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Nicki Minaj

Sapphic Salon: Nicki Minaj and the lesbian problem in hip-hop

Sex and Sexuality post by Natalie Stein on December 9, 2009 - 11:07am; tagged hip hop, Nicki Minaj, Sapphic Salon.

Yesterday, one of hip-hop's rising stars, Nicki Minaj Tweeted something that caught my eye:

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A rumored lesbian (or bisexual, depending on who you ask), Nicki is not "out," but took to Twitter for this random piece of knowledge, which only furthered my curiosity about her and how it relates to closeted women in the hip-hop community. As the "First Lady" of Lil' Wayne's Young Money record label, she recently admitted to feeling a lot of pressure, being a new artist.

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