The legacy of Black gay hip-hop artists subverts old notns of hip-hop as much as affirms what hip-hop is: an outlet for disenanchised Black youth to exprs our reali through art.
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HERE ARE HIP-HOP ARTISTS WHO EMBRACE BEG GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
* gay black hip hop artists *
In the early 2000s, Cshun emerged as one of the first openly gay artists to sign a major rerd al. But even then, other rappers weren’t receptive to the cln of LGBTQ+ artists, g Kanye Wt to speak out agast homophobia rap a 2005 terview wh MTV.
Around 2020 and followg that first wave of unapologetic acts, Lil Nas X ma history as the first gay rapper to go diamond wh his smash sgle “Old Town Road.
” This reflected two thgs: first, rappers no longer need to hi their sexualy, and send, gay artists uld pete the same space as the heterosexual big dogs. “There’s a lot of rappers out there, a lot of gay girls exprsg themselv; I’m not the first to say , I’m not the first to rap about . Earlier his reer and around the 2011 release of Gobl, the Odd Future chief was lled out by fans for g homophobic referenc his mic.
RAPPERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
Check out the many hip-hop artists who are out and proud as gay, lbian or bisexual. * gay black hip hop artists *
In a 2022 terview wh Office Magaze, Scy discsed how at first, he didn’t want to be labeled as a “gay rapper. “Now I don’t md someone llg me a gay rapper or a LGBT rapper bee that is my muny. A ltle later, Scy ntued, “I’ve proven even wh me beg gay, that my mic touch everybody.