A$AP Rocky: It's crazy beg gay is still an issue hip-hop | Gigwise

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• IS ASAP ROCKY GAY? RAPPER’S SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ COMMUNY SPARKS RUMORS!
• A$AP ROCKY IS SECRETLY GAY ACRDG TO RAPPER SPACEGHOST PURRP: HE GOT ME BLACKLISTED TO KEEP HIS SECRET!
• SPACEGHOSTPURPP SAYS RIHANNA’S BF A$AP ROCKY IS A GAY RAPPER, SHARE PHOTO
• RAPPER A$AP ROCKY: 'I HAVE RPECT FOR GAY MEN WHO COME OUT'
• IS A$AP ROCKY GAY? RAPPER SPACEGHOST PURP MAK SHOCKG ALLEGATN — THEN DELET IT
• A$AP ROCKY ON GAY RIGHTS: 'I TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL'RAPPER TELLS INTERVIEW MAGAZE THAT LIKE JAY-Z AND KANYE WT HE DON'T {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY GIL KFMANMARCH 26, 2013/8:44 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY GIL KFMANMARCH 26, 2013 / 8:44 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"A$AP ROCKY ON GAY RIGHTS: 'I TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-03-26T12:44:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-03-26T12:44:42.000+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":"MIC"}{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 HAS A SIMPLE LIFE MOTTO: "TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL." AND, ON A DAY WHEN THE SUPREME COURT IS TAKG UP THE FIRST OF TWO POTENTIALLY LANDMARK GAY MARRIAGE S, HIS MSAGE ULDN'T BE BETTER {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;}THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD INTERVIEW MAGAZE A NEW PROFILE NDUCTED BY FASHN SIGNER ALEXANR WANG WHICH THE "GOLDIE" RAPPER HELD FORTH ON HIS LOVE OF HIGH FASHN GEAR, HIS BREAKOUT YEAR AND RPONSIBILY TO E HIS NEWFOUND FAME FOR {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;}SPECIFILLY, SPEAKG OUT ABOUT GAY RIGHTS. "ONE BIG ISSUE HIP-HOP IS THE GAY THG," HE SAID. "IT'S 2013, AND 'S A SHAME THAT, TO THIS DAY, THAT TOPIC STILL GETS PEOPLE ALL EXCED. IT'S CRAZY. AND MAK ME UPSET THAT THIS TOPIC EVEN MATTERS WHEN TO HIP-HOP, BEE MAK SEEM LIKE EVERYBODY HIP-HOP IS SMALL-MD OR STUPID, AND THAT'S NOT THE SE."{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;}ROCKY SAID THAT HE FELT THE NEED TO SPEAK OUT NOT JT BEE 'S THE SAVVY MOVE FOR HIS IMAGE, BUT BEE HE'S STEPPED OUTSI THE ENVIRONMENT HE GREW UP AND REALIZED THERE'S A BIGGER WORLD OUT {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;}"IF I HAVE AN OPPORTUNY TO SAY SOMETHG POSIVE, THEN I'M GONNA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF , BUT THERE ARE TWO SIS TO THAT," HE SAID. "IT'D BE POLILLY RRECT FOR ME TO SAY SOMETHG GOOD FOR THE KIDS WHEN I HAVE A CHANCE -- SAY SOMETHG THAT'S POSIVE -- JT BEE 'LL HELP MY IMAGE. BUT I ME UP A WORLD THAT WAS JT CRAZY -- AND WAS HECTIC AND KD OF RADIL AT THE SAME TIME."{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;}ROCKY SCRIBED HOW HE EASILY MOVED OM HIS ROUGH UPBRGG HARLEM TO THE ARTSIER SCENE NEW YORK'S SOHO AND LOWER EAST SI, LEARNG A FEW THGS ALONG THE WAY ABOUT {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;}"SO NOW THAT I'M HERE AND I'VE GOT A MICROPHONE MY HAND AND ABOUT 6,000 PEOPLE WATCHG ME, I NEED TO TELL THEM HOW I FEEL," HE {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;}ON TUDAY (MARCH 26) MORNG, THE SUPREME COURT WILL BEG HISTORIC ARGUMENTS ON WHETHER CALIFORNIA'S GAY MARRIAGE BAN IS NSTUTNAL. IT IS ONE OF TWO GAY RIGHTS S THE URT WILL TAKE ON THIS WEEK. IN THE SEND, THE URT WILL NSIR THE NSTUTNALY OF THE 1996 DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT, WHICH F MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN A MAN AND 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;}A$AP POTED TO INS SUCH AS JAY-Z AND KANYE WT, WHO'VE HELPED BLUNT SOME OF THE ANTI-GAY STIGMA THAT HAS TRADNALLY HUNG OVER HIP-HOP. "WE'VE GOT PEOPLE LIKE ME. WE'RE ALL PRIME EXAMPL OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T THK LIKE THAT," SAID A$AP OF THE SLOWLY CHANGG ATTU RAP, WHICH CLUS 50 CENT SAYG AN TERVIEW LAST YEAR THAT HE SUPPORTED FRANK OCEAN'S NDOR ABOUT HIS BISEXUALY AND THAT HE WAS FOLLOWG PRINT OBAMA'S LEAD SUPPORTG GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL, AND SO I WANT TO BE SURE THAT MY LISTENERS AND MY FOLLOWERS DO THE SAME IF THEY'RE GONNA REPRENT ME," SAID A$AP. "AND IF I'M GONNA REPRENT THEM, THEN I ALSO WANT TO DO A GOOD 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;}"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 CHAMPNS SAME-SEX {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 74-81 {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;}"BUT NOW YOU SEE ME -- AND OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME -- WHO ARE STANDG UP AND SAYG, 'ALL RIGHT, THE JIG IS UP. IT'S NOT A JOKE," HE SAID. "THE ARE ACTUAL PEOPLE WE'RE TALKG ABOUT.' IT'S SAME AS WH RACISM. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN SOMEONE WOULD GET ON A PLANE AND REQUT TO MOVE THEIR SEAT JT BEE THE PERSON STG NEXT TO THEM WAS OF A DIFFERENT ETHNICY OR RELIGN OR {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;}"BUT I DON'T THK MY GENERATN WANTS THAT. THAT'S HOW ED TO BE. PEOPLE ARE RACIST BEE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS ARE EMBEDDG THAT KD OF SH-- THEIR HEADS," ROCKY SAID. "BUT 'S 2013. TIME GO ON. WE'VE MOVED PAST THAT. EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY THEIR LIFE, BEE YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE. SO I JT WANT TO GET ALL OUT THERE AND BE THE BT ROLE MOL THAT I N BE, IF PEOPLE WANT TO PUT ME THAT KD OF PREDIMENT."{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;}WHAT DO YOU THK OF A$AP ROCKY'S SUPPORT OF GAY RIGHTS? LET KNOW MENTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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• A$AP ROCKY TAK ISSUE WH 'THE GAY THG' APRIL ISSUE OF INTERVIEW
• A$AP ROCKY CLEARS UP 'THE GAY THG' IN THE HIP HOP WORLD!

IS ASAP ROCKY GAY? RAPPER’S SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ COMMUNY SPARKS RUMORS!

Takg to Twter, SpaceGhostPurrp wrote, 'I'm tired of holdg my tongue back 2011 I was ved to dis party new York by asap rocky I was pull up w my girl n sh and I was on da phone like yo bh where u at I don't see he was like "YO LOOK DOWN IM RIGHT HERE" Next thg u know he da pool bb a mans ass [sic]' producer went on to say, 'SO IF U WANNA KNOW WHY "ASAP ROCKY AND ASAP and EVERY RAPPER" HATE ME so much 's bee I stopped hang w him becuase he didnt tell me dat he was homosecual on da low and I felt like he lied bout his life so n orr for him 2 keep his secret, he got me black listed mic [sic]' ntued, 'So all the rappers that took his si and went agast are basilly the on that had to go agast so I womt expose their secret, bee I did lerally. ASAP Rocky, the Amerin rapper, is the spotlight as fans want to know if he is gay.

Many mors and allegatns imply that the rapper of “Thank the Lord” is gay. Rocky is renowned for gog back on his change of heart and cricizg other rappers for equently utilizg homophobic and LGBT slurs their lyrics.

A$AP Rocky Is Secretly Gay Acrdg To Rapper Spaceghost Purrp: He Got Me Blacklisted To Keep His Secret! “SO IF U WANNA KNOW WHY “ASAP ROCKY AND ASAP and EVERY RAPPER” HATE ME so much ’s bee I stopped hang w him becuase he didnt tell me dat he was homosecual on da low and I felt like he lied bout his life so n orr for him 2 keep his secret, he got me black listed mic”. Vio have h onle of Rocky allegedly admtg to beg gay and how you should be proud of who you are.

A$AP ROCKY IS SECRETLY GAY ACRDG TO RAPPER SPACEGHOST PURRP: HE GOT ME BLACKLISTED TO KEEP HIS SECRET!

Acrdg to SGP, he’s the one who cut the rapper off after allegedly fdg out that he’s gay. “SO IF U WANNA KNOW WHY ‘ASAP ROCKY AND ASAP and EVERY RAPPER’ HATE ME so much ’s bee I stopped hang w him becuase he didnt tell me dat he was homosecual on da low and I felt like he lied bout his life so n orr for him 2 keep his secret, he got me black listed mic, ” the unrground artist explaed.

SO IF U WANNA KNOW WHY "ASAP ROCKY AND ASAP and EVERY RAPPER" HATE ME so much 's bee I stopped hang w him becuase he didnt tell me dat he was homosecual on da low and I felt like he lied bout his life so n orr for him 2 keep his secret, he got me black listed mic— SPACEGHOSTPURRP (@spaceghxstpvrp) March 26, 2020This is the ma real reason why "EVERYBODY HATES SPACEGHOSTPURRP" FOR no reason and been bashg my name becuase I found out his biggt secret and he hot mad bee I cut him off for ly bout his sexualy, — SPACEGHOSTPURRP (@spaceghxstpvrp) March 26, 2020. On Thursday (March 26), Purrp hopped on Twter and shared a photo of the A$AP Mob member a hot tub that allegedly prov Rocky is a homosexual.

“SO IF U WANNA KNOW WHY ‘ASAP ROCKY AND ASAP and EVERY RAPPER’ HATE ME so much ’s bee I stopped hang w him becuase he didnt tell me dat he was homosexual on da low, ” he ntued. ”SO IF U WANNA KNOW WHY "ASAP ROCKY AND ASAP and EVERY RAPPER" HATE ME so much 's bee I stopped hang w him becuase he didnt tell me dat he was homosecual on da low and I felt like he lied bout his life so n orr for him 2 keep his secret, he got me black listed mic— SPACEGHOSTPURRP (@spaceghxstpvrp) March 26, 2020Rocky’s sexualy has been ter fodr for years.

SPACEGHOSTPURPP SAYS RIHANNA’S BF A$AP ROCKY IS A GAY RAPPER, SHARE PHOTO

In an 2013 terview wh Interview magaze, the platum-sellg rapper addrsed the “gay thg” and sisted shouldn’t matter Hip Hop.

Image source, Getty ImagASAP Rocky has apologised for "homophobic" behavur at the MTV Vio Mic Awards. The rapper appeared wh openly gay basketball player Jason Colls at the event last month to troduce Macklemore's performance of Same Love, which foc on same sex the song Colls spoke about his own looked unfortable and pulled a face durg the speech, he adms may have e across as disrpectful.

RAPPER A$AP ROCKY: 'I HAVE RPECT FOR GAY MEN WHO COME OUT'

"I'm mad that my facial exprsns was like that bee I'm not homophobic at all, and that whole thg jt me off real homophobic, " he source, Getty ImagImage ptn, ASAP Rocky (left) and Jason Colls (right) appeared on stage at MTV's VMAsWhen was his turn to speak at the VMAs, the rapper promoted the release of ASAP Ferg's album Trap Lord.

Brendan last week: "IVVERYBODY KNOWS ASAP ROCKY IS 100% GAY AND LIKES DUDES" This Week. Rap mic may not have had a reputatn for embracg the LGBT muny the past, but artists like A$AP Rocky are proof that attus are evolvg rap artist recently spoke out support of gay men the public eye who e out of the closet and said he supported anyone who embraced their weighed on out artist Frank Ocean and NBA center Jason Colls's historic announcement Sports Illtrated magaze nfirmg he is a gay man. He recently spoke wh Interview magaze about the need for hip-hop to evolve further s acceptance of diversy and named several top artists the genre who he felt were settg an admirable example of endg homophobia.

A$AP Rocky Reportedly Sug Adult Film Star For Leakg Their Sex Tape​Is A$AP Rocky gay? " "SO IF U WANNA KNOW WHY ‘ASAP ROCKY AND ASAP and EVERY RAPPER’ HATE ME so much ’s bee I stopped hang w him becuase he didnt tell me dat he was homosexual on da low, ” he said  a Twter post that has sce been leted but was ptured by screenshot. And still another poted out that "outg" allegedly closeted celebri is not a "power move" and reeked of homophobia.

IS A$AP ROCKY GAY? RAPPER SPACEGHOST PURP MAK SHOCKG ALLEGATN — THEN DELET IT

Back 2013, Azealia Banks took to Twter a tweet that was subsequently leted to allege that A$AP Rocky was, ed, gay.

A$AP ROCKY ON GAY RIGHTS: 'I TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL'RAPPER TELLS INTERVIEW MAGAZE THAT LIKE JAY-Z AND KANYE WT HE DON'T {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY GIL KFMANMARCH 26, 2013/8:44 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY GIL KFMANMARCH 26, 2013 / 8:44 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"A$AP ROCKY ON GAY RIGHTS: 'I TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-03-26T12:44:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-03-26T12:44:42.000+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":"MIC"}{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 HAS A SIMPLE LIFE MOTTO: "TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL." AND, ON A DAY WHEN THE SUPREME COURT IS TAKG UP THE FIRST OF TWO POTENTIALLY LANDMARK GAY MARRIAGE S, HIS MSAGE ULDN'T BE BETTER {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;}THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD INTERVIEW MAGAZE A NEW PROFILE NDUCTED BY FASHN SIGNER ALEXANR WANG WHICH THE "GOLDIE" RAPPER HELD FORTH ON HIS LOVE OF HIGH FASHN GEAR, HIS BREAKOUT YEAR AND RPONSIBILY TO E HIS NEWFOUND FAME FOR {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;}SPECIFILLY, SPEAKG OUT ABOUT GAY RIGHTS. "ONE BIG ISSUE HIP-HOP IS THE GAY THG," HE SAID. "IT'S 2013, AND 'S A SHAME THAT, TO THIS DAY, THAT TOPIC STILL GETS PEOPLE ALL EXCED. IT'S CRAZY. AND MAK ME UPSET THAT THIS TOPIC EVEN MATTERS WHEN TO HIP-HOP, BEE MAK SEEM LIKE EVERYBODY HIP-HOP IS SMALL-MD OR STUPID, AND THAT'S NOT THE SE."{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;}ROCKY SAID THAT HE FELT THE NEED TO SPEAK OUT NOT JT BEE 'S THE SAVVY MOVE FOR HIS IMAGE, BUT BEE HE'S STEPPED OUTSI THE ENVIRONMENT HE GREW UP AND REALIZED THERE'S A BIGGER WORLD OUT {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;}"IF I HAVE AN OPPORTUNY TO SAY SOMETHG POSIVE, THEN I'M GONNA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF , BUT THERE ARE TWO SIS TO THAT," HE SAID. "IT'D BE POLILLY RRECT FOR ME TO SAY SOMETHG GOOD FOR THE KIDS WHEN I HAVE A CHANCE -- SAY SOMETHG THAT'S POSIVE -- JT BEE 'LL HELP MY IMAGE. BUT I ME UP A WORLD THAT WAS JT CRAZY -- AND WAS HECTIC AND KD OF RADIL AT THE SAME TIME."{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;}ROCKY SCRIBED HOW HE EASILY MOVED OM HIS ROUGH UPBRGG HARLEM TO THE ARTSIER SCENE NEW YORK'S SOHO AND LOWER EAST SI, LEARNG A FEW THGS ALONG THE WAY ABOUT {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;}"SO NOW THAT I'M HERE AND I'VE GOT A MICROPHONE MY HAND AND ABOUT 6,000 PEOPLE WATCHG ME, I NEED TO TELL THEM HOW I FEEL," HE {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;}ON TUDAY (MARCH 26) MORNG, THE SUPREME COURT WILL BEG HISTORIC ARGUMENTS ON WHETHER CALIFORNIA'S GAY MARRIAGE BAN IS NSTUTNAL. IT IS ONE OF TWO GAY RIGHTS S THE URT WILL TAKE ON THIS WEEK. IN THE SEND, THE URT WILL NSIR THE NSTUTNALY OF THE 1996 DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT, WHICH F MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN A MAN AND 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;}A$AP POTED TO INS SUCH AS JAY-Z AND KANYE WT, WHO'VE HELPED BLUNT SOME OF THE ANTI-GAY STIGMA THAT HAS TRADNALLY HUNG OVER HIP-HOP. "WE'VE GOT PEOPLE LIKE ME. WE'RE ALL PRIME EXAMPL OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T THK LIKE THAT," SAID A$AP OF THE SLOWLY CHANGG ATTU RAP, WHICH CLUS 50 CENT SAYG AN TERVIEW LAST YEAR THAT HE SUPPORTED FRANK OCEAN'S NDOR ABOUT HIS BISEXUALY AND THAT HE WAS FOLLOWG PRINT OBAMA'S LEAD SUPPORTG GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL, AND SO I WANT TO BE SURE THAT MY LISTENERS AND MY FOLLOWERS DO THE SAME IF THEY'RE GONNA REPRENT ME," SAID A$AP. "AND IF I'M GONNA REPRENT THEM, THEN I ALSO WANT TO DO A GOOD 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;}"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 CHAMPNS SAME-SEX {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 74-81 {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;}"BUT NOW YOU SEE ME -- AND OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME -- WHO ARE STANDG UP AND SAYG, 'ALL RIGHT, THE JIG IS UP. IT'S NOT A JOKE," HE SAID. "THE ARE ACTUAL PEOPLE WE'RE TALKG ABOUT.' IT'S SAME AS WH RACISM. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN SOMEONE WOULD GET ON A PLANE AND REQUT TO MOVE THEIR SEAT JT BEE THE PERSON STG NEXT TO THEM WAS OF A DIFFERENT ETHNICY OR RELIGN OR {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;}"BUT I DON'T THK MY GENERATN WANTS THAT. THAT'S HOW ED TO BE. PEOPLE ARE RACIST BEE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS ARE EMBEDDG THAT KD OF SH-- THEIR HEADS," ROCKY SAID. "BUT 'S 2013. TIME GO ON. WE'VE MOVED PAST THAT. EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY THEIR LIFE, BEE YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE. SO I JT WANT TO GET ALL OUT THERE AND BE THE BT ROLE MOL THAT I N BE, IF PEOPLE WANT TO PUT ME THAT KD OF PREDIMENT."{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;}WHAT DO YOU THK OF A$AP ROCKY'S SUPPORT OF GAY RIGHTS? LET KNOW MENTS {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

Though A$AP Rocky hasn't mented about this latt allegatn, he has spoken out about "the gay thg" hip hop the past.

Related Stori From YourTango:Back 2013, A$AP Rocky gave an terview where he spoke out agast "the gay thg" hip hop. Specifilly, he said that he uldn't unrstand why so many rappers were homophobic.

”Overnight, the 20-year-old Atlanta native — born Montero Lamar Hill — beme the biggt gay pop star the world. ”“It’s hard to be out genr where beg gay, or exprsg your sexualy, is owned upon, ” add platum rapper and sger iLoveMakonnen, born Makonnen Sheran, who rose to fame as a protégé of Drake and me out as gay 2017. ”Before the viral sensatn of “Old Town Road” turned Hill to a pop star and gay in, hip-hop was already reachg a turng pot s clivy, as more young black men explorg sexualy and terrogatg masculy their work are gettg mastream attentn.

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) Kev Abstract, founr of hip-hop llective Brockhampton, me out as gay 2016. Rap culture has always been powered by unbridled machismo, and one would be hard prsed to not fd a gay slur embedd the lyrics of any of the genre’s most famo archects. In fact, an entire lexin dited to potg out disfort wh gay men has permeated rap lyrics.

Slang such as “s” and “No homo” and “Pse” that e queerns as a punchle have been thrown around sually for as the old guard has been replaced wh a younger generatn unncerned wh rigid labels and unbothered by genre, today’s rap and R&B scene isn’t as exclively heteronormative as once was. “We know folks our muny have always been religly nservative, and beg gay is still seen as taboo, ” said Ebro Darn, the global edorial head of hip-hop and R&B for Apple Mic and host of “Ebro the Morng” on New York’s Hot 97 rad statn.

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”Over the past uple of years, Ocean’s former Odd Future llaborator, Tyler, the Creator, has transned om a bratty provotr who hurled gay slurs wh reckls abandon to a thoughtful nfsnalist, one who surprisgly and rather matter-of-factly raps about his own attractn to men.

A diverse array of talents such as Brockhampton ontman Kev Abstract, Steve Lacy (also formerly affiliated wh Odd Future) and Skype Williams have all prented works this year that are eely crafted through a black queer his “Arizona Baby” album, -produced by Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift), Abstract reflects on growg up gay and Corp Christi at the turn of the lennium.

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1 song Ameri and jt eclipsed a chart rerd that Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men set 23 years ago wh “One Sweet Day, ” a song spired by the AIDS crisis and the tragic peril brought to so many black gay men this untry. Walter Thompson Innovatn Group back 2016 found that only 48% of 13-20 year-olds intified as exclively heterosexual, pared to 65% of the generatn before is an dience that shgs when Tyler, the Creator do an about-face the way he did on 2017’s stellar “Flower Boy” where he sually rapped about beg attracted to men after years of g gay slurs — a topic he still ref to addrs outsi of the mic (he cled to be terviewed for this piece). “Tth is, sce a youth kid, thought was a phase / thought ’d be like the phrase; ‘poof, ’ gone / But, ’s still go’ on, ” he that’s not to say the rt of the mic dtry is that much further mic had lacked an openly gay superstar before Adam Lambert and Sam Smh ma history wh their chart buts and Grammy victori, rpectively.

And spe their stat as legendary rock hmakers and gay ins, there was much hand-wrgg over how bpics for Queen and Elton John would handle the queerns of s evolutn hip-hop is signifint, albe more gradual and ls pronounced than the larger shift pop culture over reprentatns of black male was Fox’s hip-hop drama “Empire, ” which ma a powerful statement by makg one of s leads a gay black R&B sger (for a time, the rerds released by the character — played by Jsie Smollett — were the only mic by an out gay black man gettg mastream rad play. )“Moonlight, ” a g of age tale about a gay black boy, won bt picture at the Amy Awards 2017 and for the first time queer people of lor outnumbered their whe unterparts on TV, acrdg to GLAAD’s annual TV diversy report.

Seri such as “Queen Sugar, ” “Dear Whe People” and “This Is Us” feature storyl abound nuanced black LGBTQ characters; meanwhile, Ryan Murphy’s “Pose, ” which has exposed the world to a part of black queer culture that has spired pop divas for s, is up for two Emmys, cludg one for Billy Porter, the first openly gay black man to receive a lead actor nod.

A$AP ROCKY CLEARS UP 'THE GAY THG' IN THE HIP HOP WORLD!

Sce the genre’s dawng, nearly five s ago, homophobic attus hip-hop have been the norm. A and the Beastie Boys boasted about their disda for gay people lyrics. 50 Cent once said wasn’t OK for men to be gay, but women who like women?