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You are correct, I fear. Tunes like these are very, very dangerous to teens and younger kids who are very impressionable.

I live near a lot of poor black folk in Alexandria, VA, and I hear these young girls talk on their way to school in the mornings. Their language is peppered with every cuss word I have ever heard. I feel for them as I watch them progress languidly toward school. I swear, I have never seen kids move so slowly and cuss so enthusiastically. I fear their chances of amounting to anything at all in life have been significantly diminished. They are all "baby mamas" in the making. What a waste of talent and life. It is a great pity.

Tunes like these are very, very dangerous to teens and younger kids who are very impressionable.

I don't know, look at the lyrics closely. She's talking about how tough life is when you're working, caring for the kid, and going to school, and of course the guy's gone and the money he sends you doesn't cover anything. The song evokes pathos more than glamor. And since the women who are taking care of their babies do need a lift, I think it's good for her that she's giving them a shout out. Fantasia sure didn't create the problem.