of popular women rappers—Sexyy Red; Ice Spice; GloRilla; and Megan Thee Stallion—are all too sexual. We see comments on the internet about how they show too much skin, talk about sex too much in their music and are setting a bad example for young women. There are also debates about whether their record labels are forcing them to act this way to boost sales. Well, one of these women has a very clear message to everyone discussing her sexuality.
On Thursday, GloRilla posted a video on social media explaining that she makes her own decisions and her record label has nothing to do with it.
“I was dancing to my song, holding my titties. Don’t worry about what me and my titties doing,” the “Yeah Glo!” rapper said. “I bought em…Talking about some shit like, ‘Oh, the label is making GloRilla do this.’ Bitch, the label ain’t make me do shit. A hoe gonna be a hoe.”
Well she certainly didn’t mince words. It’s understandable that the open way these women express themselves is not going to be for everyone. And it’s definitely not for fans of all ages. However, policing their bodies and acting like they don’t have agency in how they’re presented is insulting. Do labels, agents and producers offer input? Of course they do. But do these seem like the kind of women who are incapable of standing up for themselves?
“Y’all always thought, ‘They tryna oversexualize Glo like she was such a tomboy.’ Bitch, I was a tomboy when I had no titties. I got titties now,” she said.
Since the moment hip-hop became a thing, male rappers have been walking around with their shirts off and making songs about how many women want to sleep with them. But the minute female MCs start showing confidence in their sexuality, we have endless discussions about what’s appropriate and acceptable? I don’t remember anyone ever claiming that the label was making LL Cool J, Jay-Z or Drake talk about their love lives.
If you’re uncomfortable with these women being so open with their bodies and sexuality, there’s a very easy fix: don’t listen to or watch them. It’s really that simple. They don’t need to change everything about themselves just because some people are uncomfortable.
