Bonz on Gu: If He Was Gay, So What?!

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• SOLAR WAS GU'S ABIVE GAY LOVER?
• DJ PREMIER SPEAKS ON GU'S DEATH, GAY RUMORS AND GANG STARR'S {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 CARL CHERY, STAFFAPRIL 28, 2010/12:33 PMBY CARL CHERY, STAFFAPRIL 28, 2010 / 12:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DJ PREMIER SPEAKS ON GU'S DEATH, GAY RUMORS AND GANG STARR'S LEGACY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-04-28T16:33:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-04-28T16:33:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"CARL CHERY, STAFF","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;}ROUGHLY A WEEK AFTER GU'S PASSG, DJ PREMIER, ONE HALF OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR, IS FALLY OPENG UP ABOUT THE MC'S {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;}SPEAKG WH , PREME REVEALED THAT HE HADN'T SPOKEN TO GU SIX YEARS, SHARED HIS FAVORE MEMORI WH GU OUTSI OF THE MIC, ADDRSED GU AND SOLAR GAY MORS AND TOUCHED ON GANG STARR'S LEGACY. SEE EXCERPTS OM THE STORY {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;}WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SPOKE TO GU?{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;}IT WAS MARCH 30, 2004. APRIL 1 WAS THE LAST EMAIL I RECEIVED OM HIM AND I JT FOUND MY PUTER. WE WERE PRETTY MUCH GOG AT ABOUT HIM STRAIGHTENG HIS LIFE UP WH THE DRKG AND EVERYTHG… JT GETTG HIMSELF TOGETHER. BEE TALENT WISE, DRKG OR SOBER, HE WAS ALWAYS ON POT THE LAB. HE ULD LAY DOWN HIS VOLS WH NO PROBLEM AND HE ALWAYS WROTE HIS RHYM DOPE. WHEN HE WROTE HIS RHYM ON PAGE THEY WERE SO MSY [LGHS]. I ED TO ASK HIM, “HOW N YOU EVEN RECE THE VERS AND FLOW?” HE WOULD BE THE BOOTH TURNG THE PAPER UPSI DOWN WHILE HE’S STILL RHYMG AND WHOUT HAVG TO PUNCH {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;}WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORE MEMORI OF GU BEYOND THE MIC?{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;}BIS THE MIC AND THE TOURS, I LIVED WH HIM OM ’88 TO ’93. THAT’S A LOT OF YEARS TO LIVE TOGETHER. EVERYTHG WOULD E THROUGH OUR HOE… WILD PARTI EVERY NIGHT. WE LIVED THAT ROCK-AND-ROLL LIFTYLE AND WEREN’T EVEN GOG PLATUM. WE WERE MAKG STEADY MONEY BEE WE DID A LOT OF SHOWS, BUT WE LIVED THAT ROCK LIFTYLE TO THE FULLT. YOU LOOK AT ANY ROCK GROUP THAT HAD ALL THE GIRLS AND THE WILDNS, WE DID THAT. IT WAS LIKE LLEGE. THERE WOULD BE LIQUOR BOTTL ALMOST A E LONG STILL THE HOE, SOME OF THEM HALF EMPTY. GU WAS THE TYPE OF DU WHO WOULD GET UP, HOLD UP TO THE LIGHT TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO ASH AND GUZZLE THE NEXT DAY. [GROUP HOME MEMBER] ED TO HI PIZZA THE DISHWASHER SO NO ONE WOULD TAKE HIS FOOD. WE ED TO BE TOGETHER BROOKLYN ALL THE TIME. WE WOULD N AROUND WH GUNS AND STUFF, ACTG LIKE WE [WERE] FLY. WE WERE AIMG THE GUNS AT EACH OTHER LIKE IDTS [LGHS].{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;}WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE MORS THAT GU WAS GAY BEE OF THE CLOSE RELATNSHIP HE HAD WH SOLAR?{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;}LIKE I JT SAID, I DON’T BELIEVE . ALL THE LTLE MORS ABOUT GU AND SOME OTHER SH… N’T BE. BEE HE HAD TOO MANY {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;}HOW HURTFUL WAS THAT ONE PERSON ULD STROY SOMEONE’S LEGACY THE WAY SOLAR HAS?{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;}IT HURTS. BUT THAT’S BASED ON THE FACT THAT NONE OF THE THGS BEG SAID ARE TE. JT OM THE AMOUNT OF WORK WE HAVE PUT … WE TALKG ABOUT ALMOST 18 YEARS. THAT’S A LONG TIME. IF WE DIDN’T MAKE HISTORY, MAYBE I ULD AL WH A DIFFERENT WAY. BUT WE MA HISTORY TOGETHER AND HE WAS ALIVE TO SEE . GU WAS ABLE TO GET TWO GOLD ALBUMS; HE WAS ABLE TO DO THE JAZZMATAZZ ALBUM. SO EVERYTHG THAT WE GAED MAK YOU THK, “YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU ARE GOG TO BLOW ALL AWAY AND ACT LIKE THAT’S NOT AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT MA WHO WE ARE?” WH A SILLY ASS LETTER LIKE THAT??? WHEN YOU SAY ‘EX-DJ’ WHERE IS MY NAME AT? BEE THERE ARE TWO OTHER DJ’S THAT WAS DJG WH GU BIS ME. THERE WAS DOO WOP AND SHAWN SKI, WHO WAS OUR BACKUP DJ WHEN I HAD TO GO BACK TO LLEGE. HE ALWAYS HELD DOWN. CALLG ME THE EX-DJ DON’T MEAN ANYTHG TO ME. WHY DON’T YOU JT SAY CHRISTOPHER MART?{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;}CLICK HERE TO READ VIBE'S FULL TERVIEW WH DJ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-TOP:24PX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}TRENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-TEMPLATE-LUMNS:50% 50%;GRID-LUMN-GAP:12PX;}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}} > DIV{HEIGHT:133PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-MS-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){ > DIV{WIDTH:100%;}} > DIV A{-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV{BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);HEIGHT:133PX;WIDTH:133PX;PADDG-TOP:100%;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1){BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1){OVERFLOW:HIDN;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) > *{-WEBK-ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;-MS-FLEX-EM-ALIGN:START;ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 2);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(2){DISPLAY:NONE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3){MARG:6PX 0 0 0;PADDG:0;POSN:RELATIVE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3) SPAN{-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:1;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:4;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;FONT:NORMAL 600 1.2REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;OVERFLOW:HIDN;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{FONT-SIZE:1.4REM;}}{-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);}{BOX-SHADOW:0 8PX 22PX -6PX RGBA(0,0,0,0.3);-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);} > *:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 6);}YUNG JOC MOURNS MOTHER’S DEATH TOUCHG POSTTHE ATLANTA RAPPER SAYS HE IS AT PEACE.BROADWAY STAR CLIFTON OLIVER DI AT 47 FOLLOWG HEALTH BATTLETHE STAGE ACTOR IS BT KNOWN FOR HIS PERFORMANCE ‘THE LN KG’ AND ‘WICKED.’WAYNE BRADY REVEALS HE IS PANSEXUAL“I HAVE TO LOVE MYSELF”, SAID THE ACTOR.BLAIR UNRWOOD SHAR VIO OF HONEYMOON IN THAILAND WH HIS WIFE JOSIE HART THE UPLE TIED THE KNOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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SOLAR WAS GU'S ABIVE GAY LOVER?

…Here’s somethg what [sic] you may not know (which I always knew) Gu, whose real name is Keh Elam, was a homosexual, and he started datg a well-known homosexual om Brooklyn New york named “DJ Solar”. Speakg wh, Preme revealed that he hadn't spoken to Gu six years, shared his favore memori wh Gu outsi of the mic, addrsed Gu and Solar gay mors and touched on Gang Starr's legacy. We were aimg the guns at each other like idts [Lghs] do you make of the mors that Gu was gay bee of the close relatnship he had wh Solar?

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.

DJ PREMIER SPEAKS ON GU'S DEATH, GAY RUMORS AND GANG STARR'S {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 CARL CHERY, STAFFAPRIL 28, 2010/12:33 PMBY CARL CHERY, STAFFAPRIL 28, 2010 / 12:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DJ PREMIER SPEAKS ON GU'S DEATH, GAY RUMORS AND GANG STARR'S LEGACY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-04-28T16:33:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-04-28T16:33:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"CARL CHERY, STAFF","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;}ROUGHLY A WEEK AFTER GU'S PASSG, DJ PREMIER, ONE HALF OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR, IS FALLY OPENG UP ABOUT THE MC'S {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;}SPEAKG WH , PREME REVEALED THAT HE HADN'T SPOKEN TO GU SIX YEARS, SHARED HIS FAVORE MEMORI WH GU OUTSI OF THE MIC, ADDRSED GU AND SOLAR GAY MORS AND TOUCHED ON GANG STARR'S LEGACY. SEE EXCERPTS OM THE STORY {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;}WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SPOKE TO GU?{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;}IT WAS MARCH 30, 2004. APRIL 1 WAS THE LAST EMAIL I RECEIVED OM HIM AND I JT FOUND MY PUTER. WE WERE PRETTY MUCH GOG AT ABOUT HIM STRAIGHTENG HIS LIFE UP WH THE DRKG AND EVERYTHG… JT GETTG HIMSELF TOGETHER. BEE TALENT WISE, DRKG OR SOBER, HE WAS ALWAYS ON POT THE LAB. HE ULD LAY DOWN HIS VOLS WH NO PROBLEM AND HE ALWAYS WROTE HIS RHYM DOPE. WHEN HE WROTE HIS RHYM ON PAGE THEY WERE SO MSY [LGHS]. I ED TO ASK HIM, “HOW N YOU EVEN RECE THE VERS AND FLOW?” HE WOULD BE THE BOOTH TURNG THE PAPER UPSI DOWN WHILE HE’S STILL RHYMG AND WHOUT HAVG TO PUNCH {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;}WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORE MEMORI OF GU BEYOND THE MIC?{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;}BIS THE MIC AND THE TOURS, I LIVED WH HIM OM ’88 TO ’93. THAT’S A LOT OF YEARS TO LIVE TOGETHER. EVERYTHG WOULD E THROUGH OUR HOE… WILD PARTI EVERY NIGHT. WE LIVED THAT ROCK-AND-ROLL LIFTYLE AND WEREN’T EVEN GOG PLATUM. WE WERE MAKG STEADY MONEY BEE WE DID A LOT OF SHOWS, BUT WE LIVED THAT ROCK LIFTYLE TO THE FULLT. YOU LOOK AT ANY ROCK GROUP THAT HAD ALL THE GIRLS AND THE WILDNS, WE DID THAT. IT WAS LIKE LLEGE. THERE WOULD BE LIQUOR BOTTL ALMOST A E LONG STILL THE HOE, SOME OF THEM HALF EMPTY. GU WAS THE TYPE OF DU WHO WOULD GET UP, HOLD UP TO THE LIGHT TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO ASH AND GUZZLE THE NEXT DAY. [GROUP HOME MEMBER] ED TO HI PIZZA THE DISHWASHER SO NO ONE WOULD TAKE HIS FOOD. WE ED TO BE TOGETHER BROOKLYN ALL THE TIME. WE WOULD N AROUND WH GUNS AND STUFF, ACTG LIKE WE [WERE] FLY. WE WERE AIMG THE GUNS AT EACH OTHER LIKE IDTS [LGHS].{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;}WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE MORS THAT GU WAS GAY BEE OF THE CLOSE RELATNSHIP HE HAD WH SOLAR?{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;}LIKE I JT SAID, I DON’T BELIEVE . ALL THE LTLE MORS ABOUT GU AND SOME OTHER SH… N’T BE. BEE HE HAD TOO MANY {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;}HOW HURTFUL WAS THAT ONE PERSON ULD STROY SOMEONE’S LEGACY THE WAY SOLAR HAS?{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;}IT HURTS. BUT THAT’S BASED ON THE FACT THAT NONE OF THE THGS BEG SAID ARE TE. JT OM THE AMOUNT OF WORK WE HAVE PUT … WE TALKG ABOUT ALMOST 18 YEARS. THAT’S A LONG TIME. IF WE DIDN’T MAKE HISTORY, MAYBE I ULD AL WH A DIFFERENT WAY. BUT WE MA HISTORY TOGETHER AND HE WAS ALIVE TO SEE . GU WAS ABLE TO GET TWO GOLD ALBUMS; HE WAS ABLE TO DO THE JAZZMATAZZ ALBUM. SO EVERYTHG THAT WE GAED MAK YOU THK, “YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU ARE GOG TO BLOW ALL AWAY AND ACT LIKE THAT’S NOT AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT MA WHO WE ARE?” WH A SILLY ASS LETTER LIKE THAT??? WHEN YOU SAY ‘EX-DJ’ WHERE IS MY NAME AT? BEE THERE ARE TWO OTHER DJ’S THAT WAS DJG WH GU BIS ME. THERE WAS DOO WOP AND SHAWN SKI, WHO WAS OUR BACKUP DJ WHEN I HAD TO GO BACK TO LLEGE. HE ALWAYS HELD DOWN. CALLG ME THE EX-DJ DON’T MEAN ANYTHG TO ME. 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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.

SOLAR ADDRS GU CRICISM, DISPELS GAY RUMORS

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? 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.

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

He distguish himself his mic by beg ndid about his sexualy and sex life, which is not unmon for heterosexual hip-hop artists but is not typil for gay artists. He rmed iNews Bra that homophobia is not solely prent hip-hop mic.

SOLAR OPENS UP ABOUT HIS RELATNSHIP WH GU-DENI GAY RUMORS

Cak da Killa believ that every genre of mic has homophobic dividuals.

However, tim have changed, and the artists would face backlash if they exprsed homophobic sentiments today, unlike 1996.

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When he revealed his sexualy 2012, the hip-hop artist received the typil negative rpons mon among gay rappers. Azealia Banks, a well-known gay female rapper om Harlem, intifi as bisexual.

Da Brat ced the pervasive homophobia of the ’90s for her cisn not to e out earlier and said that people like Ellen faced signifint backlash for beg openly gay. But Y-Love soon found disrdance between his Hasidic fah and his sexualy after revealg he was gay 2012.

TAG ARCHIV: GAY RAPPERS

“Any nflicts that have e up my life have e up bee of other people’s homophobia. However, he ultimately accepted that his happs and the value of the reprentatn as a Black gay rapper eclipsed a need for acceptance wh the hip-hop muny. “Navigatg life the heteronormative Wtern world n be tricky for a gay gal like me, ” she wrote.

She also discsed the prevalence of vlence agast butch-prentg gay women, highlightg the murr of several lbians a regn of Chile that has bee notor for s homophobic hate crim. “Beg ‘butch’ means wearg your sexualy on your sleeve, which, an age still explibly marred by homophobia, n have grave nsequenc all over the world, ” she stated. In April 2021, Kehlani publicly me out as gay through a TikTok vio, which she joyfully exclaimed, “I am gay, gay, gay.

BONZ ON GU: IF HE WAS GAY, SO WHAT?

Grammy-wng producer and DJ Kaytranada publicly me out as gay 2016 after releasg his highly acclaimed but album 99. At first, he told his mother and brother that he was bisexual, but later on, he admted that he was gay.

He don’t label himself as straight or gay, statg that “’s jt me, ” but acknowledg that he is gay. Dpe facg his fair share of homophobia, Lil Peep was a fearls advote for the LGBTQ+ muny on social media.

KEV GAT KISS HOT BOYS RAPPER TURK WHO TOLD DJ VLAD: ‘ALL RAPPERS PLAY GAY GAM’

The rapper also llaborated wh openly gay hip-hop artist iLoveMakonnen, provg that diversy and acceptance were at the foreont of his creative visn. This 18-year-old risg star ma wav as the first openly gay rapper to take part the BET Hip-hop Awards Cypher.

Bt Gay Rappers – Fal Thoughts. Although there’s a long way to go before the discrimatn agast LGBTQ+ artists be a thg of the past, the rise of gay artists is a sign that the hip-hop dtry has started to break away om the notns. I wonr if s bee Gu is gay.

The nuance here is how to talk about the ia that -penncy is enabled by margalizatn, and if Keh is a gay relatnship wh his partner Solar, then perhaps ’s double hard for him to get ee.