"Hey, this a show b*tch you performin'!" 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Rana Emerson, a Program Coordinator for university college readiness programs and writer about  social and cultural criticism and gender and society, declares that sexual objectification is the notion that the only thing a woman is good for is sex. This concept is evident in the #7 hit song “Lifestyle” by American hip hop group Rich Gang, featuring rappers Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan. From the corners of college campuses, to the top of celebrity stages, many people appear to enjoy this hit with disregards to its incomprehensible slang and misogynist lyrics. 

     According to Rap Genius, an online source that annotates lines of songs, "Lifestyle" is the story  of the artists' unwavering determination and hustle that led them to the "prosperous and successful" lifestyle they currently live. They wholeheartedly believe that they have reached a status in life that others in the industry have yet to obtain. Within the first minute of the rappers describing their lavish lifestyle, they boast about the control they have over a woman's body. 

 

"I won't do nothin' with the bitch, she can't even get me hard
Somethin' wrong with the pussy
Even though I ain't gon' hit it, I'm a still make sure that she gushy
Me and my woadie, we don't get caught up like that, no way
We ain't got time to go see doctors"

 

These lyrics mirror the idea that women are to be used for sex and then discarded.  It can also be implied that because of the rapper's hesitance to be sexually intimate with the woman due to his fear of getting "caught up" and lack of time to visit the doctor, he may be suggesting that her promiscuity has led her to contract diseases in which the necessary time for treatment would take away from his hustle.