The Femming Up of Hip-Hop

So, so many questions sprang to the tip of my queer tongue when I spotted Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes rocking an oversized Purplesaurus-colored purse on the June 2008 cover of Paper. Had his recent collab with Madonna eroded the rapper’s testosterone banks? Was homegirl Beyonce rubbing off some Sasha Fierce? Does he even realize what lavender shades do to one’s skin tone? (The risks!) The accompanying article, which focused on Pharrell’s Billionaire Boys Club fashion ...

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