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.
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 *
“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 .