Vanilla Vixen Movement - Yay or Nay ?

So with the sudden burst of  "Vanilla Vixens" or white girls that "rap", I've been more than hesitant to write on this subject. I ask myself is it even worth it but the more I come across this "Vanilla Rap" the more I have to give my two cents. First of all, in NO way am I saying that white girls CAN'T rap. This blog is not to bash white girls in any way, hell I'm half white, so let's make that clear now. What I am doing is giving my opinion on what I believe is KILLING the music business.

Photo courtesy of Google Images

Photo courtesy of Google Images

 I'm taking DJ Traci Steele's "popcorn" catch phrase and relating it to "Vanilla Vixens". If you are white, hispanic, asian, indian or whatever and you CAN write your own music, rap without auto tune and make sense, then I encourage you to get in the booth and make it happen, but for so many of these "new age rappers" it's becoming a mockery of what Rap and Hip Hop once stood for. I KNOW there are talented white rappers, look at Eminem, he's killing it right now, but these chicks that are backed by major hip hop labels but come out sounding like pre-school rhymers kills me. V-Nasty, Lil' Debbie & Kreayshawn for example..... RAPPERS? NO SIR, entertainment? Could be for some but for me I think its garbage.

Amber Glass courtesy of www.facebook.com/amber.e.glass

Now there is a well known "Vanilla Vixen" from my hometown of Oklahoma City by the name of Amber Glass. Now I'm not knocking her hustle by any means, I support my hometown hustle and all it stands for, but in my opinion Amber Glass is eye candy. I can't stand firm and say her raps are original, self-written or that she sounds different from the rest, and that is the reason I can't get into her music. I respect her drive and effort, but when you have the credibility of those behind you to amp your product, climbing the charts on YouTube is effortless. After a long debate on FaceBook on the validity of these "white girls that rap", I wanted to see how many others there were, so I dug, listened to track after track, "mixtape" after "mixtape" and realized that this Vanilla Vixen movement is either a "wake-up" call to show real rappers/emcees/lyricists that Hip Hop is dead or everyone that believes that this shit is music is deaf, bottom line. 

Chanel West Coast via Google Images

 Gucci Mane backs V-Nasty, who in turns beefs with Soulja Boy? For real? White Girl Mob (V-Nasty, Lil' Debbie & Kreayshawn) are beefing because Lil' Debbie was kicked out.....but the music is wack, repetitive and everyone's voice sounds the same. Is that these chicks are really doing with themselves? I really wanna know if this is the style of music they prefer or are they simply being used as promos to bring in new fan bases and create a cross over for rappers. If you have ever watched Ridiculousness on MTV then I am sure you have heard of Chanel West Coast, I did not know this chick was a "rapper" that was signed to YMCMB until I seen an episode where she was asked to freestyle, which of course she couldn't do. So I looked her up as well and sure enough, she's a Vanilla Vixen Rapper.... but what I find myself asking, is who really listens to this music?

V-Nasty courtesy of Google Images

 These chicks are no where near the female rappers/femcees that I grew up on, MC Lyte, Lady of Rage, Da Brat and with the exception of Riff Raff, they aren't touching Vanilla Ice or Eminem either. I mean I get it, music should have no boundaries, everyone is entitled to make the music of their choice and more power to them, but I don't think that's the case. I'm sure they feel like they're living it up, endless weed, all the lean you can drink, money (if they even really make any), celebrities and all that, but are they in it to make good music that people are going to remember? Is it for the fast life or because music is within them? I've said it plenty of times and I will take this to the grave, IF YOU ARE NOT PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING MUSIC, STOP MAKING A JOKE OUT OF MUSIC!!!!!! And that goes for "rappers" of ALL colors, races, nationalities, etc....

V-Nasty courtesy of Google Images

 Rap/Hip Hop has become a joke, from the Love & Hip Hop series, to the Vanilla movement, to the lame drama that surrounds local artists. It seems that music is more so about what looks good versus what sounds good and for that reason, I rather pick up what kids these days call "old school" rap a.k.a Tupac, and put it on repeat before buying anything that is available today. At the end of the day, this is just my opinion but I've stood firm that my passion is MUSIC. For those who say I'm hating, not in the least. I chose to stop recording music because the industry has created a gimmick and that is one I choose not to follow. My first love has been writing, I WRITE MY OWN material, so at the end of the day, I'll end my life with what I started it with, writing.

 Below are links to all of the females I mentioned above and if nothing else, I just gave them all FREE promo....

Chanel West Coast 

                                           Amber Glass

V-Nasty w/ Gucci Mane

 Til' next time, this is O-City's Own, Misses S.A.M, Signing OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!