It's thought of as a derogatory term but has now become synonymous as to how we term or describe a woman. Whether or not they're dressed provocatively it shouldn't be used to describe a woman. " Ho" as used by rappers nowadays has to be dropped from our everyday use as it clearly defiles a woman when it's used as a colloquialism or in any demeaning manner. It's not the way it's meant to be !
Lil' Kim the brash female rapper is at the forefront of the rap scene but has had a tendancy of being over exuberant and trashy but it's clearly a ruse to entice the fans to buy he CD's . It's not part and parcel of her personna despite her most recent woes.

Kelis' return to the Billboard charts and her marriage to fellow rapper Naz has somewhat made her the model of domesticity. Now residing in the city of Atlanta with Naz , she's made it clear that her music will not define her role as a woman. It's her life and how she lives it that will define it and her relationships.

Trina the South Florida first gained notoriety as a stripper in the notorious Rolexx Club of N. Miami before being discovered by Luther Campbell , the founder of reverbial rap group 2 Live Crew. Her raunchy lyrics infused with sexual vernacular and profanities in no way limits her actions on stage as a performer but it somehow may validate many people's actions in using the aforementioned word.

R & B singer left behind her upbringing with the none secular music field to try her hand at secular music. And without a doubt it was a worthwhile change. Despite the initial disappointment to her family she felt the change was needed. Having done so she's centered her music around the trappings of life and relationships never straying too far from what she's been taught growing up.

The first lady of Ruff Ryders, Eve has been around for close to a decade defining her music with intrinsic values and dealing with issues that one wouldn't normally associate with rap music. Teenage pregnancy , abusive relationships , drug dependency amongst others have been some of the subject matter dealt with in her music. A second career beckoned for her as she took up acting. A successful comedy series on network tv has lead to Hollywood where film roles are at her beckoning.

Da Brat's claim to fame was tthat she wads the first female rapper to go platinum on the Billboard charts and laid the foundation for the other female rappers that were to follow. Although no longer recording on a regular basis she's closely associated with musical ingenue Mariah Carey for whom she's collaborated with and written songs for.

The original 'Il Na Na ' Foxy Brown is a contemporary of Lil' Kim and the two grew up together in New York city. Having entered the rap scene she's a tried and proven talent in the field having achieved success and gained notoriety away from the studio for her personal run ins with law enforcement.

Christina Milian is the latest of a bunch of r & b singers that are making it on the scene. This former ingenue and companion if Nick Cannon has certainly made a name for herself as she first came to prominence as a back up singer for Ja Rule amongst others.
In light of the need to subject women to this derogative term I feel there's now a need to stop the use of the word be it by anyone who hasn't the command of the English language . It's now become an unnecessary evil and signals nothing but ignorance by anyone who decides to use the term.
