Internalized Misogyny in Hip Hop: From Socio-Political Voice to Profit-Driven Objectification

Abstract

Hip Hop, with its social-political properties, is a genre that often discusses oppression and social injustice. This thesis aims at exploring how the genre contradicts these values with its view of women. In this context, the thesis addresses the following question: “are women in Hip Hop aiming to become self-empowered and part of the feminist movement, or are they continuing an internalized misogyny that is embedded in the culture of Hip Hop?”