Among the 10 songs analyzed in 2016, some of the most common terms used to refer to women were "baby", "broads", "bitches", "side bitch", "lil mama" , “baby mama,” “wifey,” “hoe,” “girl,” “lady,” “woman,” and “PYT” (Pretty Young Thing). Every single song used two or three of the terms listed when referring to women. Furthermore, every song analyzed during this period contains lyrics directed at women in positive (labeling them as “queens”) and negative (viewing them as sexual objects) ways. Additionally, there were also song lyrics that referred to how the male character perceives himself. A contradictory example is when artists make character comparisons with men who are stronger or more successful than them, while other artists dictate that their character is original and cannot be mirrored. Specifically, in his song “Panda,” Desiigner makes a hypermasculine reference to himself in the line: “Man, I'm macho like Randy.” Randy Mario Poffo, also known as "Macho Man", is an American professional wrestler labeled as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in history. In the song “Broccoli” by DRAM, the lexicon of the male artist perpetuates hegemonic masculinity through his demonstration of competitiveness, dominance, assertion of power
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