The first presentation of the female is that of the almost genderless rapper. Exemplified by artists such as Queen Latifah and Missy Elliot are meant to be seen as more masculine. Although they do retain aspects of femininity, they rarely are seen (in music videos) in feminine clothing.
The second presentation of the female--and the most dominant one--is that of the extremely sexualized female rapper. The problem that arises with the extremely sexualized female rapper is that she exists only within the liminal space of being female and having to use her body as a tool.
I have not decided if these two presentations are on equal footing or if one exerts less agency than the other. Which one (I would like to to define eventually) actually gives the woman more power? Are the latter type of female rappers merely subjugating themselves to what men want or are they claiming their "gendered" identity?
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