A History of Rappers Standg Up For Gay Rights | Complex

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• JAY-Z'S MUM: ‘I WAS NOT EE’ UNTIL I TOLD SON I WAS GAY
• JAY-Z SAYS HE WEPT WH JOY WHEN HIS MOM CAME OUT AS GAY
• JAY-Z, MACKLEMORE, A$AP ROCKY LEAD GAY-RIGHTS SHIFT IN HIP-HOPAS SUPREME COURT NSIRS TWO MARRIAGE-EQUALY S, RAPPERS SPEAK UP AFTER YEARS OF HOMOPHOBIC LYRICS AND MACHO {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY GIL KFMANMARCH 27, 2013/3:07 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY GIL KFMANMARCH 27, 2013 / 3:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JAY-Z, MACKLEMORE, A$AP ROCKY LEAD GAY-RIGHTS SHIFT IN HIP-HOP","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-03-27T19:07:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-03-27T19:07:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"GIL KFMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE SUPREME COURT TAK UP THE SEND OF TWO POTENTIALLY [ARTICLE ID="1704369"]LANDMARK GAY-MARRIAGE S[/ARTICLE] WEDNDAY (MARCH 27), ANOTHER MAJOR SHIFT ATTUS ABOUT GAY RIGHTS IS ALREADY WELL UNR WAY AND GAG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A$AP ROCKY BEME THE LATT HIP-HOP STAR TO SPEAK OUT ON GAY RIGHTS A [ARTICLE ID="1704340"]NEW VER STORY[/ARTICLE] INTERVIEW MAGAZE, JOG THE RANKS OF JAY-Z, 50 CENT, SNOOP DOGG AND MACKLEMORE. THE CHANGE ATTU A GENRE THAT HAS LONG TRAFFICKED MACHO POSTURG LACED WH UNAPOLOGETIC HOMOPHOBIA GOT A MAJOR LIFT LAST YEAR WHEN ODD FUTURE CROONER FRANK OCEAN REVEALED THE LER NOT OF HIS GRAMMY-WNG CHANNEL ORANGE ALBUM THAT HIS [ARTICLE ID="1689035"]FIRST LOVE WAS A MAN[/ARTICLE].{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERHAPS TOOK THE SELF-OUTG OF A RPECTED, üBER-TALENTED MEMBER OF THE TRIBE TO OPEN THE FLOODGAT, BUT SCE OCEAN'S REVELATN, A NUMBER OF MAJOR STARS HAVE SPOKEN OUT AGAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE HE SPOKE TO INTERVIEW, ROCKY TOLD HIP HOP DX THAT AFTER BEG PEGGED AS "WEIRD" AND "GAY" FOR LIKG HIGH-END FASHN, HE HAD A MAJOR CHANGE OF HEART. "I ED TO BE HOMOPHOBIC, BUT AS I GOT OLR, I REALIZED THAT WASN'T THE WAY TO DO THGS," HE SAID. "I DON'T DISCRIMATE AGAST ANYBODY FOR THEIR SEXUAL PREFERENCE, FOR THEIR SK LOR ... THAT'S IMMATURE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SNOOP DOGG, ALSO SPIRED BY OCEAN, SCRIBED TO THE MONTREAL GAZETTE LAST SUMMER HOW HIS ATTU HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS. "PEOPLE ARE LEARNG HOW TO LIVE AND GET ALONG MORE AND ACCEPT PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE AND NOT BASH THEM OR HURT THEM BEE THEY'RE DIFFERENT," HE SAID. "WHEN I WAS GROWG UP, YOU ULD NEVER DO THAT AND ANNOUNCE THAT. ... THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH SCTY AND HATE AND NEGATIVY, AND NO ONE WOULD STEP [FORWARD] TO SUPPORT YOU BEE THAT'S WHAT WE WERE BRAWASHED AND TRAED TO KNOW."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW ELSE HAS THE MD-SET SHIFTED THE HIP-HOP MUNY? WH THE MEGASTARS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAY-Z AND BEYONCé STEP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MAJOR TURNG POT FOR RAP IN JAY-Z WAS PRINT OBAMA'S REVERSAL LAST YEAR ON GAY MARRIAGE. "WHAT PEOPLE DO THEIR OWN HOM IS THEIR BS, AND YOU N CHOOSE TO LOVE WHOEVER YOU LOVE," JAY SAID, LLG THE PRINT'S STANCE "THE RIGHT THG TO DO" LAST MAY. "THAT'S THEIR BS. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN DISCRIMATG AGAST BLACKS. IT'S DISCRIMATN, PLA AND SIMPLE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MRS. CARTER HAS ALSO WEIGHED , POSTG A HANDWRTEN MSAGE TO INSTAGRAM ON TUDAY THAT READS, "IF YOU LIKE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A RG ON . #WEWILLUNEFORMARRIAGEEQUALY!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EMEM AND 50 CENT DO A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER LACG HIS EARLY MIC WH SOMETIM VILENT ANTI-GAY SLURS SONGS SUCH AS "CRIMAL" ("MY WORDS ARE LIKE A DAGGER WH A JAGGED EDGE/ THAT'LL STAB YOU THE HEAD/ WHETHER YOU'RE A FAG OR LEZ"), EMEM HELPED OPEN THE DOOR FOR ACCEPTANCE WH HIS [ARTICLE ID="1439280"]STUNNG LLABORATN[/ARTICLE] ON "STAN" WH OPENLY GAY POP SUPERSTAR SIR ELTON JOHN AT THE GRAMMYS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PAIR HAVE SCE BEE IENDS, AND JOHN HAS HELPED SLIM SHADY OVERE HIS NEARLY FATAL DG ADDICTN, STANDG AS A LANDMARK MOMENT BETWEEN THE BT-SELLG RAPPER OF ALL TIME AND A MIC-DTRY LEGEND AND GAY-RIGHTS IN. [ARTICLE ID="1641778"]EMEM EVEN ME OUT SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE[/ARTICLE] BACK 2010, TELLG NEW YORK MAGAZE, "IF TWO PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER, THEN WHAT THE HELL? I THK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE EQUALLY MISERABLE, IF THEY WANT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[ARTICLE ID="1704369"]MARRIAGE EQUALY BACKED BY PRINT OBAMA, BEN AFFLECK AND MORE ON TWTER.[/ARTICLE]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EM'S LABELMATE, 50 CENT, WHO ONCE SAID "BEG GAY ISN'T OL, 'S NOT WHAT THE MIC IS BASED ON," ALSO HAD A CHANGE OF HEART THANKS TO OBAMA. HE TOLD [ARTICLE ID="1689598"]MTV U.K.[/ARTICLE] LAST YEAR THAT, "ANYONE THAT HAS AN ISSUE WH FRANK OCEAN IS AN IDT ... I THK FRANK OCEAN IS A TALENTED ARTIST, ADDG, "OBAMA IS FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. IF THE PRINT IS SAYG THAT, THEN WHO AM I TO GO THE OTHER WAY?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS PUT IT ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THRIFT STORE" RAPPER MACKLEMORE IS YET ANOTHER HIP-HOP STAR WHO HAS SUPPORTED GAY RIGHTS, CLUDG HIS SONG [ARTICLE ID="1698189"]"SAME LOVE,"[/ARTICLE] WHOSE VIO AND LYRICS CHAMPN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. IN A SIGN OF THE CHANGG TIM, THE SONG'S STRONG MSAGE HAS DONE NOTHG TO SLOW MACKLEMORE'S MOMENTUM AND HAS ELICED LTLE-TO-NO BACKLASH THE RAP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUPPORT FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE HAS REACHED ALL-TIME HIGHS OVER THE PAST YEAR, WH A MAJORY (53 PERCENT) OF AMERINS SAYG THEY ARE FAVOR. AMONG PEOPLE 18-29, SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE IS EVEN HIGHER, POLLG BETWEEN 74 AND 81 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OTHER RAPPERS HAVE TAKEN DIFFERENT ROUT, OM MURS WEARG A "LEGALIZE GAY" T-SHIRT THROUGHOUT HIS "ANIMAL STYLE" VIO TO LIL B NAMG HIS 2011 ALBUM [ARTICLE ID="1662490"]I'M GAY (I'M HAPPY).[/ARTICLE]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COMPTON'S KENDRICK LAMAR ALSO HAD SOMETHG TO SAY ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE LAST MAY DURG AN TERVIEW WH DJ DRAMA, EVEN IF WASN'T THE KD OF FULL-THROATED SUPPORT SOME OTHERS HAVE OFFERED. SAYG HE DON'T "GIVE A F---" WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO DO," LAMAR EXPLAED, "YOU GOT YOUR OWN BELIEFS AND YOUR OWN MORALS. I N'T HELP THE WAY YOU WAS BORN IF YOU WAS GAY. AND I N'T CHANGE THAT, SO DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO TO BE HAPPY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILL THIS SUMMER'S CISNS ON THE TWO SUPREME COURT S HELP PH THE ENVELOPE EVEN FURTHER THE HIP-HOP WORLD? WE'LL HAVE TO WA AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• JAY-Z SPEAKS TO DAVID LETTERMAN ABOUT HIS MOTHER COMG OUT AS GAY: ‘I CRIED BEE I WAS SO HAPPY’
• JAY-Z SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE
• A HISTORY OF RAPPERS STANDG UP FOR GAY RIGHTS

JAY-Z'S MUM: ‘I WAS NOT EE’ UNTIL I TOLD SON I WAS GAY

Followg Tmp's plan to rcd protectns for transgenr stunts, Bey shared a lk to the 100 Days of Kdns Campaign led by GLSEN (Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network). Usg the gayt of slang, Beyoncé absolutely slayed wh her 2016 smash h "Formatn. Beyoncé nounced North Carola's discrimatory bathroom bill wh the "Y'all Means All" iative and enuraged ncert atten to support Equaly NC, a lol anizatn "dited to securg equal rights and jtice for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) North Carolians.

A quote om celebrated gay wrer Jam Baldw opens Jay-Z's vio about a the strength of fay. Gay rights! Where are all the gay bashg woman hatg hoteps now?

” Milan — who intifi as a transgenr man — raised a valid (and valuable) pot, openg the floodgat for some homophobic rebuttals, and most importantly more than 1, 000 retweets and 2, 000 lik. Over the urse of time (and thanks to Inter culture) the fn beme muddled and started beg ed as a rogatory term for black men wh misogynistic, transphobic, and homophobic beliefs.

JAY-Z SAYS HE WEPT WH JOY WHEN HIS MOM CAME OUT AS GAY

On why he sent out the tweet, Milan explas to Billboard that the moment was spired by his gut appearance on an episo of the YouTube seri The Grapeve, tled “Hoteps & ‘The Gay Agenda’. About the filmg experience, Milan says “There were queer people on there and hoteps, and of urse the hoteps were blamg gay men for the downfall of the black muny. In fact, this belief is wispread amongst most homophobic persons, no matter the race.

The fear is found on an unfound belief that the youth will be brawashed by their parents, as they uld possibly be molted or “turned gay. ” He hs on another notn that “gay people are pable of havg kids. Milan unters the parental gay bashg wh the words: “hoteps don’t want to talk about cisgenr black men who are moltg children, who are vlent, who don’t want to ntribute anythg.

JAY-Z, MACKLEMORE, A$AP ROCKY LEAD GAY-RIGHTS SHIFT IN HIP-HOPAS SUPREME COURT NSIRS TWO MARRIAGE-EQUALY S, RAPPERS SPEAK UP AFTER YEARS OF HOMOPHOBIC LYRICS AND MACHO {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY GIL KFMANMARCH 27, 2013/3:07 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY GIL KFMANMARCH 27, 2013 / 3:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JAY-Z, MACKLEMORE, A$AP ROCKY LEAD GAY-RIGHTS SHIFT IN HIP-HOP","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-03-27T19:07:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-03-27T19:07:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"GIL KFMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE SUPREME COURT TAK UP THE SEND OF TWO POTENTIALLY [ARTICLE ID="1704369"]LANDMARK GAY-MARRIAGE S[/ARTICLE] WEDNDAY (MARCH 27), ANOTHER MAJOR SHIFT ATTUS ABOUT GAY RIGHTS IS ALREADY WELL UNR WAY AND GAG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A$AP ROCKY BEME THE LATT HIP-HOP STAR TO SPEAK OUT ON GAY RIGHTS A [ARTICLE ID="1704340"]NEW VER STORY[/ARTICLE] INTERVIEW MAGAZE, JOG THE RANKS OF JAY-Z, 50 CENT, SNOOP DOGG AND MACKLEMORE. THE CHANGE ATTU A GENRE THAT HAS LONG TRAFFICKED MACHO POSTURG LACED WH UNAPOLOGETIC HOMOPHOBIA GOT A MAJOR LIFT LAST YEAR WHEN ODD FUTURE CROONER FRANK OCEAN REVEALED THE LER NOT OF HIS GRAMMY-WNG CHANNEL ORANGE ALBUM THAT HIS [ARTICLE ID="1689035"]FIRST LOVE WAS A MAN[/ARTICLE].{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERHAPS TOOK THE SELF-OUTG OF A RPECTED, üBER-TALENTED MEMBER OF THE TRIBE TO OPEN THE FLOODGAT, BUT SCE OCEAN'S REVELATN, A NUMBER OF MAJOR STARS HAVE SPOKEN OUT AGAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE HE SPOKE TO INTERVIEW, ROCKY TOLD HIP HOP DX THAT AFTER BEG PEGGED AS "WEIRD" AND "GAY" FOR LIKG HIGH-END FASHN, HE HAD A MAJOR CHANGE OF HEART. "I ED TO BE HOMOPHOBIC, BUT AS I GOT OLR, I REALIZED THAT WASN'T THE WAY TO DO THGS," HE SAID. "I DON'T DISCRIMATE AGAST ANYBODY FOR THEIR SEXUAL PREFERENCE, FOR THEIR SK LOR ... THAT'S IMMATURE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SNOOP DOGG, ALSO SPIRED BY OCEAN, SCRIBED TO THE MONTREAL GAZETTE LAST SUMMER HOW HIS ATTU HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS. "PEOPLE ARE LEARNG HOW TO LIVE AND GET ALONG MORE AND ACCEPT PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE AND NOT BASH THEM OR HURT THEM BEE THEY'RE DIFFERENT," HE SAID. "WHEN I WAS GROWG UP, YOU ULD NEVER DO THAT AND ANNOUNCE THAT. ... THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH SCTY AND HATE AND NEGATIVY, AND NO ONE WOULD STEP [FORWARD] TO SUPPORT YOU BEE THAT'S WHAT WE WERE BRAWASHED AND TRAED TO KNOW."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW ELSE HAS THE MD-SET SHIFTED THE HIP-HOP MUNY? WH THE MEGASTARS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAY-Z AND BEYONCé STEP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MAJOR TURNG POT FOR RAP IN JAY-Z WAS PRINT OBAMA'S REVERSAL LAST YEAR ON GAY MARRIAGE. "WHAT PEOPLE DO THEIR OWN HOM IS THEIR BS, AND YOU N CHOOSE TO LOVE WHOEVER YOU LOVE," JAY SAID, LLG THE PRINT'S STANCE "THE RIGHT THG TO DO" LAST MAY. "THAT'S THEIR BS. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN DISCRIMATG AGAST BLACKS. IT'S DISCRIMATN, PLA AND SIMPLE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MRS. CARTER HAS ALSO WEIGHED , POSTG A HANDWRTEN MSAGE TO INSTAGRAM ON TUDAY THAT READS, "IF YOU LIKE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A RG ON . #WEWILLUNEFORMARRIAGEEQUALY!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EMEM AND 50 CENT DO A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER LACG HIS EARLY MIC WH SOMETIM VILENT ANTI-GAY SLURS SONGS SUCH AS "CRIMAL" ("MY WORDS ARE LIKE A DAGGER WH A JAGGED EDGE/ THAT'LL STAB YOU THE HEAD/ WHETHER YOU'RE A FAG OR LEZ"), EMEM HELPED OPEN THE DOOR FOR ACCEPTANCE WH HIS [ARTICLE ID="1439280"]STUNNG LLABORATN[/ARTICLE] ON "STAN" WH OPENLY GAY POP SUPERSTAR SIR ELTON JOHN AT THE GRAMMYS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PAIR HAVE SCE BEE IENDS, AND JOHN HAS HELPED SLIM SHADY OVERE HIS NEARLY FATAL DG ADDICTN, STANDG AS A LANDMARK MOMENT BETWEEN THE BT-SELLG RAPPER OF ALL TIME AND A MIC-DTRY LEGEND AND GAY-RIGHTS IN. [ARTICLE ID="1641778"]EMEM EVEN ME OUT SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE[/ARTICLE] BACK 2010, TELLG NEW YORK MAGAZE, "IF TWO PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER, THEN WHAT THE HELL? I THK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE EQUALLY MISERABLE, IF THEY WANT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[ARTICLE ID="1704369"]MARRIAGE EQUALY BACKED BY PRINT OBAMA, BEN AFFLECK AND MORE ON TWTER.[/ARTICLE]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EM'S LABELMATE, 50 CENT, WHO ONCE SAID "BEG GAY ISN'T OL, 'S NOT WHAT THE MIC IS BASED ON," ALSO HAD A CHANGE OF HEART THANKS TO OBAMA. HE TOLD [ARTICLE ID="1689598"]MTV U.K.[/ARTICLE] LAST YEAR THAT, "ANYONE THAT HAS AN ISSUE WH FRANK OCEAN IS AN IDT ... I THK FRANK OCEAN IS A TALENTED ARTIST, ADDG, "OBAMA IS FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. IF THE PRINT IS SAYG THAT, THEN WHO AM I TO GO THE OTHER WAY?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS PUT IT ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THRIFT STORE" RAPPER MACKLEMORE IS YET ANOTHER HIP-HOP STAR WHO HAS SUPPORTED GAY RIGHTS, CLUDG HIS SONG [ARTICLE ID="1698189"]"SAME LOVE,"[/ARTICLE] WHOSE VIO AND LYRICS CHAMPN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. IN A SIGN OF THE CHANGG TIM, THE SONG'S STRONG MSAGE HAS DONE NOTHG TO SLOW MACKLEMORE'S MOMENTUM AND HAS ELICED LTLE-TO-NO BACKLASH THE RAP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUPPORT FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE HAS REACHED ALL-TIME HIGHS OVER THE PAST YEAR, WH A MAJORY (53 PERCENT) OF AMERINS SAYG THEY ARE FAVOR. AMONG PEOPLE 18-29, SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE IS EVEN HIGHER, POLLG BETWEEN 74 AND 81 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OTHER RAPPERS HAVE TAKEN DIFFERENT ROUT, OM MURS WEARG A "LEGALIZE GAY" T-SHIRT THROUGHOUT HIS "ANIMAL STYLE" VIO TO LIL B NAMG HIS 2011 ALBUM [ARTICLE ID="1662490"]I'M GAY (I'M HAPPY).[/ARTICLE]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COMPTON'S KENDRICK LAMAR ALSO HAD SOMETHG TO SAY ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE LAST MAY DURG AN TERVIEW WH DJ DRAMA, EVEN IF WASN'T THE KD OF FULL-THROATED SUPPORT SOME OTHERS HAVE OFFERED. SAYG HE DON'T "GIVE A F---" WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO DO," LAMAR EXPLAED, "YOU GOT YOUR OWN BELIEFS AND YOUR OWN MORALS. I N'T HELP THE WAY YOU WAS BORN IF YOU WAS GAY. AND I N'T CHANGE THAT, SO DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO TO BE HAPPY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILL THIS SUMMER'S CISNS ON THE TWO SUPREME COURT S HELP PH THE ENVELOPE EVEN FURTHER THE HIP-HOP WORLD? WE'LL HAVE TO WA AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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JAY-Z SPEAKS TO DAVID LETTERMAN ABOUT HIS MOTHER COMG OUT AS GAY: ‘I CRIED BEE I WAS SO HAPPY’

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“What you gay? “And sce you fatuated wh say’ tha gay sh” – From “Super Ugly”. “Had n*ggas mad for real like ‘I wish he was gay’”- From “Hey Papi”.

JAY-Z SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE

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A HISTORY OF RAPPERS STANDG UP FOR GAY RIGHTS

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