Blog post #9

            After listening to Queen Latifah’s song “U.N.I.T.Y.” it honestly made me want to go out and spread her message to people with my fist in the air. I wish that we still had women like Queen Latifah from the 90’s to educate people, especially women with their lyrics today because the world and music industry would be a lot different. Stars now a days, particularly men make music that degrades women now than ever, and I feel like that needs to change because it is causing the younger generation to feel like it is okay to do the same. What I like most about the song is that she has multiple messages in it which includes domestic violence, cat calling, and women uniting. I have either experienced, or witnessed all of these in my life, particularly when it comes to cat calling, and I feel like it’s something that really needs to stop because it is a form of disrespect to women. I think that these are important issues that are still going on today and need to be put to an end. The message that Queen Latifah is trying to get across is that society doesn’t have to be that way and instead of trying to tear each other down, (black people mainly) we need to build each other up, as well as have more respect. I personally like her style of music because it’s catchier and just makes people want to listen to what she is trying to convey. If her sound was boring and flat, I don’t think people would give her the time of day. She also uses different scenes in her video to get her message across, for example a man grabbing her butt, arguing with her boyfriend, and a group of men, women, and children uniting as a whole, which was very powerful to see visually. The fact that Queen Latifah is a women too just makes it even more interesting because you would typically see male rappers with powerful messages in their music like the late Tupac Shakur. If Queen Latifah still rapped today, her message would probably be a lot stronger due to the increase of things such as women and their sexual images.