Music, Money & Hip Hop Honeys

Name: Jay Durham

What point did the presenter make about videos just a few years ago and videos now?

The videos have more skin showing than they used to and they wear less clothes than what they did.

Why were these important in the development of music videos?

These are important because they need to keep with things that are new and people would want to watch these videos

How did ‘Tashy Jay’ chose to represent herself in the documentary?

She wasn’t like the other girls that just throw themselves at the artists.

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What was she saying about ‘video girls’ at the shoot?

She was describing them as background girl and she said that they would compete to become the main girl and saying that she would never shake her booty.

What did he think about ‘video girls’?

They were essential for videos and they want to did it to show them self off.

Why do they need these girls in their videos?

Because then other company’s will want to hire them and then they want to be seen by men.

Where did they find all these girls? Wouldn’t it be expensive to pay them all?

They found these girls on a website or social network chat rooms and they think they are getting paid by there not.

How does China Black illustrate some of the issues with how women are represented in music videos?

She says that the way they represent is bad because they show a lot of body features and not to many clothes.

These women believe they are the ones with the power. They believe they are exploiting men, not the other way around. What do you think?

I think the men are in control because they just tell them to do anything and the girls do it because they want to be part of the video in anyway.

This sexual equality expert argues that music videos have a lot to answer for - what’s the issue?

The girls are showing more flesh then they should be and videos have got more sexual over the period of time.

What does the government think?

They think that the girls should change and they should act different to what they do in the music videos.

K.I.G use ‘video girls’ - what do they think of them?

They think that the girls in the shoots only go there to get noticed by the men and get with them.

Music Video Director ‘Digital Dan’ has a lot to say - what does he think of the girls?

He don’t really care a lot of the girls he just wants them to do the work and then leave.

What happened to Alisha?

She got assaulted at a fake video shoot that she though it was real and was going to be in it. She also though she was getting paid from it but she didn’t.

This lady has been working with artists for years and cast lots of ‘video girls’ - what changes has she seen and what’s her opinion?

She has seen the women change by not wearing as much clothes as they used to and try there hardest to get with the main man in them.

Why is she challenged on this performance by the presenter?

Because she said that it is wrong to be like this and she wont do it in her career.

This is the US ‘Ambassador for Hip Hop’ - what is her view?

She thinks that it is wrong because the men only like them because they don’t wear a lot of clothes and want to dance with them.

How has Angel Lola Love’s experience been positive?

It has been positive because she has been in videos with kayne west and50 cent.

What conclusions can we draw from this documentary?

That some of the video girls don’t get a lot of respect from the men and they are a main

feature of the video’s.