Practice Source C

The following source is NOT a source you will find in your actual synthesis packet; however, it is a source that is related to the packet's topic of Hip Hop in some way. Please read the source and then answer the following questions in a comment to this post:

1. What is the source's SOAPSTone?
2. What type of source is this?
3. How does the information from this source relate to the prompt?
4. How could the information from this source be used in your synthesis (if you were to go with the main claim you drafted in a previous post)?

Women and Hyper Sexism in Hip Hop
(Excerpt from HelloGiggles.com, a blog for girls and women to post about society and culture)

As the mainstream music industry has grown over the years, a substantial majority of the songs being played on the radio are far from appropriate. Not even a simple replace of an inappropriate word with something cheesy and age-appropriate can help. In Tricia Rose’s article “There are Bitches and Hoes,” it is addressed that hip hop and urban street culture has often praised the demeaning of women. Popular old school hip hop artists like Too Short, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, and Snoop Dogg are just a few hip hop artists that seem to embrace the disrespect of women. Snoop’s famous line “Bitches ain’t shit, but hoes and tricks,” and Too Short’s song “Gangstas and Strippers” are so inappropriate, that it may not even be appropriate to write in a scholarly paper. The culture captures the idea that being a pimp to a woman is alright. Their defense is that “they are talking about a reality of life and dare people to deny it” (Rose 322). Artists like Snoop try to justify their songs by saying they are not talking about all women even though that is all the type of women they sing or rap about. What is the most interesting aspect about hip-hop artists deeming this language towards women to be okay is the reactions and actions women take and receive when listening to this music.