Gay rap, the unthkable be realy | Hip-hop | The Guardian

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• 30 BT GAY RAPPERS (LGBTQ+ HIP-HOP ARTISTS)
• RAPPERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
• GAY RAPPER SAYTH GO BACK TO THE '90S WH RETRO "RARE CANDY" MIC VIOBY CAREY O'DONNELLMAY 4, 2015/1:16 PMBY CAREY O'DONNELLMAY 4, 2015 / 1:16 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY RAPPER SAYTH GO BACK TO THE '90S WH RETRO \"RARE CANDY\" MIC VIO","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-05-04T17:16:53.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-05-04T17:16:53.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CAREY O'DONNELL"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUT RAPPER SAYTH (REAL NAME ERIC WELLS) TAK BACK TO THE '80S WH HIS NEW MIC VIO FOR "RARE CANDY," FEATURG LOW-R VISUALS AND GAME BOY MIC THAT TAKE RIGHT BACK TO THE LATE '80S/EARLY '{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: ROSIE PEREZ DEFENDS HIP-HOP’S QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"RARE CANDY" FDS SAYTH REFLECTG ON HIS OWN MORTALY THROUGH THE CSHGLY MUNDANE ASPECTS OF EVERY DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAYTH, WHO HAILS OM E CLAIRE, WISNS, HAS NO PROBLEM MAKG FUN OF HIMSELF, WH ANECDOT LIKE "ONE TIME I SWALLOWED LEAN/MIXED SOME PURPLE GREEN/ALL I GOT WAS A LTLE CHY, THEN I FELL ASLEEP."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ADORABLE GAY NERD FACTOR HS AN ALL TIME HIGH A POKEMON-SPIRED SECTN: "YOU N BE MY MISTY, I WILL BE YOUR ASH/OR YOU N BE MY ASH, AND I N BE YOUR BROCK/THE HOMOEROTIC UNRTON GOT HARD TO WRE OFF."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAYTH GIV A RIGHTEO MIDDLE FGER TO ANYONE WHO HAS A PROBLEM WH GAYS HIP-HOP, SGG "EVERY GAY RAPPER DON'T HAVE TO GET BOOED AT," THEN FOLLOWS WH SOME LENNIAL ANXIETY: "I'M LS WORRIED 'BOUT KILLG RAPS TO ATH/MORE WORRIED 'BOUT GOG TO BT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TE THAT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH THE VIO FOR "RARE CANDY" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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
• DMV LBGT RAPPER BOSSY CANDY BARZ AKA THE QUEEN OF GAY RAP IS HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER HE HAS BARS
• 21 BT GAY RAPPERS WHO EMBODY THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNY
• GAY RAP, THE UNTHKABLE BE REALY

30 BT GAY RAPPERS (LGBTQ+ HIP-HOP ARTISTS)

There are several out and proud gay rappers who are absolutely killg wh diverse, sometim hilar, sometim poignant lyrics that you should fely be vibg along to.

RAPPERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY

As a queer, HIV-posive performer he sps hot fire about his diagnosis, life as a gay rapper, and anythg that to md.

From gettg the club go’ up on a Tuday to partyg solo, iLoveMakonnen is a gay sger/rapper worth turng up super loud.

All typ of people—gay, straight, rich, poor, black, whe e to my shows. In 2012, his track “Wut” tapulted him to mastream attentn, leadg many to place him the “gay rapper” tegory.

GAY RAPPER SAYTH GO BACK TO THE '90S WH RETRO "RARE CANDY" MIC VIOBY CAREY O'DONNELLMAY 4, 2015/1:16 PMBY CAREY O'DONNELLMAY 4, 2015 / 1:16 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY RAPPER SAYTH GO BACK TO THE '90S WH RETRO \"RARE CANDY\" MIC VIO","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-05-04T17:16:53.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-05-04T17:16:53.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CAREY O'DONNELL"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUT RAPPER SAYTH (REAL NAME ERIC WELLS) TAK BACK TO THE '80S WH HIS NEW MIC VIO FOR "RARE CANDY," FEATURG LOW-R VISUALS AND GAME BOY MIC THAT TAKE RIGHT BACK TO THE LATE '80S/EARLY '{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: ROSIE PEREZ DEFENDS HIP-HOP’S QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"RARE CANDY" FDS SAYTH REFLECTG ON HIS OWN MORTALY THROUGH THE CSHGLY MUNDANE ASPECTS OF EVERY DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAYTH, WHO HAILS OM E CLAIRE, WISNS, HAS NO PROBLEM MAKG FUN OF HIMSELF, WH ANECDOT LIKE "ONE TIME I SWALLOWED LEAN/MIXED SOME PURPLE GREEN/ALL I GOT WAS A LTLE CHY, THEN I FELL ASLEEP."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ADORABLE GAY NERD FACTOR HS AN ALL TIME HIGH A POKEMON-SPIRED SECTN: "YOU N BE MY MISTY, I WILL BE YOUR ASH/OR YOU N BE MY ASH, AND I N BE YOUR BROCK/THE HOMOEROTIC UNRTON GOT HARD TO WRE OFF."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAYTH GIV A RIGHTEO MIDDLE FGER TO ANYONE WHO HAS A PROBLEM WH GAYS HIP-HOP, SGG "EVERY GAY RAPPER DON'T HAVE TO GET BOOED AT," THEN FOLLOWS WH SOME LENNIAL ANXIETY: "I'M LS WORRIED 'BOUT KILLG RAPS TO ATH/MORE WORRIED 'BOUT GOG TO BT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TE THAT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH THE VIO FOR "RARE CANDY" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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

Her mil output tackl everythg om relig fanaticism to eatg disorrs, homophobia, and even sexual she intifi as pansexual, she has also ma clear that her orientatn don’t fe who she is as a mician.

There has been a well-known stigma towards homosexualy hip-hop which has led to some artists’ reers beg tarnished by mors that they had associatns wh people of the same sex.

DMV LBGT RAPPER BOSSY CANDY BARZ AKA THE QUEEN OF GAY RAP IS HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER HE HAS BARS

To celebrate the ntributns the artists have ma to the hip-hop scene, here are the top 30 gay rappers.

ChikaBt Gay Rappers – Fal Thoughts.

While his h song “Old Town Road” was at the top of the Billboard Top 100 Chart for a rerd-breakg 19 weeks, Lil Nas X ma the brave cisn to e out as a gay rapper.

21 BT GAY RAPPERS WHO EMBODY THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNY

Mista Strange, a drill rapper om Bra, has shared his experience of beg a publicly gay rapper and how often leads to unrtimatn.

In one of his tracks, he touch upon this subject wh the lyrics, “Won’t let me through ‘e I’m back like Santan, Won’t let me through ‘e I’m gay like Schofield. As a gay Lat female rerdg artist, Snow Tha Product acknowledg that her journey hasn’t been smooth, but she emphasiz that honty is ccial. However, did you know that he also openly clared his homosexualy on Twter?

GAY RAP, THE UNTHKABLE BE REALY

This tweet, which was both ndid and wty, required a lot of urage to liver, particularly 2017 when beg a gay rapper was still a ntroversial topic the mic dtry.