Hip Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes

In the movie, Hip Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes, there is a chapter called "Bitch Niggaz" which really caught my attention. There are two reasons why it caught my attention. First, both "bitch" and "nigger" are derogatory terms used to downplay a race or a gender. These two words, though used in many peoples everyday language, are very hurtful to many people and can lead to a confrontation or even a violent encounter. Second, the word "bitch nigger" is used a lot in the Black rap community today. It is a term that has to derogatory words that add to create a more degrading term. For example, I was hanging out with my friends and one was called a "bitch nigga," one of my friends replied by saying "oohhh he called you a bitch...and a nigga...at the same time!" And even though this term is harmful to many, it is still used in almost every rap song talking about usually a male who is "weak" or "whipped" by a girl, as well as male who has no flaws seen by the rapper but is called a bitch nigger for lack of a better phrase.