Provide a 5 pages analysis while answering the following question: Iggy Azalea. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.

Provide a 5 pages analysis while answering the following question: Iggy Azalea. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. Female rappers and hip-hop stars can hardly compete with male rappers in their quest for popularity. According to Keyes, rap and hip-hop are often associated with “male urban culture” even though females actively contributed to its development. This inequality between men and women in the rap community is reflected in the fact that women are misrepresented in conventional rap lyrics. In this way, women are not motivated to enter this community on the basis of equality. There are not many black female rappers who achieved great success in the world. There are also not many white male or female rappers who became really popular. Being a white female, Iggy Azalea manages to have it all and become even more popular than recognized world rappers.

Female rap is a specific genre of music because it presupposes the inequality of male and female artists in order to succeed. Obviously, female rap is thematically different from male rap. female emcees are more likely to talk about their quest for independence, freedom, and the complicated life of a woman. Only women who grow up in a certain community can become accepted rappers.

In the process of interviewing female rappers, Keyes finds out that there are four types of behavior female rappers can choose. “Queen Mother”, “Fly Girl”, “Sista and Attitude” and “Lesbian” models can be switched or performed simultaneously by the same wrapper (Keyes). However, all these categories involve certain characteristics and experiences typical of the life of an African-American woman. Out of these four categories Iggy Azalea can be classified as a “Fly Girl” which means a woman who uses her style and physical features to make people hear what she says.

At the same time, Iggy Azalea cannot fully meet the demands of this category because of her different race. Being white, she does not have the same experience as an African American female rappers. Hooks mentions that African American women are often mistreated in media due to their skin color. for instance, the percentage of non-white models is lower than white because they do not meet white beauty standards.