The Bitch

By TommyT (schiffer)

Since this blog is called Music is my Bitch, I thought I'd do a little research as to how music and bitches work. Why is music my bitch? What is music? Well, we all know music can have many different meanings. Depending on your tastes and what you may feel defines music, it can be a melody or the driving rhythm of a jack hammer in NYC. Like the definition of success, music has many variations and is very personal. Music holds a place in everyone's heart. Especially if Music is your Bitch. So the bitch must be in my heart. And how fun is it to say bitch. I don't mean any offense by it, especially when Hip hop artists use them all the time. It's 2009, and bitch has become a term of endearment. But what is a bitch? According to Wikipedia, the term Bitch comes from the Old English word "bicce" It was defined as "the most offensive appellation that can be given to an English woman, even more provoking than that of whore." Wow we sure came a long way.


Hip Hop has used the word Bitch to describe a young lady without regard of race, looks or personality. And, she doesn't have to be a whore. The term Bitch also engenders a state of ownership; generally towards a female. Don't get caught being called a Bitch if you're a male. Ouch. If you were in prison and were called a bitch you would be deemed as sexually passive. The word has many uses. You can sit "bitch" in a car, or on a motorcycle, you can get bitch slapped, or you can slam your finger with a hammer and say "ouch, son of a bitch!" Then there are people who just never stop 'bitching". At one point life was even a bitch. You can have the "bitch end" of a poker hand, and lose your money. So there are many uses for bitch.

Now that the bitch is out of the way, lets fit in music. If music is my bitch, music must have some importance to me. In this case bitch is possesive. I can't bitch slap music. Music can't ride bitch. I do own music, however. I own it physically as well as mentally. It's in my heart. I love music. I shower with music. I get drunk with music. I puke to music. I care for music and will go through turbulent times with music. Music is my burden, my love hate relationship. Many artists can do nothing else but express their art, and have found music to consume them. We all have music inside of us. It is a burden that creates inspiration. When we listen to music, when we perform music, we are transcended into servanthood. So i guess thats my definition of why music is my bitch. We serve it.