The Bay turned out pretty heavy to denounce hoes on this one. Always good to see folks come together, but umm, perhaps next time we should do so for a Coup video, or a Haiti benefit show. I know there are many deep-seated issues of self-hate and mirages of modeldom at work here, but it always saddens me how many girls will show up to a video espousing such misogyny.
Do hoes exist? Of course. Are all women hoes? Of course not. So naturally many young women can channel Jay-Z's "Bitches & Sistas" to assert that they are not in fact hoes, and detest them in much the same way men do, thereby validating their participation in such a video. BUT, even if this is the case, how do you think everyone else categorizes you when you're rubbing up on a rapper as he disses what you appear to be? If a couple of women had verses on the song, it could change the context, but as it is, it looks like a gender-degrading anthem that you are way too juiced to be a part of.
I really wish as men in hip-hop, we could embrace women as more than just unimaginative props. And I understand the hustler's "I dont trust/love 'em" mentality, but women are beautiful and worthy of way more respect than they receive.
All criticism aside though D-Lo, I have to hand it to you, this song really does slap. Can't say I don't get a bit mannish on the dance floor when it comes on. *sigh* I'm even posting Snoop's remix for hood measure. For the record though, Uncle 40's verse > ______________.
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DL: "No Hoe Remix"- D-Lo, Snoop Dogg & E-40
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"The Bay turned out pretty heavy to denounce hoes on this one," that made me laugh out loud.
Couldn't agree more with the critique. As much as I love ack'n a foo in the club when this comes on, with every "no hoe" i chant, part of my soul gets stabbed with a conscious shank. Love the beat, love the energy, can't fuck wit the message.
dope post tho. ya'll keep up the good work! gone
That video is a good look for the bay, its gon always be somethin wrong with the way we do things, there are more hoes than real women runnin the streets that's why a good one is hard to find. Y'all gon hate me for this but I like this video with no shame, they was hittin it in that muuafucka too, shot out to the turf fiends they be on they shit
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