Femininity in Hip-hop?

Research

I'm currently doing some extra research for my essay on how women are sexualised in hip-hop. At the moment, I have been very interested in how femininity is performed in the hip-hop culture. The reason for this interest was because an article I came across that spoke against femininity among male rappers:

"Here’s what Lord Jamar had to say about girly-man rappers:

“First of all, it’s not just jabs at Kanye West. It’s anybody promoting the feminization — of the Black man in hip-hop culture. Anybody that I see out there, rocking dresses and all of that type of sh*t, I might shoot a jab at." http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com/category/gay-rappers/

You can see from this short piece in the the article that feminism is something that's almost looked down upon. To be feminine is to be weak as most hip-hop male artists believe. I also came across another article that greatly intrigued me. It was about a young male rapper who dared to wear a dress to a TV interview. The rapper was also critizied for being a strong support of gay rights. 

"ASAP Rocky says people in hip hop, who aren’t down with the gay program, are “small-minded” and “stupid”. That’s while the rapper credits himself, Jay Z and Kanye West for keeping true to Hip Hop culture — tights, skirt and all!

Here’s what the cross-dressing emcee ASAP Rocky told the NY Daily News:

“I came up in a world that was just crazy — and it was hectic and kind of radical at the same time.
For me, growing up in Harlem and then migrating down to SoHo and the lower East Side and chillin’ down there and making that my stomping ground. That was a big thing, because I’m from Harlem, and downtown is more artsy and also more open-minded. So I got the best of both worlds. It was like being on the streets and then being in school at the same time, and I tried to keep my hands in everything just so I wasn’t missing out on any fun." 

http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com/asap-rocky-fights-for-gay-hip-hop/

I also found a video by a group of video bloggers who strongly believed that feminine clothing on a man has no place in the hip-hop culture. 

This video is very opinionated in the way it discusses what should and shouldn't be portrayed in a hip-hop music video.