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FAT JOE TALKS GAY MAFIA, HOMOSEXUALY HIP HOP"THE HIP HOP DTRY IS MOST LIKELY OWNED BY GAYS."{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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;}NEWSBY REGGIE UGWUNOVEMBER 9, 2011/8:28 {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:2115PX;WIDTH:3312PX;} GRAHAM DENHOLM/GETTY IMAG'90S FLOW - AFTER GROWG UP A ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOG WHAT TOOK TO TAKE RE OF HIS FAY, FAT JOE DISVERED RAP THANKS TO BIG PUN. THEN FAT JOE BEME AN EMCEE AND SIGNED TO RELATIVY RERDS AND RELEASED HIS FIRST ALBUM, REPRENT, 1993.  (PHOTO: GRAHAM DENHOLM/GETTY IMAG)BY REGGIE UGWUNOVEMBER 9, 2011 / 8:28 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FAT JOE TALKS GAY MAFIA, HOMOSEXUALY HIP HOP","SCRIPTN":"\"THE HIP HOP DTRY IS MOST LIKELY OWNED BY GAYS.\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-11-10T01:28:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-11-10T01:28:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"REGGIE UGWU","KEYWORDS":"FAT JOE, HIP HOP, HIP HOP MIC, RAP, GAY RIGHTS, HOMOPHOBIA","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE MAY BE SOME RAPPERS WHO ARE UNFORTABLE TALKG ABOUT THEIR GAY PEERS THE DTRY, BUT FAT JOE ISN'T ONE OF THEM. IN A NEW TERVIEW WH VLADTV, JOE TALKED ABOUT HIS BELIEF THAT RAPPERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOVE WHO THEY PLEASE AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTENCE OF A "GAY MAFIA" THE DTRY.ASKED ABOUT FAMED NEW YORK DJ MISTER CEE, WHO WAS UGHT EARLIER THIS YEAR WH A MALE TRANSVTE, JOE MURRED, SAYG THAT HE FEND CEE'S RIGHT TO LIVE THE WAY HE WANTS TO."MISTER CEE'S A LEGEND, MAN. MORE POWER TO HIM ... WAS I SURPRISED WHEN I HEARD THAT? TO THE LNTH PERCENT ... BUT WHATEVER HE DO, WHATEVER HIS PREFERENCE IS, 'S UP TO HIM. I A'T HERE TO TELL NOBODY WHAT'S RIGHT OR WHAT'S WRONG." JOEY CRACK SAID THAT HE'S "PRETTY SURE" THAT HE'S WORKED WH GAY RAPPERS HIMSELF, AND POTED OUT THAT THERE ARE LIKELY CLOSETED HOMOSEXUALS THROUGHOUT THE ENTERTAMENT DTRY."I'M PRETTY SURE THAT FOOTBALL N****S IS GAY, BASKETBALL N****S IS GAY ... N****S IS GAY. THAT'S JT THE WAY IS," HE SAID. "THERE'S LNS OF GAY PEOPLE THE WORLD."THE PUERTO RIN RAPPER EXPRSED DISMAY AT THE FACT THAT GAY PEOPLE STILL REMA THE CLOSET, EVEN OUR MORN TIM."IN 2011, YOU'VE GOT TO HI THAT YOU'RE GAY?" HE SAID. "LIKE BE REAL. 'I'M GAY.' WHAT THE F***? IF YOU GAY, BE GAY." EXPRSG HIS VIEW THAT GAY CULTURE IS ALREADY A PART OF HIP HOP, FAT JOE WENT SO FAR AS TO SPECULATE ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF A BEHD-THE-SCEN GAY MAFIA."IT'S THE GREATT GAY MARKET THE WORLD," JOE SAID OF HIP HOP CULTURE. "THE HIP HOP DTRY IS MOST LIKELY OWNED BY GAYS. I HAPPEN TO THK THERE'S A GAY MAFIA HIP HOP. NOT RAPPERS — THE EDORIAL PRINTS OF MAGAZ, THE PDS AT RAD STATNS, THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE YOU AWARDS AT AWARD SHOWS. THIS IS A F***' GAY MAFIA, MY MAN, AND THEY ARE POWER. SO WHY WOULDN'T A RAPPER E OUT AND SAY 'I'M GAY' AND GET THAT TYPE OF LOVE?" HE WONRED. "LADY GAGA? I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S GAY, BUT SHE'S DO THAT GAY S**T FOR REAL. 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"The hip hop dtry is most likely owned by gays." * gay mafia in hip hop *

There may be some rappers who are unfortable talkg about their gay peers the dtry, but Fat Joe isn't one of them. In a new terview wh VladTV, Joe talked about his belief that rappers should be able to love who they please and the potential existence of a "gay mafia" the about famed New York DJ Mister Cee, who was ught earlier this year wh a male transvte, Joe murred, sayg that he fend Cee's right to live the way he wants to.

" Joey Crack said that he's "pretty sure" that he's worked wh gay rappers himself, and poted out that there are likely closeted homosexuals throughout the entertament dtry.

FAT JOE ON THE 'GAY MAFIA' OF HIP-HOP AND RAP MIC (VIDEO)

WATCH: Fat Joe On Hip-Hop's 'Gay Mafia' * gay mafia in hip hop *

"I'm pretty sure that football n****s is gay, basketball n****s is gay... N****s is gay.

FAT JOE SAYS HIP HOP IS RUN BY THE "GAY MAFIA"

Joey Crack also spects that he's prevly llaborated wh gay rappers. * gay mafia in hip hop *

"There's lns of gay people the world.

"The Puerto Rin rapper exprsed dismay at the fact that gay people still rema the closet, even our morn tim.

HIP-HOP RUMORS: THE GAY MAFIA RUNS HIP-HOP, FAT JOE SAYS!

* gay mafia in hip hop *

"In 2011, you've got to hi that you're gay? 'I'm gay.

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Deadlee and Baby Boi Slim make unapologetic mic about beg gay and Lato. * gay mafia in hip hop *

If you gay, be gay. " Exprsg his view that gay culture is already a part of hip hop, Fat Joe went so far as to speculate about the existence of a behd-the-scen gay mafia. "It's the greatt gay market the world, " Joe said of hip hop culture.

"The hip hop dtry is most likely owned by gays. I happen to thk there's a gay mafia hip hop.

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Artists such as Lil' B and Lil Wayne are tacklg hip-hop's anti-gay sentiments, but might have been Kanye Wt who set the ball rollg * gay mafia in hip hop *

This is a f***' gay mafia, my man, and they are power. So why wouldn't a rapper e out and say 'I'm gay' and get that type of love? I don't know if she's gay, but she's do that gay s**t for real.

FAT JOE THKS HIP-HOP IS RUN BY GAY MAFIA

Fat Joe sat down wh Vlad TV and shared some rather tertg views on homosexualy the hip hop dtry. The rapper says a "gay mafia" ns the dtry. * gay mafia in hip hop *

Hip-hop isn't generally known for beg the genre of preference for most LGBT performers or dienc, but now, one star is speakg up on behalf of the "gay mafia" that he's certa exists wh that world. In an terview wh VladTV, rapper Fat Joe -- who is gearg up for the release of his yet-to-be-named eleventh album, said he's certa he's performed alongsi gay rappers.

"There's lns of gay people the world, " he said. Like, I'm gay. If you gay, you 's your preference.

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"After praisg Lady Gaga's relatnship wh her LGBT dience, Fat Joe went on to ment on what he scrib as hip-hop's "gay mafia, " referrg to mic executiv and award show participants, and how he feels that gays "own" hip-hop. "I happen to thk there's a gay mafia hip-hop, " he quipped. Published on: Nov 11, 2011, 1:30 AM PSTFat Joe recently sound off on homosexualy and Hip Hop, speakg wh Vlad TV about his perspective on closeted rappers and the need for gays to e out.

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Durg the terview, he said that he’s fely done songs wh gay lyricists and that they shouldn’t be aaid to show who they are.

“I thk I’ve done songs wh gay rappers. I’m pretty sure the football niggas is gay, the basketball niggas is gay – niggas is gay, ” he said.

“There’s lns of gay people the world. I’m a fan of, ‘Yo, I’m gay, what the fuck?

FAT JOE: “THE GAY MAFIA OWNS HIP-HOP”

’ 2011, you gotta hi that you’re gay? Like, ‘I’m gay, what the fuck? ’ If you gay, you gay.

”He also gave his perspective on what he scrib as Hip Hop’s “gay mafia, ” referrg to those who make mov behd the scen. He says that gay members of the media are gatekeepers and hold a posn of power.

FAT JOE CLAIMS HIP-HOP IS RUN BY GAY MAFIA

“[Hip Hop] is the greatt gay market the world. The Hip Hop muny is most likely owned by gay. I happen to thk there’s a gay mafia Hip Hop.

This is the fuckg gay mafia, man. “So why wouldn’t a guy e out and say, ‘Yo, I’m gay’ and get that type of love?

Like Lady Gaga, I don’t know if she’s gay but she’s nng wh that gay sh for real.

GAY MAFIA

I thk if you’re gay, rep your set. GAY MAFIA CONTROLS HIP-HOP!?

“[Hip-hop] is the greatt gay market the world. The hip-hop muny is most likely owned by gay.

I happen to thk there’s a gay mafia hip-hop. This is the f—g gay mafia, man.

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Hip-Hop Rumors: The Gay Mafia Runs Hip-Hop, Fat Joe Says! - AllHipHop .

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