Nicki Minaj, Beyonce and Iggy Azalea: Why Are More Women in Hip-Hop Simulating Sex to Sell Music?

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Nicki Minaj recently set tongues wagging following the release of her sexually explicit “Anaconda” music video and amongst the chatter of fans and critics begs the question: why are so many women in hip-hop using sex to sell records?

In July, Minaj, one of the highest selling rappers in music today, made headlines (some positive) when she debuted the cover art for her sex driven single “Anaconda” which features her casually squatting in a pink bra, matching G-string and Jordan sneakers while proudly displaying her bare behind.

The song’s music video, which was released a month later, is even more sexually explicit as it shows Minaj in far more compromising positions giving a lap dance to fellow rapper Drake and girating with barely any clothes on.

On social networking sites such as Twitter, there has been a lot of back and forth between those for and against the scantily clad rapper. Both sides seem to agree that Minaj’s latest project is proof of a growing trend among artists like herself – artists using sex to sell music (though nothing new) has become the norm for today’s women in hip-hop.

For years, women have struggled to make their mark in the male dominated genre.

During the 1980s, artists such as Queen Latifah and MC Lyte were some of the first female rappers to penetrate the hip-hop scene.

Source: www.christianpost.com

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