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A Black Women's History of Explicit Lyrics (Patreon)

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2023-09-22 05:40:49

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2026-06

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Hey yall,

There will be a new episode of Lets Talk About Sex History monthly, thanks to this video's sponsor. We'll be talking black sexual politics in a variety of ways. First, in this video, I dive into the explicit lyrics of black women and the ways in which we are perceived, and whether or not it is empowering. This video could have been much longer, but I had to be mindful for my video editor's sake.

I cut out an addition about the condescending man who opens the video, James E. Davis, a police officer and pastor, who was murdered in broad daylight while running for political office in New York a few years after this episode of the Rolanda Watts Show. His opponent, Othniel Boaz Askew, was the killer.

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A Black Women's History of Explicit Lyrics

#Beducated https://beducate.me/bg2338-elexus CODE: ELEXUS In this episode of Lets Talk About Sex History, we'll talk about the evolution of sexuality in black female music-- predominately rap and r&b. When did black women in hip hop and r&b become so sexually explicit-- or is this nothing new? Is it empowering? What does it say about us that sex sells? https://90slexual.com/ [Pussy rap, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Meg Thee Stallion, Bytches With Problems, Hoes With Attitudes, LeShaun, Minnie Ripperton, Lucille Bogan, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Sexxy Redd, Kodak Black, Rapist, City-Girls, Pick-Me, Dr Dre, Dee Barnes, Misogyny in Hip Hop, black sexual politics, C. Delores Tucker, Lexual Does The 90s, Russell Simmons, Rodney King, 90s history, black history, Adina Howard, LL Cool J, Misogynoir, Tory Lanez] 0:00-0:56 Intro 0:57 Beducated, Baby! 2:17 Dirty Jazz and Blues 5:38-6:34 R&B 6:35-7:38 Salt N Pepa Talk About Sex 7:39-8:47 Hoez With Attitude and Choice 8:48- Bytches With Problems 12:16- Dr Dre Assaults Dee Barnes 12:58- LeShaun and Adina Howard 14:13- Lil Kim and Foxxy Brown Take The 90s 15:17- Lil Kim Faces Criticism 19:40- Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope 20:41- Kelis Chooses to Monetize 21:04- Jill Scott's Sexy Music 21:40- Freaky on The Fringes 21:56- Nicki Evolves Pussy Rap 22:49- Beyonce Shatters Expectations 26:12- The Burden on Black Women 27:04- Modern Pussy Rap 30:40- Is Pussy Rap Empowering? 33:21- Conclusion 34:29- A Special Announcement Love the content? Support for $1/month on https://patreon.com/intelexualmedia Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more are available ON PATREON.