Rapper Nicki Minaj in concert. In her early career, Minaj was often described as a video vixen.[1]
A video vixen (also referred to as a hip hop honey or video girl[2]) is a woman who models and appears in hip hop-oriented music videos.[3][4] The concept peaked in popularity from the 1990s to the early 2010s.[5] Video vixens are often aspiring actors, singers, dancers, or professional models.[6] Artists and vixens have been criticized for allegedly contributing to the social degradation of women of color.[7][3][8][9]
^ abStevenson, Stephanie (2010). "Scholarship and Empowerment in the Age of the Video Vixen: Promoting Black Adolescent Females' Academic Success". The University of Maryland McNair Scholars Undergraduate Research Journal. 2: 269–286. hdl:1903/10728.
^Story, Kaila A. "Performing Venus-From Hottentot to Video Vixen." Home Girls Make Some Noise: Hip-hop Feminism Anthology. By Gwendolyn D. Pough, Mark Anthony. Neal, and Joan Morgan. Mira Loma, CA: Parker Pub., 2007. N. pag. Print.
^Ford, Meagan Dawnavette (2009). Modern-day Jezebel: A social critique on 'Confessions of a Video Vixen', by Karrine Steffans, using Patricia Hill Collins' Black feminist theory (Thesis). ProQuest304896050.
^Conrad, Kate; Dixon, Travis; Zhang, Yuanyuan (2009). "Controversial Rap Themes, Gender Portrayals and Skin Tone Distortion: A Content Analysis of Rap Music Videos". Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 53 (1): 134–156. doi:10.1080/08838150802643795. S2CID51858666.