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FAT JOE ON THE 'GAY MAFIA' OF HIP-HOP AND RAP MIC (VIDEO)

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Hip-hop isn't generally known for beg the genre of preference for most LGBT performers or dienc, but now, one star is speakg up on behalf of the "gay mafia" that he's certa exists wh that world. In an terview wh VladTV, rapper Fat Joe -- who is gearg up for the release of his yet-to-be-named eleventh album, said he's certa he's performed alongsi gay rappers.

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"There's lns of gay people the world, " he said. "In 2011, you've got to hi that you're gay? If you gay, you 's your preference.

"After praisg Lady Gaga's relatnship wh her LGBT dience, Fat Joe went on to ment on what he scrib as hip-hop's "gay mafia, " referrg to mic executiv and award show participants, and how he feels that gays "own" hip-hop. "I happen to thk there's a gay mafia hip-hop, " he quipped. There may be some rappers who are unfortable talkg about their gay peers the dtry, but Fat Joe isn't one of them.

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In a new terview wh VladTV, Joe talked about his belief that rappers should be able to love who they please and the potential existence of a "gay mafia" the about famed New York DJ Mister Cee, who was ught earlier this year wh a male transvte, Joe murred, sayg that he fend Cee's right to live the way he wants to. " Joey Crack said that he's "pretty sure" that he's worked wh gay rappers himself, and poted out that there are likely closeted homosexuals throughout the entertament dtry.

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Joey Crack also spects that he's prevly llaborated wh gay rappers. * gay rap mafia *

"I'm pretty sure that football n****s is gay, basketball n****s is gay... "There's lns of gay people the world.

"The Puerto Rin rapper exprsed dismay at the fact that gay people still rema the closet, even our morn tim. " Exprsg his view that gay culture is already a part of hip hop, Fat Joe went so far as to speculate about the existence of a behd-the-scen gay mafia. "It's the greatt gay market the world, " Joe said of hip hop culture.

"The hip hop dtry is most likely owned by gays. I happen to thk there's a gay mafia hip hop. This is a f***' gay mafia, my man, and they are power.

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So why wouldn't a rapper e out and say 'I'm gay' and get that type of love? I don't know if she's gay, but she's do that gay s**t for real. Published on: Nov 11, 2011, 1:30 AM PSTFat Joe recently sound off on homosexualy and Hip Hop, speakg wh Vlad TV about his perspective on closeted rappers and the need for gays to e out.

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Durg the terview, he said that he’s fely done songs wh gay lyricists and that they shouldn’t be aaid to show who they are. “I thk I’ve done songs wh gay rappers.

I’m pretty sure the football niggas is gay, the basketball niggas is gay – niggas is gay, ” he said. “There’s lns of gay people the world. I’m a fan of, ‘Yo, I’m gay, what the fuck?

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’ 2011, you gotta hi that you’re gay? Like, ‘I’m gay, what the fuck?

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’ If you gay, you gay.

”He also gave his perspective on what he scrib as Hip Hop’s “gay mafia, ” referrg to those who make mov behd the scen.

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He says that gay members of the media are gatekeepers and hold a posn of power. “[Hip Hop] is the greatt gay market the world.

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The Hip Hop muny is most likely owned by gay. I happen to thk there’s a gay mafia Hip Hop. This is the fuckg gay mafia, man.

“So why wouldn’t a guy e out and say, ‘Yo, I’m gay’ and get that type of love? Like Lady Gaga, I don’t know if she’s gay but she’s nng wh that gay sh for real. I thk if you’re gay, rep your set.

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“[Hip-hop] is the greatt gay market the world.

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The hip-hop muny is most likely owned by gay. I happen to thk there’s a gay mafia hip-hop.

This is the f—g gay mafia, man. They’re power … So why wouldn’t a guy e out and say, ‘Yo, I’m gay’ and get that type of love?

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