Booty

Ive never really been opinionated regarding the impact on music in todays society. I remain fairly neutral agreeing that it is a political movement of influence while also believing as individuals/families/communities we have to put all things into its proper perspective taking in what we can handle and leaving the rest for the taking.

Mmmm… if I had to label my movement I would consider myself a liberal feminist. I share a radical belief that all women should find their truth, their beauty and be liberated from within but I don’t spend a lot of time boycotting groups for their lack of sensitivity to this group.

I have a confession: when the hymns subside and I hang up my professional hat I get ‘turnt up’ (is that how you say it? lol). When the rump shaking anthems blow through the speakers of my car or im at home in some form of transition I turn on the local hip hop/r&b station and let loose. My alter ego surfaces and I become a video girl/rapper having the time of my life! I don’t even have a big booty but when the right song comes on you cant convince me my twirking ability wont land me in the next remix video. Now to my defense, I do have a dancing past so my rhythmic nature is decent but honey when my imagination takes a hold of me…watch out world!

No matter who she is or what shes going through…the right song can put her right side up again. When I use to go to the club I would be astonished at the level of confidence displayed when a certain song came on. Every woman on the dance floor was her own Beyoncé and she let her ‘UH OH’ do its magic. The freedom in getting caught up in the tag line while believing its just you and yours cant be accomplished through therapy or scripture memorization (don’t shoot me). This is cadenced notion is her owning it, walking in it fearlessly, with no apologies.

If I want to brighten someone’s day I pray for them, give them a cheer up greeting gift, and my favorite… bring a booty shaking song and start doing the bump until they laugh uncontrollably and gain up enough strength to shake their tale feather. To be honest I don’t know what half the songs say outside the hook but as the liberal feminist that I am I want to give a special award to Sage the Gemini for turning bootys all across the world into mans best friend.lol. “And she gon' shake it, like a red nose--Li-li-li-li-like a red nose” & to Krizz Kaliko for liking girls with big bootys-“I like a girl wit a big booty…she like to back it up and give it to me”.

Historically, our ability to move has freed us from life’s weights. From cheerleading, to drill teams, to neighborhood girl groups we continue to move and look good/feel good while doing it.

Dance competitions at family gatherings with much laughter as the different generations do their moves are amusing. Everyone cheering “Go, Go, Go, Go”!!!!!

To all the women across the world I command you to shake what yo mama gave you! There is no one booty that is the same but we all have something to proudly display as you look back at it, purk your lips, get on your tippy toes and just bounce.

 

Top 10 booty songs of my time that keep us believing we are a force to be reckoned with…now shake it!

10) “Rump Shaker” by Wrex N Effect

9) “Big Ole Butt,” LL Cool J

8 ) Ms. Fat Booty, Mos Def

7) “The Thong Song,” Sisqo

6) “Bonita Applebum,” A Tribe Called Quest

5)“Da Butt,” E. U.

4) TIE: “Fatty Girl,” Ludacris, LL Cool J and Keith Murray/”Bootylicious,” Destiny’s Child

3) Juvenile, “Back That Thang Up”

2) Mystikal, “Shake Ya A**”

1) Baby Got Back, Sir Mix-A-Lot

 

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