Draft 5 for the critical investigation
Salma Mahamed Mr Bush Media Y13 Coursework Word Count:2,750 “So grab a gyal, yo darlin Gyal mi like de way you be movin” – Yo Darlin by NSG featuring Geko To what extent does the Afrobeats/Hip Hop hybrid genre reinforce an unrealistic and negative representation of women, with specific reference to the track 'Yo Darlin’’ by NSG ft Geko? As the music scene grows, it seems the objectification of women within music videos has become intensively glorified and exacerbated. This is deemed as problematic as inclusive genres to this topic such as Hip-hop and afrobeats are regarded as highly complicated and multifaceted genre which are rooted and heavily revolve around complex social and political commentary, dating as far back to the 1960s and 1990s. Therefore the lack of empowerment and the emancipation of women in the music industry are regarded as highly substandard. This is symbolised and particularly evident in NSG's music video 'Yo darling' featuring G