Dallas rapper leads 'XY movement', wears lipstick

Daryll Duane Philips, a straight 19-year-old rapper from Dallas who performs under the moniker DPhill Spanglishman, has created the XY Movement...

TheGrio Staff

Nov 10, 2011

From Huffington Post:

Gender bending is not a new phenomenon — especially in the music industry. Performers like David Bowie, Prince, and Boy George, among others, have played with notions of the masculine and feminine throughout their careers.

But when it comes to the hip-hop world, you’d be hard pressed to find many male artists who have blurred gender lines.

Until now.

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Daryll Duane Philips, a straight 19-year-old rapper from Dallas who performs under the moniker DPhill Spanglishman, has created the XY Movement, which encourages men to get in touch with their feminine sides by donning lipstick and other items, like floral print tights, typically worn by women reports the33tv.com.

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