Now this must be one of the most controversial subjects in hip hop. The thought of a gay rapper seems to disgust many hip hop lovers, with some even saying it’s immoral. But how can hip hop play the morality card when it promotes drugs, violence and sex.
I believe the reason that gays aren’t accepted in hip hop is because they are associated with femininity with contradicts hip hop’s muscular and aggressive image. In an article I recently read about the subject, the author refers to the fact that “rappers must always be the dominators, thus they cannot be on the receiving end of the stick (pardon the pun).” This is also the reason why hip hop is so accepting to lesbians, because they are perceived to be hard on the outside and dominating to their partners.
Former Mtv executive Terrence Dean released a book titled “Hiding in Hip Hop: The Down Low”. The book uses fake names to reportedly speak about people in the industry. The books also speaks about a number of parties where men would hood up with other men.The book reveals how rap isn’t what it portrays to be with it’s hard aggressive muscular image.
Several rappers have spoke out on hip hop and it being homophobic like Kanye West saying that hip hop was always about “Speaking your mind and about breaking down barriers, but everyone in hip hop discriminates against gay people” adding that in slang, the word gay is “the opposite, the exact opposite word of hip hop”.
I personally am not against homosexuality, I believe that we have the choice to be who we wanna be and love who we wanna love. But regarding hip hop I don’t think I’m ready for a gay rapper, maybe because it’s the opposite of what Ive grown to known hip hop as. But I definitely don’t draw out the possibility of there one day being a successful openly gay rapper.
-*The game needs change and I’m the muthafuckn CASHIER*
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