Gay hip hop
Is it finally accepted?
This will be a two-part series discussing homosexuality in hip-hop. Honestly, it was just getting too damn long.
Do you think you could honestly count how many times you heard the synonyms &#;faggot&#; in rap songs? That is probably one of the most notorious insults in rap disses, used by some of the most prolific hip-hop emcees including Shared, Tupac, Blackstar, Kanye West, Method Bloke, and Eminem. But where did this start? And for what reason? Was it actually a sense of deeply rooted homophobia, or was it just because everyone was saying it? Was it because it rhymed and sounded catchy, or was it because there was hatred and embarrassment tied to liking people of the same gender? In , we FINALLY have openly gay hip-hop artists such as Tyler, the Creator, Immature M.A., Syd, Frank Ocean, and Lil Nas X showing the LGBTQ group. But due to ignorance, stigmas, and intolerance especially among minority communities, it took many many years of extremely hurtful, cruel, and foul lyrics to finally get to that point.
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LGBTQ Hip Hop Artists
Hip Hop gets a terrible rap as a homophobic music genre. However, there are more and more high profile hip hop artists who are out and are well recognizable to the public today than ever: gay Frank Ocean and bisexual Fergie (also lead vocalist for the Black Eyed Peas) spring to mind. Several artists of this genre have been out and proud for some day.
Hip Hop itself rose to prominence in the s. Gay Shorty Roc is considered a pioneer of the hip hop scene since he first appeared in New York City at that moment.
Many of the prominent gay hip hop artists are huge underground phenomena, if not so in the mainstream. Consider Recent Orlean's Big Freedia's YouTube videos with over 1 million hits, lesbian Brooke Candy with million hits, pansexual Angel Haze with million hits, or female homosexual Azealia Banks with over 6 million hits.
LGBTQ hip hop artists are often also LGBTQ activists. In , Solomon cancelled his Russian tours in protest of that country's homophobic laws. He describes himself as an out and proud gay entertainer and actively encourages other gay hip hop
Lil Nas X, Saucy Santana, Ice Spice: LGBTQ rappers are queering hip-hop like never before
LGBTQ hip-hop is here and proudly homosexual — and it’s been here all along.
Gender-bending provocateur Lil Nas X struck gold with his Top 10 pop hit “Star Walkin’” this spring when the song sold a half-million copies, marking his 10th single certified by the Recording Industry Association of America at the time. Viral emcee Saucy Santana, who received a cosign from gay icon Madonna when they teamed up for a Pride Month performance, got a nod for a MTV Video Music Award for a performance of his Billboard Rap Airplay hit “Booty.”
And rap princess Ice Spice is melting down heteronormativity with her red-hot success. The rapper gave a breezy shoutout to her queer sexuality on the lyric “Bikini Bottom,” taken from her Top 5 rap EP “Like..?”
While these rappers have ushered in an “unprecedented visibility of LGBTQ hip-hop” with their queer-friendly lyrics and aesthetics, they join a storied lineage of queer pioneers – including Age of Consent, Medusa and Deep D--kollective – who have been pushi
LGBTQ+ hip-hop artists use their spotlight to express homosexual joy
The LGBTQ+ community has been breaking gender norms in the hip-hop planet since the 80s, but expressing their sexuality through the beat has always been a battle.
Some performers say they've had to deal with harassment and misconceptions about their sexual identities not only from the fans, but within the music industry.
As homosexual artists like Lil Nas X, Cardi B, and Frank Ocean have gained popularity worldwide, LGBTQ+ performers say they are entity more accepted by mainstream audiences.
The new generation of performers say they include more of an opportunity to express their sexuality through music.
"Gays really just have so much shape and people don’t really want to put that in the forefront so I feel like that's my job," artist Saucy Santana told ABC News Live.
Saucy Santana, whose genuine name is Justin Harris, said he had no fear that he and his acts, which comprise very explicit sexual lyrics and imagery, would be rejected by the hip-hop community.
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