Black sexy models of hip hop who feature in videos are often shown scantily clad, dancing around fully clothed men, which has led some to criticise hip hop stars for degrading women.

A Point of View: Are Black Women Degraded?
Hip-Hop began in the 1970s, founded by DJ Kool Herc. When teens in the South Bronx mixed rhythms and melodies with poetry that chronicled life on the streets.

Back then, the music was innocent and fun. But today's hip-hop is very different to those innocent early years. The lyrics are now full of references to violence, pimps, drugs, and when it comes to lyrics about black women, they are nearly always degrading to black sexy models of hip hop.

Women are often shown scantily clad, dancing around fully clothed men in hip hop videos, these demeaning images and degrading lyrics about women have become the norm in hip hop. But after years of these increasingly violent lyrics, some black women are finally saying enough is enough.

Although there is no sign that hip hop has any plans to clean up its raunchy image, it is safe to say that the industry has been put on notice. Some black women are taking a stand, a stand that could mean more positive images, not just for black sexy models of hip hop, but for the black community as a whole.

MSU - Female hip-hop dancers, Fatima Robbinson, Marjory Smarf. www.msu.edu

Hip-Hop Honeyz Database - Top 10 models, hip-hop database. www.hhdb.com


Whyte Chocolate
Whyte Chocolate has dominated the screen as black sexy models of hip hop in over 30 rap music videos including Nelly's "Tip Drill", Petey Pablo's "Freek-a-Leak", "Ooh Wee" by Master P, 8 Ball & MJG's "Cadilac Pimpin'", "Wobble Wobble" by the 504 Boyz, Master P's "Bout Dat", "Lay Low" by Snoop Dogg, Nas & Bravehearts "Quick to Back Down", Fabulous & Nate Dogg's "U Cant Deny It" and more.

Azzareya Crystal Curtis
Black sexy models of hip hop Azzareya Crystal Curtis has been featured in videos by Carl Thomas and Lenny Kravitz. She was the sole model in Pharrell and Busta's animated "Light Your Ass On Fire".

Jaime Cloud
Jaime Cloud is just one of the featured black sexy models of hip hop, Jaime comes from Detroit, Michigan. She's done modeling work ranging from magazines to commercials. She's also appeared in several hip-hop videos, including "Selfish" by Slum Vilage.