Nicki Minaj

In chapter twenty of Humez’s “Gender, Race, and Class In The Media”, the article “More Than Baby Mama: Black Mothers and Hip-Hop Feminism” by Marlo David discusses how hip-hop feminism illuminates issues such as black motherhood that have been often overlooked by mainstream and black feminism. David explains that within the realm of music entertainment, “black women [have created] a progressive, feminist space within hip-hop’s hyper-masculine universe” [187].However, black female artists have…

Destiny Hope Cyrus, better known as Miley, is a famous young performing artist who just recently labeled herself as a feminist. The question is; what characteristics make someone a feminist? Within the last couple of years, Cyrus has released some questionable music videos to the public while simultaneously calling herself a female supporter. Feminists are people who believe in equal rights, which Cyrus does agree with. However, what the singer fails to understand is that females are worth more…

Her ex- boyfriend Sean 'Diddy' even gave her a shout out for her killer moves. But it seems Nicki Minaj was not one of the people who were blown away by her performance. On Sunday, the 46 year old Jennifer Lopez opened the prestigious event with her fierce dance tribute. She rocked the stage with a set of mix soundtracks that are notably the hottest songs of the year. But when she started popping on Nicki Minaj's Anaconda, the rapper's facial expression was actually caught on camera. Many…

shamed because of it lowers self esteem. Even women who have strived to get a lean figure don’t appreciate being called skinny because it has come to sound like a back handed compliment. Women are catty and say these things to each daily, but now that Minaj has brought body shaming into the mainstream, and it’s not being recognized as body shaming, the game has…

expresses a positive attitude towards Taylor Swift saying that she has never seen Taylor Swift wearing something that she would not let her 5 year old daughter wear, lets sat inappropriate. People like Nicki Minaj, or even Sofia Vergara, don't dress appropriately. Unlike most celebrities, like Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift tries to focus more on her work then her love life. The mother states: “Clearly the girl has had some heartbreak, but we also do not see her on the arm of a new boyfriend every 10…

This essay will be analyzing the issue and the on going controversy surrounding the topic of, women in the music industry and how they are objectified and overtly sexualized to help sell records or to make music videos more attractive to mass audiences. The essay will look at real life textual examples from both the past and present, of how women are being presented in the music industry, in both positive and negative lights, examining the similarities and the differences of different periods of…

Rap music have been a part of society since the 1990s.Rap was the foundation and escape from the struggles, survival in the poor, and conquering harsh obstacles people faced. They shared and expressed their feelings, using rhymes or poetry, and personal experiences to implement them into music. Artists such as Ice-T, Wu-Tang Clan, 2Pac, and Biggie Smalls have all made an impacted and changed certain people’s lives. These artists express and used life lessons and people who were facing these…

attempting to critique the very system that created them. Some believe that it doesn’t matter if a female rapper profits off of a sexual script as long as her message is positive. In line with Joan Morgan’s beliefs, Misogyny in Hip Hop: In Defence of Nicki Minaj author ___ Rhea, argues that “sexuality is not antithetical to empowerment” (Rhea 1), basically saying that just because a femcee uses sex to sell does not mean she can’t be empowering. While this is true, empowerment based on sexual…

I smile and nod, pretending to know what she was talking about...I don't even like Nicki Minaj. “Yeah, it was pretty good, not my favorite though...so how do you wanna draw this?” I ask, wanting to change the subject quickly. She goes along with it and soon enough we are diligently working on our drawing. Not even twenty minutes later, the…

their arguments, though some try to whisper. After a Nicki Minaj song plays, the guy that had requested silence talks about Nicki Minaj being a great rapper and another guy agrees and adds on that, “she is ‘bad’ too” while another points out that she is a good FEMALE rapper. Instead of relapsing back to their earlier conversation of the greatest artists, they start talking about ‘bad’ female artists. However the guy that brought up that Minaj is a great artist shifts the conversation to good…