LGBTQ reprentatn the hip-hop scene has flourished the last few years. Read on to learn more about some of the biggt gay and lbian rappers the mic dtry.
Contents:
- RAPPERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
- 50 CENT COMPAR JAY-Z TO ‘GAY PATER’ BASQUA AFTER JIGGA CALLS EMEM ‘THAT WHE GUY’
RAPPERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
While other genr, gay sgers like Elton John and Sam Smh have been phed by labels, rappers that are gay are vastly outnumbered by their straight unterparts. Keep readg for some of the top gay rappers the dtry. Related: How a mic vio about a gay teen may have saved hundreds of liv.
Homophobia Hip-Hop. In a 2005 terview wh SPIN, 50 Cent stated that homosexualy is taboo hip-hop: “In hip-hop, there’s (sic) certa standards of thgs you n’t do.
50 CENT COMPAR JAY-Z TO ‘GAY PATER’ BASQUA AFTER JIGGA CALLS EMEM ‘THAT WHE GUY’
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