Kanye West: Breaking hip-hop's masculinity barrier

Kanye West isn’t the guy you think of when you try to draw up a composite of a rapper. He wears pink shirts and tight jeans and makes cute teddy bears his mascot. He’s got a tight friendship with gay fashion designer Marc Jacobs. West is not gay. He’s actually dating cyborg-like supermodel Amber Rose. But in the world of hip-hop, guilt by association goes a long way.

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