Despite its growing popularity, hip-hop music often implements misogynistic ideals by portraying women as sexual objects or as helpless beings in need of saving. In his song "Tip Drill", rapper Nelly is accompanied by the St. Lunatics who convey a theme of misogyny, portraying all women as pretentious and existing solely to sexually satisfy men. The song repeats the phrase: "it must be your ass 'cause it ain't your face" throughout the song, referring to the woman as a "point drill". According to an online slang dictionary, the term "tip drill" is applicable to women with unattractive faces but large butts, which is supposed to make up for their unattractiveness. Because she is ugly, Nelly believes he has done her a favor by giving her money and having sex with her, suggesting her as desperate for sex and inferior to other women because of her appearance. Sex has become a game, and this woman has become objectified to the point where he isn't even sweet-talking her, but rather very sweet-talking her. clearly telling her that it's only the size of her ass that makes her passable. The song includes a female vocal near the end, putting a female spin on the term "tip drill". The woman continually repeats, “it must be your money because it's not your face” indicating that the male version of a “tip drill” is an unattractive but wealthy man, willing to spend money to impress a woman. I made you pay bills and buy cars. This female voice is unfortunately the only female vision in the entire song, generalizing the female population as predominantly gold diggers, or women willing to sleep with anyone for luxury items. The music video for "Tip Drill" is set in what is identifiable as a brothel, with scraps...half of paper......and in Brown's expensive car, rebelling against his father's strict rule against meet him Brown sings to this woman, assimilating her exceptionality to an object: good China. He sings, "You're irreplaceable/A collector's piece/Just like fine china." This analogy brings up the idea that this woman is a trophy object: a piece of fine porcelain that is beautiful, fragile, and precious. There is the implication that, without Brown, this woman would be helpless as he dances around her and stands still, smiling. She does nothing, even on the dance floor where he takes her; it is a prize, to be looked at and shown off rather than used for a purpose, even if the context of the video makes it seem like Brown saves her from her father's overprotectiveness, the woman is catapulted into another relationship in which she is subjected to unjustified possessiveness.
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