Yterday, I fally received my advance py of Hidg Hip Hop, former closeted entertament dtry gadfly (pictured) Terrance Dean's much-hyped tobgraphy about all of the gays that are, well, hidg hip hop. I've read about half of so far. Dean has already proven himself eager to trot out bld ems about male celebri he says he's hooked up wh, and the book don't disappot that regard. Today, an overview of what the book is and isn't, and then some of what you've been wag for: three TV actors, a famo rapper, and a "megastar," anonymoly outed.
Contents:
- AKAMIKS CLAIMS THERE ARE UNRVER GAY RAPPERS SLEEPG WH EXECUTIV
- THE GAY HIP HOP BOOK, REVEALED: ACTORS, RAPPERS, AND A 'MEGASTAR'
- THE GAME LLS OUT CLOSETED GAY RAPPERS
- 29 CELEBRI WHO SOME BELIEVE ARE GAY
- DWIGHT EUBANKS SAYS USHER, TI, LUDACRIS ARE GAY; SPILLS THE TEA ON REAL HOEWIV OF ATLANTA CAST
- UNRVER AS AN "EX-GAY": INSI THE SORDID WORLD OF NVERSN THERAPY
AKAMIKS CLAIMS THERE ARE UNRVER GAY RAPPERS SLEEPG WH EXECUTIV
* undercover gay rappers *
Yterday, I fally received my advance py of Hidg Hip Hop, former closeted entertament dtry gadfly (pictured) Terrance Dean's much-hyped tobgraphy about all of the gays that are, well, hidg hip hop. It's basilly an extend tease om a man who was eply ensnced the "down low" now, today's highlights—there are lots of gay scen wh anonymo people this book, but the are the on that seem to volve the most famo subjects:Dean is at Keenen Ivory Wayans' birthday party.
The two are obvly a gay uple, which surpris Dean, although he says there has been much speculatn about "Junr. However, there were already many mors swirlg about his sexualy, and even though he married, was hard for him to shake those pky gay mors. "Up until that moment I had never heard anythg remotely close about the rapper beg gay.
THE GAY HIP HOP BOOK, REVEALED: ACTORS, RAPPERS, AND A 'MEGASTAR'
Tim ntue to change Hollywood and around the untry. Over the past uple years, more and more celebri have e out of the closet as gay. * undercover gay rappers *
Compton-bred rapper The Game recently chatted wh DJ Vlad had some tertg thgs to say about gay rappers the dtry. For years, mors have swirled around the hip-hop world that many of s top artists were the closet, but to date, no mastream rapper has e forward to say he or she is homosexual. Dpe many popular emce htg that there were gay rappers out there (and Miss Wendy nstantly tryg to out folks the biz), no one has been outed th far.
THE GAME LLS OUT CLOSETED GAY RAPPERS
However, The Game says homosexual rappers need to take their rightful place hip-hop…outsi of the closet. Durg the terview, DJ Vlad asked The Game if he ever thought a gay rapper uld ever reach Emem stat. The Game looked shocked, and proceed to give his stance on homosexualy (he’s ol wh as long as they aren’t the closet).
I thk there are several rappers that are the closet and gay, and see those are the type of gay people—the only type of gay people that I have a problem wh. I don’t have a problem wh gay people. Gays, ’ bee they’re everywhere.
29 CELEBRI WHO SOME BELIEVE ARE GAY
Be gay, you n do that. Game don’t have a problem wh gay people.
Game has a problem wh people that are pretendg not to be gay and are gay bee the number one issue wh that is that you uld be foolg somebody and you uld give them AIDS and they n die and so that the closet s— is real sry. Then that sh spreads bee that girl that you might be foolg might leave you and go fd another du who a’t gay and give him the disease.
If you gay, jt say you gay. Be gay and be proud. In spe of our society beg progrsively acceptg of gays and lbians, hip-hop remas a very genred and hyper-mascule space that views heterosexual prows as a badge.
DWIGHT EUBANKS SAYS USHER, TI, LUDACRIS ARE GAY; SPILLS THE TEA ON REAL HOEWIV OF ATLANTA CAST
Until rappers feel their fans (and their peers) will love them regardls of who they sleep wh, we’ll ntue to hear mors about who is and who isn’t gay. There are several out and proud gay rappers who are absolutely killg wh diverse, sometim hilar, sometim poignant lyrics that you should fely be vibg along to.
As a queer, HIV-posive performer he sps hot fire about his diagnosis, life as a gay rapper, and anythg that to md. From gettg the club go’ up on a Tuday to partyg solo, iLoveMakonnen is a gay sger/rapper worth turng up super loud.
UNRVER AS AN "EX-GAY": INSI THE SORDID WORLD OF NVERSN THERAPY
Tim ntue to change Hollywood and around the the past uple years, more and more celebri have e out of the closet as plenty of other celebri have been acced of beg gay. That Oprah is a lbian and has been datg bt iend Gayle Kg for years.
The talk show host says this simply isn’t te and she’d never hi her sexualy if she were gay.
Said Damon once: “I never nied those mors bee I was offend and didn’t want to offend my iends who were gay. As if beg gay were some kd of f–kg disease. This all stemmed om a sce-leted CNN iReport (a lame subsectn of the media outlet prisg “cizen journalists” om around the world) that read: “The famo pop-star Bno Mars adms his homosexualy.