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Brooke Candy (born July 20, 1989) is an American rapper and singer. She is best known for co-starring in the music video for Grimes' single "Genesis". She independently released videos for her songs "Das Me", "Everybody Does" and "I Wanna Fuck Right Now" before collaborating with photographer Steven Klein and stylist Nicola Formichetti on her eighth video, "Opulence". Candy signed with RCA in February 2014. Candy's father is the CFO of ''Hustler'' magazine and CEO of Hustler Casino, and Candy herself has been employed by ''Hustler'' as a mannequin stylist. Her industry ties helped her snag an internship with reality star and stylist Rachel Zoe. Before becoming a pop singer, Candy worked in a strip-club called Seventh Veil for eight months. Although she has been approached by four major record labels, she has not signed a recording contract. Best known for sporting metallic bikinis and pink cornrows, Candy has been compared to Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, and Nicki Minaj. Candy cites transhumanism and superhero-culture as the inspiration for her metallic costumes. ==Early life and career== Brooke Candy was born in Oxnard, California. She grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills and is of Italian and Jewish descent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BLOODY GUTS: is candy your real last name? what is your... )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=No Homo: Brooke Candy and the New Wave of Queer Hip-Hop )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brooke Candy: ‘I Don’t Do Well With Barriers’ - DIY )〕 Her parents divorced when she was eight. Her mother was a pediatric nurse while her father was CFO of ''Hustler'' magazine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.papermag.com/2014/03/brooke_candy_sia_beautiful_people.php )〕 Candy has talked about the stark difference between her two parents’ lives: "(Hustler offices were ) so gaudy and amazing. I'd eat ice cream and watch TV and just go from that to being with my mom, who had nothing. It was strange... It's this whole idea of duality that I'm just obsessed with.”〔 Candy was kicked out of her house by her parents after coming out. She also lived out of her car for a period, working as an exotic dancer at the Seventh Veil adult club in Hollywood.〔 While working as an intern for Rachel Zoe, Candy contacted Larry Flynt, seeking work as a photographer for ''Hustler''.〔 Flynt eventually employed her as a mannequin stylist for Hustler store fronts. Candy described the job as "dress() the mannequins slutty."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brooke Candy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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