Against the backdrop of magnificent hooks and hypnotic beats, tapper 50 Cent, whose "street cred" is cemented by his survival in spite of a reported nine gunshot blasts, boasts that he "is into havin' sex" but "ain't into makin' love." On entertainment television, Snoop Dogg declares his desire to produce pornographic films and "become a conglomerate." It was around the same time as Snoop's declaration that some Spelman College women had obviously had enough. When rap artist Nelly was planning a campus visit to promote his bone marrow education program, some students decided it would also be an opportune time to have a word with Nelly about the female imagery in his music videos. He respectfully declined. The countless negative portrayals of Black women in hip-hop videos and song lyrics could be compiled on a very long list. And yet to some, it's taken a long time to engage the Black community in a serious discourse about the more divisive, derisive aspects of hip-hop music and culture.