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Thursday, November 3, 2016
Rapper Young Thug's New Mixtape Cover Sparks Conversation about Black Masculnity and Hip Hop
Rapper Young Thug has been making headlines since he first
came out last year, but especially recently with the release of his latest
mixtape JEFFERY. The hot topic of the
album isn’t the song, though; it’s actually the album cover, where Young Thug is pictured sporting a frilly dress and a
bonnet (see picture below)! Cue the die-hard homophobic hip hop fans
questioning whether or not Thug is queer or fruity, etc. The cover itself has
sparked quite a bit of conversation concerning hip hop music and black
masculinity. The dress doesn’t surprise me too much, as Young Thug has
previously stated that he doesn’t believe in the concept of gender (see Complex
article). However, the cover did rub some people the wrong way, which is not so
surprising. Read Complex’s take on why Thug decided to wear the dress and
HuffPost’s article about the conversation Thug’s mixtape cover has sparked
within the black community.
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