Music Videos With Females in Boxes

Sep 16, 202311 min read

Updated: Jul 9, 2024

Written by Andrelyn Izquierdo.

A curated column of music videos with females encased inside of boxes.

Screenshots by Andrelyn Izquierdo from YouTube.

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Ever heard of the phrase "boxed in"? Some people take it literally and have placed females within different types of boxes. While it may seem glamorous dependent on the setting full of colorful lights and designs, there's a lot of bad associations with it that have shown the dangers women still face today when they are all alone. Take away the glitz and the glamour and then envision how being in that box would be. Could you imagine how frightening that situation would be like? It would seem more like a horror movie versus a dancing or theatrical music video.

There are some people who do experience these types of life threatening situations who barely make it out alive. Not to seem overly dramatic, but this is a true fact and it does happen to a lot of different people all around the world especially for females. Some cultures have it normalized to treat women as well as little girls in this manner. The box doesn't have to be fully closed with a padlock either. Seclusion is when things can become riskier and anything can happen. Take a look for yourself to be more aware of what these boxes could seem like.

Ariana Grande - Focus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf_wVfwpfp8

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Lyrics

I know what I came to do
And that ain't gonna change
So go ahead and talk your talk
'Cause I won't take the bait
I'm over here doing what I like
I'm over here working day and night
And if my real ain't real enough
I'm sorry for you bae

Let's find a light inside our universe now
Where ain't nobody keep on holding us down
Just come and get it let them say what they say
'Cause I'm about to put them all away

Focus on me
Focus on me

Focus on me
Focus on me

Focus on me (focus)
Focus on me (focus on me)

Focus on me (focus)
Focus on me (focus on me)

I can tell you're curious
It's written on your lips
Ain't no need to hold it back
Go head and talk your shit
I know you're hoping that I'll react
I know you're hoping I'm looking back
But if my real ain't real enough
Then I don't know what is

Let's find a light inside our universe now
Where ain't nobody keep on holding us down
Just come and get it let them say what they say
'Cause I'm about to put them all away

Focus on me
Focus on me

Focus on me
Focus on me

Focus on me (focus)
Focus on me (focus on me)

Focus on me (focus)
Focus on me (focus on me)

One, two, three
Come on girls

You know I like it

Come on now

Let's find a light inside our universe now
Where ain't nobody keep on holding us down
Just come and get it let them say what they say
'Cause I'm about to put them all away

Focus on me
Focus on me (you know I like it when you focus on me)

Focus on me
Focus on me (focus on me!)

Focus on me (focus)
Focus on me (focus on me)

Focus on me (focus)
Focus on me (focus on me)

Focus on me
Focus on me

Focus on me
Focus on me

Focus on me (focus)
Focus on me (focus on me)

Focus on me (focus)
Focus on me (focus on me)

Christina Aguilera - Fighter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PstrAfoMKlc

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Lyrics

After all you put me through,
You think I'd despise you,
But in the end I wanna thank you,
'Cause you've made me that much stronger

Well i, I thought I knew you, thinkin' that you were true
Guess i, I couldn't trust called your bluff time is up
'Cause I've had enough
You were there by my side, always down for the ride
But your joy ride just came down in flames 
'Cause your greed sold me out in shame

After all of the stealing and cheating 
You probably think that I hold resentment for you
But uh uh, oh no, you're wrong
'Cause if it wasn't for all that you tried to do, I wouldn't know
Just how capable I am to pull through
So I wanna say thank you
'Cause it

Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter

Never saw it coming, all of your backstabbing
Just so you could cash in on a good thing before I'd realize your game
I heard you're going round playing the victim now
But don't even begin feeling I'm the one to blame
'Cause you dug your own grave
After all of the fights and the lies 'cause you're wanting to haunt me
But that won't work anymore, no more,
It's over
'Cause if it wasn't for all of your torture
I wouldn't know how to be this way now and never back down
So I wanna say thank you
'Cause it

Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter

How could this man I thought I knew
Turn out to be unjust so cruel
Could only see the good in you
Pretended not to see the truth
You tried to hide your lies, disguise yourself
Through living in denial
But in the end you'll see
You-won't-stop-me

I am a fighter and I
I ain't gonna stop
There is no turning back
I've had enough

Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter

You thought I would forget
But I remembered
'Cause I remembered
I remembered
You thought I would forget
I remembered
'Cause I remembered
I remembered

Makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter

Iggy Azalea & Alice Chater - Lola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNJmYEM2Sek

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Lyrics

Loaded gun, that's how she feels
Hard as stone, she aims to kill
She hides her fears and burns it all
You can't get even, you'll be lost

I'm saying, "Hey, Lola!"
She can get a little jealous
Oh, loca
She can be a drama
But her soul is pure
Drowns in tears but keeps on shining
Just keep on shining
Oh, Lola, Lola, hey

I love drama and rumors
I like talking my shit
Can't stop cuttin' people off
Get my scissors, lil' bitch
I just keep laughin' at your pain, no Novacane
Need a padded room and chains, I'm out my brain
Might need a straight jacket
'Cause all my thoughts are doin' backflips
Look, I'm pretty, I'm petty, I pop like confetti
'Cause shit can get deadly, so don't make me jelly
I been on my worse, I let bridges burn
You hoes never learn you scared go to church
Don't open your mouth, I'm a jawbreaker
Been in car chases, I'm a lawbreaker
I'm insane, might regret it later
But don't you love my bad behavior? (Yeah)

You love how I hold grudges
Might throw some punches
But you're not judging I'm your psycho
You love how I talk crazy then call you baby
No you can't tame me I'm your type, though

I'm saying, "Hey, Lola!"
She can get a little jealous
Oh, loca
She can be a drama
But her soul is pure
Drowns in tears but keeps on shining
Just keep on shining
Oh, Lola, Lola
"Hey, Lola!"
She can get a little jealous
Oh, Loca
She can be a drama
But her soul is pure
Drowns in tears but keeps on shining
Just keep on shining
Oh, Lola, Lola, hey

I'm an angel and a demon
Happy when I act the meanest
I think like all my nights are sleepless
This feels like paradise and dreamin'
He said, "Lola girl, you're evil"
Well, maybe you the reason
Found my lover, it's killing season
Might choke you 'til you barely breathin', look
I'm Loca, la Vida Loca, no controlla'
I'm colder than Nova Scotia, Minnesota
Ain't sober, don't get me started
Got a motor, my motive is bipolar thought I told ya
Cut-throat, yeah, I'm hard to handle
Got a short fuse, don't light my candle
Might tell a lie just to start a scandal
I'm a loose cannon with a lot of ammo

You love how I hold grudges
Might throw some punches
But you're not judgin' I'm your psycho
You love how I talk crazy, then call you baby
No you can't tame me I'm your type, though

I'm saying, "Hey, Lola!"
She can get a little jealous
Oh, loca
She can be a drama
But her soul is pure
Drowns in tears but keeps on shining
Just keep on shining
Oh, Lola, Lola
"Hey, Lola!"
She can get a little jealous
Oh, loca
She can be a drama
But her soul is pure
Drowns in tears but keeps on shining
Just keep on shining
Oh, Lola, Lola, hey

Lola, I don't blame you
I'm the same as you
Just don't let 'em change you
Or tighten up your screws

Yeah, I'ma do it my way or the highway
Lookin' at you sideways in a valet
Always thought the wrong way was the right way
Like to see my side piece on a Sunday

Nanana, slow down, slow down
Lalala, my playground, playground

Yeah, I'ma do it my way or the highway
Lookin' at you sideways in a valet
Always thought the wrong way was the right way
Like to see my side piece on a Sunday

I'm saying, "Hey, Lola!"
She can get a little jealous
Oh, loca
She can be a drama
But her soul is pure
Drowns in tears but keeps on shining
Just keep on shining
Oh, Lola, Lola
"Hey, Lola!"
She can get a little jealous
Oh, loca
She can be a drama
But her soul is pure
Drowns in tears but keeps on shining
Just keep on shining
Oh, Lola, Lola

Ayra Starr - Rush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AYDJccahRQ

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Lyrics

Sabi girl no dey too like talk Animals dey in human form Padi man nobody like work But you must hustle if you wun chop

E no finish, dem wan fight us If them they run them no fit catch up I no dey form say I too righteous No come dey form say you too like us

Me no getty time for the hate and the bad energy Gat mi mind on my money Make you dance like poco lee Steady green like broccoli

Steady on my grind no won hear what they want telly me Kudi na my fantasy Dem won dey check if my tap e no rush

But e dey rush E dey rush well well E be much No be hype, everybody Dey crush The kind money we touch

But e dey rush E dey rush well well E be much No be hype everybody dey crush There's no dulling with us

Jofunmi Japata I dey go Ghana You never touch You dey form papas Which kind money we never see before

Kosi elomi, gat me feeling I'm the one

Ajeh Ajeh ajeh Can never take my cake away Ajeh You can't count my grace I just dey my lane I just dey my lane

Me no getty time for the hate and the bad energy Gat mi mind on my money Make you dance like poco lee Steady green like broccoli

Steady on my grind no won hear what they want telly me Kudi na my fantasy Dem won dey check if my tap e no rush

But e dey rush E dey rush well well E be much No be hype, everybody Dey crush The kind money we touch

But e dey rush E dey rush well well E be much No be hype everybody dey crush There's no dulling with us

Jennifer Lopez ft. Iggy Azalea - Booty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxtIRArhVD4

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Lyrics

Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Big, big booty
What you

Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty

Have you seen her
On the dance-floor
She got the boom, shake the room
That's the lightning in the thunder
You wanna meet her
You wanna touch her
See the light in her eyes
And it starts to make you wonder

All the sexy girls in the party
Go and grab a man
Bring him to the dance-floor
Go and light them jeans,
Don't you worry you're dancing
It's his birthday
Give him what he ask for
Let me show you how to do it

Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Work
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Shake that
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Work
Big, big booty
What you

The way she moves
I know you want her
She like the fire, get you right
That's the lightning in the thunder
You wanna meet her
You gotta touch her
Hold on tight for the ride
'Cause you know you're gonna love her

All the sexy girls in the party
Go and grab a man
Bring him to the dance-floor
Go and light them jeans,
Don't you worry you're dancing
It's his birthday
Give him what he ask for
Let me show you how to do it

Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Work
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Shake that
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Go work
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty

They begging me to drop down on it
But right now Iggy on the top
The last time the world seen a booty this good
It was on Jenny from the block
I got 'em going crazy lately
But baby knowin' that only make me
Wanna tell all of my ladies
To get up on the floor and just shake it, shake it
Ya'll know what I've been on, ya'll know that I've been on
I'm queen big booty Iggy, now find me a bone to sit on
Girls with the cheeks, put 'em hands in the air
Then pop that, pop that, let 'em know that you there
See everybody wanna get a taste
You know that we've got enough to share
But fact we girls with the big fat booty too fancy to ever play fair

Mesmerized by the size of it
You can find it if you like take your time
I can guarantee you'll have the time of your life
Throw up your hands if you love a big booty

Big big big big big big booty (what you)
Big big big big big big booty (what you)
Big

Let me show you how to do it
Work
Shake that
Go to work
(Let's go to work)

Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Big, big booty
What you got a big booty
Shake that

No matter how tall or short the ceiling is, be careful no to get enclosed in. While it is more common for females to be caught up in these situations whether optimal or not, these types of encasings can occur to males as well.

If you're experiencing the same, here are some reminders to take with you:

In the face of danger, choose #courage and #speakup.

Please #becareful and try to #besafe.

#LearnTheSigns

#GetEducated

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