There is a reason behind Hunt's accusation of Hip-Hop being degrading in his documentary. While being degrading to women and sexuality isn't an idea that should be accepted, it is something that is recognized as a money maker.
In order to make sure Hunts interviewing was objective towards this issue of the “manhood” image and homosexuality,
Hurt interviewed three cross dresser “hip-hop heads” in the BET’s Spring Bling
to talk about homophobia in rap, the three men who were interviews accepted the
homophobic lyrics in the music and said that enjoy the “aggressive lyrics”,
this shows two points of views on this issue, both of which prove Hurts
original point that there is ignorance in the hip-hop. This documentary style
of doing back to back interviews with two different subjects on the same issues
allows for the audience to sense an authenticity, In the Bill Nichols readings,
it touches on how a participatory documentary style helps bring out the truth
in a story; “The relationship between the filmmaker and the person being filmed
becomes more direct, personal, and complex. The viewer senses that the image is
not just a lexical representation of some part of the historical world […]
but an actual encounter between filmmaker and subject” (Nichols, 157) i.e,
Hurt’s informative interviewing.
Throughout the film Hurt supports
the reasoning why hip-hop is as degrading as it has become today due to
historical references and business statistics within his narrative. Hurt edits
in clips from past music videos, text on screen giving statistics and
stereotypes that have been cycled throughout hip-hop even with examples from
present day. Hurt briefly brings up the business aspect of hip-hop in his film.
It is no mystery that hip-hop is owned by men in suits and that they target the
audiences who spend the most on this culture, those who enjoy the lyrics that
discriminate against gender issues and homosexuality.
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