“Hip hop is the most sexist music“, say the mainstream media.
But what they forget to say is that there are also male rappers who speak highly of women, pay tribute to them or even have pro-feminist lyrics, far from the macho and women-objects stereotypes.
To remind you that rap is plural and can be far less sexist than pop, rock or French chanson, here are 30 songs by American and French male rappers that pay tribute to women.
• A Tribe Called Quest – Bonita Applebum
• The Beastie Boys – Sure Shot
• Black Star – Brown Skin Lady
• Boogiemonsters – Honeydips in Gotham
• Common – The Light
• Drake – Fancy
• Ghostface Killah – Camay
• J.Cole – Crooked Smile
• Jay-Z – Smile
• KRS-One – Womenology
• Lil Wayne – Something You Forgot
• Mase – What You Want
• Method Man – I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By
• Outkast – Jazzy Belle
• Remy Banks – Feast
• Shad – Keep Shining
• T.I. – Got Your Back
• The Roots – You Got Me
• Webbie – Independent
• Akhenaton – Nid de guêpes
• D’ de Kabal – #JeSuisFemme
• Georgio – Svetlana et Maïakovski
• IAM – Une femme seule
• Ismaël Métis – Permis de déconstruire
• Médine – Combat de femme
• Nekfeu – Mauvaise graine
• Oxmo Puccino – Mama Lova
• S-pri noir – Baby Gyal
• Vin’S – #MeToo
