ORIGINAL POST:AUG 29, 2012
#bitchbad
Lupe Fiasco never seems to let me down with the conscious messages he sends in his songs. I will listen to his song 20 times to completely understand the message, and break it down for me. I can always relate to his words, sometimes directly other times on a larger scale. Recently Chicago Born rapper Lupe Fiasco put out a song entitled Bitch Bad. I seen the tweets about the song but did not run to listen. To be honest I shook my head and continued to scroll down my timeline automatically making assumptions it was another degrading radio hit. I even said to myself "not you too Lupe"! When I finally listened to the song I was completely wrong! It was the same conscious Lupe and the message was stronger then ever. These words caught my attention.
"The little boy meets one of those little girlsAnd he thinks she a bad bitch and she thinks she a bad bitchHe thinks disrespectfully, she thinks of that sexuallyShe got the wrong idea, he don’t wanna fuck herHe thinks she’s bad at being a bitch like his motherMomma never dress like that, come out the house, hot mess like thatAss, titties, dress like thatAll out to impress like thatJust like that, you see the fruit of the confusionHe caught in a reality, she caught in an illusionBad mean good to her, she really nice and smartBut bad mean bad to him, bitch don’t play your partBut bitch still bad to her if you say it the wrong wayBut she think she a bitch, what a double entendre"
Read more: http://www.killerhiphop.com/lupe-fiasco-bitch-bad-lyrics/#ixzz24uLwSbrK
When I listen and watched the video a light bulb went off in my head. In my journey of finding myself I went though something slightly similar. I was always told by my family I was beautiful but I wanted what the media said was beautiful and I became that. I dived into beauty and fashion magazines being bombarded with the wrong advice. I matured but it still defined me. I was pretty natural but I was sexy (bad bitch) with a straight or wavy weave. Oh and when it was blonde it did nothing but turn heads. For a short period I felt I looked my best this way. Again always felt cute but sexy and desired with my long blonde locks.Then I met someone who didn't like it but rather me without it and stripped down to my natural kinks. Arguments arose and in the mist of all this angry conversation I didn't understand his argument. I was not seen beautiful in his eyes with a hairstyle the media and other men and women complimented me on. "Now just like that, you see the fruit of the confusion." Now don't get me wrong I am not against a nice weave. I will wear one to change up my look but I realized for myself a weave does not define me. As a black woman I want young girls and women to know a weave is not our blueprint to beauty but our intelligence and personality is. In my opinion, referring to yourself as BAD in a playful manner is ok but understand you are beautiful. And never refer to yourself as a bitch, you are better then that. Our ancestors were Queens and Kings and we should carry ourselves likewise. It's ok to let loose sometimes but know there is a time and place for everything and someone is always watching.
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