Top 3 Hip Hop / Urban Trends That Women Hate
I love the Fashion of Hip Hop
I LOVE Hip Hop…the talent, the creativity, the culture…we (the artists, the fans, the bloggers) have a very unique way of expressing our love for it. Some of these ways result in some of the dopest trends the fashion world has seen. For instance, some of my current favorite trends are
- Re-re-re-Invigoration of the Snap Back Cap
Kanye West's Diamond Teeth
- Shades at Night
- Skinnies (men and women)
- Locks
- Diamond Teeth (How Baller is that, Kanye?!)
- Full Sleeve Tattoos
But some urban trends go way too far. And after seeing one too many rachetety trends brand itself as the culture of hip-hop, I’m finally fed up. Here are the top 3 Worst Hip Hop Trends That Women Hate.
1) Tattoos on Your Face
Everyone knows that the best way to assert your gangsta is to get a tattoo on your face, right? WRONG!!! This is a stupid trend that needs to DIE! Please do not join the likes of Game and his Butterfly-turned-”LA” tattoo, Rick Ross and his Cazal logo tattoo, or Gucci Mane and his “ice cream” tattoo and get a tattoo on yo FACE!. First of all, lets think about how stupid each and every one of those tattoos are. Really, Rick Ross, you just goin get a logo tattooed on your FACE??? Ok, Right, thats a good idea.
- Game’s Butterfly Tattoo
- Rick Ross’ Cazal Logo Face Tattoo
- Gucci Mane Ice Cream Tattoo – Brr!
Fellas, just as an FYI, when you are in a new relationship with a woman and you’re in the “getting to know each other” phase, us women have a couple of imaginary role-playing exercises (scientists call these “thought experiments”) that we do to help us decide if we want to take it to the “next level”…we imagine what it would be like to wake up to you in the morning. If our imagination is full of smiles, morning laughs, and jokes with the smell of morning dew as the sunlight fills the room, then you’re winning. You dont need anything to remind us of your eye boogies, terrible morning breath and ashy callused feet — cause that’s exactly what the thought of waking up to a crusty face tattoo will do — remind us of your eye boogies, terrible morning breath and ashy callused feet.
2) Sagging pants
Lil Wayne's Sag – WHOLE ASS OUT!
I know that asking men to wear their pants on their waists with a belt is a bit much but how is it OK to let your WHOLE ass out? No seriously, Lil Wayne and Big Sean, why do you want to show the world your whole asses. I have male friends that enjoy having their asses out in public but they also wear women’s clothes and perform a song or two in front of an all gay crowd. Someone please explain to me how wearing your whole ass out is cool? No seriously, please.
3) Exposing your Untoned/Out of Shape Bare Chest
Rick Ross has made the list twice as the main offender in this category. Am I wrong if I’m offended that some of my favorite artists have gotten so arrogant that they think that they are outside of the law of rational human behavior as it pertains to staying in shape???? If you want to be out of shape, then by all means, go ahead, Ill still respect you and like your music. But if I want to see an artist that I like perform a song that I like then I expect that said artist would respect the health of my eyes. Where, Rick Ross and Waka Flocka Flame, do get the nerve to take off your shirts and insult my retinas when all I want to do hear good music????
Rick Ross at the end of his 2nd trimester
Shirtless Waka Flocka Flame. Really, you just not goin have no definition??? It didn't occur to you to do a push up before you left the house?
So, I hope that I don’t see any non-famous men trying to pull any of this off. Keep in mind that most of these “trend-setters” have million of dollars that make most women forget what it is exactly that they are looking at and the fact that it’s a trend that they hate!
I’m not a big Hip Hop fan. I do have my small list of songs I like but I could probably fit them all on a 512 MB MP3 player. It’s just not my kind of music, I prefer 80s POP/Rock and old school rappers like LL Cool J.
The tattoo thing really is kinda corny almost regardless what picture, design or logo you put on. I can’t even let Mike Tyson get away with that. The only time I found a face tattoo tolerable was on the character Commander Chacotey on the Star Trek Voyager series. Sometimes I think they want to show off so much that they tend to go to far. An Icecream? How is that bad in any way? I truly hope he was not trying to show how “cool” he was with that. And what’s with the lightning coming out of the top of the icecream, what does that have anything to do with an icecream of the “meaning” behind that tattoo? BTW, I have only heard of gay men having butterflies on their bodies. I can’t possibly fathom what Game was even thinking when he got that.
As for the saggy pants, I think they are disgusting even slightly below the belt line. I have no desire to see any mans underwear regardless if they a stranger, my bro, my cuz or even my kids. That is just plain ridiculous and I don’t care if you don’t like my opinion.
That last one is truly hilarious. I have no beef with people who accept their bodies as is. I can find a woman sexy if she was somewhat skinny line Jennifer Lopez or slightly big like Queen Latifah or maybe even a bit bigger like Mo’Nique Imes. What i don’t need is for any of them to wear close that has their extra body fold over it like cheese oozing over nacho chips. That is just not sexy at all. When it comes to guys, that does not look good when your intentions is to actually show off as if you think you look good. it’s one things to be hanging out with some buddies at home, at the beach or playing b-ball, but to presume that just because you accept your physic that somehow you think you look good without a shirt on is just plain idiotic.
Although I am not a woman, I have one I think should have been on your list IMO. The gold teeth thing. Nothing worse than someone wanting to show off a gold tooth or teeth while having the rest of them yellow from all the smoking and drinking. You would think they would be able to afford a Sonic toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste with whitening, some Crest White Strips and a trip to the dentist.
Nice article.
hilarious! hahaha…your comment is hilarious. Obviously, i agree with everything you said here. I will have to play devils advocate and tell you that the butterfly that Game used to have on his face represented “rebirth” or something like that. either way he knew that it was a bit suspect because he eventually covered it with and “LA” (for Los Angeles). But the gold teeth thing is terrible too. I also meant to add Medallion chains. They are pretty played and they look stupid and juvenile.
LOL. As I was reading this, my 4 & 5 year old children walked by and saw the Lil Wayne shot with his butt out and my son (4 years old) yells “that’s so not cool”.. LOL. So even the babies agree that trend needs to go.
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Hilarious!!!! Im glad that the babies have a mind of their own!