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WORDS Ey Phillips Followg the release of Lil Nas X's MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) sensual song and mic vio on 26th March, the proudly gay rapper has been met wh a sea of support onle. But he has also received extreme backlash for s ntroversial visuals pictg him givg Satan a lap dance

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WE ARE BLACK AND BRISH: GAY RAPPER MISTA STRANGE ‘NOT AAID’ TO RAP ABOUT SEXUALY AFTER G OUT

The rapper, who stars BBC Two’s We Are Black and Brish, me out 2020 and has been hailed as the first openly gay drill rapper. * gay rappers uk *

The 22-year-old, who stars BBC Two’s We Are Black and Brish, me out 2020 and has been hailed as the first openly gay drill rapper the UK.

Durg the first episo, which airs tonight, the rapper shar his story of g out as gay January 2020.

‘For any Black gay kid, there are challeng we face wh the Black muny regards to sexualy; attus, culture, relign, ’ he stated.

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‘I fely felt that I would be more wily accepted by whe people and that’s the se for a lot of Black gay kids.

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Strange said he is tired of the narrative of ‘poor old Black gay kid the rap dtry, mt be so hard for him’.

Strange is keen to dispel the stereotype that gay men are feme, and admted he actually felt prsure to be ls mascule rather than more.

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‘I do feel there’s prsure on the gay muny to be feme, I fely felt that myself. When you’re gay you don’t get to explore a lot of the thgs, you’re often told who you are.

Beg a gay rapper isn’t limed to wrg lyrics about beg one. Rather, speakg on alone is a huge step advotg and normalizg the fact that “gay rapper” shouldn’t be an oxymoron or a stereotype.

Brish drill rapper Mista Strange has spoken about the perils of unrtimatn that e om beg a publicly gay rapper. He approach the same topic on this track: “Won’t let me through ‘e I’m back like Santan, Won’t let me through ‘e I’m gay like Schofield. Mic is a tool for her to honor and engage wh her personal relatnships, whout beg labeled as jt another gay rapper.

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But, did you know he’s also been upont on Twter about beg gay? ” This ndid and punny tweet likely took a lot of bravery to liver the 2017 mic scene when beg a gay rapper was more ntroversial.

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