CD covers with pictures of young, naked black women can been seen all over the internet as Hip-hop and Dancehall artists release new singles, EPs and albums. In addition to half naked black women, their artwork generally includes money or something to indicate that they are getting money (expensive cars, bikes, houses etc.), and in some cases guns. Anyone with any decency left in them would be disgusted by these pictures, however, the artists, promoters and producers of these commercial music seems to accept it as the norm and see nothing wrong with it.

After studying the trend, MJMagazine finds that a lot of these artists are mere puppets for “the system” which obviously has an agenda to keep the majority of the people, ignorant and dependent. The sad part is that a lot of these artists will openly admit that their music and overall image does not help to liberate the minds of the masses but they seem to be ok with that as long as it elevates them (the artist) to a position of power.

This attitude is very similar to that of the house slaves on plantations many years ago. These house slaves, or “house niggers” as they were commonly referred to by their masters would do exactly what the master expects of them and in return they would get certain privileges, one of which was to do house duties as oppose to yard work.