Nicki Minaj and the rise of the titillating female rapper

The rise of Nicki Minaj has given rap a new leading lady – but why are female artists still under pressure to be 'sexy'?The mainstream debut of Lil Wayne's protegee Nicki Minaj brings the perennial question to the forefront of hip-hop consciousness once again: what is the role of women in the rap game? While Minaj is tearing up the airwaves, appearing on everything from Mariah Carey's Up Out My Face to Ludacris's My Chick Bad, the self-described "Harajuku Barbie" has captured the imaginat...

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