Naked Music Monday: PARTYNEXTDOOR

When Beyoncé’s “Drunk In Love” first came into our lives, every stripper I know considered surfbort to be the highlight of her night at the club for a solid month. My escort friends curate playlists for their incall appointments and memorize which song signals the end of a session (try Semisonic’s “Closing Time” if the… Continue reading Naked Music Monday: PARTYNEXTDOOR

Naked Music Monday: Beyoncé Shows Us Blackness, Unapologetically

Beyonce’s “Formation” can be described with two words: unapologetically black. Images of black babies sporting their natural hair, lyrics such as “I got hot sauce in my bag (swag)”, and Beyonce atop a sinking New Orleans police car in what appears to be the wreckage of Katrina are what make that description a snug fit. The… Continue reading Naked Music Monday: Beyoncé Shows Us Blackness, Unapologetically

Naked Music Monday: Caty’s Top 5 Sex Worker Songs of 2015

Rihanna playing X-Box. (Photo by Gamer Score Blog, via Flickr)

2015 was a year in which hip hop and R+B continued to produce excellent soundtracks for the hustle. Here’s my shortlist of the cream of that crop, in no particular order: Trap Queen-Fetty Wap Fetty Wap’s infectious “Trap Queen” was technically first released in 2014 online and independently, but only really blew up this year… Continue reading Naked Music Monday: Caty’s Top 5 Sex Worker Songs of 2015

Naked Music Monday: August Alsina’s “Grind & Pray/Get Ya Money”

August Alsina performing in Washington DC. (Photo by Flickr user OyindeK)

As an indie-listening escort, I was surprised by the content of August Alsina’s 2014 medley/single, “Grind n’ Pray/Get Ya Money”: “Wait a sec, is this actually an ‘I’m a sex worker’s partner and I understand the economic uncertainty we both suffer because I’m a member of the lumpenproletariat/grey market too’ song?” Most strippers will probably… Continue reading Naked Music Monday: August Alsina’s “Grind & Pray/Get Ya Money”

Naked Music Monday: Ciara’s “Ride” as a Sex Work Anthem

Caty: Ciara’s given us many music and video masterpieces over the years: “Like A Boy” (is there anything better than her going soft butch?), “I’m Out” (a song that values ass shots, selfies, and texts as much as us harlots do), and “Never Ever” (cleverly riffing off syrupy 80s soft rock? Especially appealing to the sex… Continue reading Naked Music Monday: Ciara’s “Ride” as a Sex Work Anthem