A few weeks ago I watched a BBC 3 documentary called "Music, Money and Hip Hop Honeys". Nel Hedayat the presenter investigates the Music industry to find out what the appeal is in becoming a "Hip Hop Honey" and what it entails. On her way she meets four aspiring "Hip Hop Honeys" hoping to make it big in the music industry. It was a really interesting documentary and I would definitely reccommend it. Personnaly I don't see the appeal in becoming a video girl and I was actually quite shocked to see the lengths girls will go to make it as a so called "Hip Hop Honey". Some girls aren't even getting paid for the jobs they show up to and are being exploited by sleezy video directors who are outrageosly disrespectful when referring to the girls, yet this seems to have no effect on their attitude to the industry and they continue to keep coming back hoping one day they will get their big break. To these girls it doesn't matter what other people think of them or how they are treated or how far they have to go to become a "Hip Hop Honey" even if it means doing things you once said you wouldnt do because once you make it the rewards will come pouring in. A successful video girl can make thousands per video like video vixen "Amber rose" (Kanye West's ex); but you have to ask yourself where do you draw the line on how far you will go to make it?
The scary thing is that some of these girls have no limits and are literally willing to do whatever it takes to make it.The reason why I'm talking about this documentary is because this morning I heard on the news that Claudia Aderotimi a 20 year old student died after going to America for an illegal 'butt enhancement' operation in hope for a much larger bum which would help make her a Hip Hop star. One of the girls in the documentary China Black also wanted butt implants to add to her previously enhanced boobs to help complete her goal of the "perfect" body; fortunately she decided against the procedure due to the cost rather than the effects but nonetheless she didn't go through with it. But if she had gone through with it she too could have ended up like Claudia Aderotimi, it's sad to think that so many girls out there undergo these procedures to achieve this so called "perfect body" and can't make it if their bum isn't the right size, or if they dont have the right waist to hips ratio. I hope that after reading Claudia Aderotimi story girls start to realise you shouldn't have to change yourself to fit in; if you aren't accepted for being you then maybe you need to ask yourself if that is the type of place you really want to be. Stop being a follower and be a leader, don't become a clone in the herd, stand out from the crowd for being you!!
Keisha x :D x
-- Dr. Seuss
