Hip Hop & Homosexuality

Kanye West once said in an interview
that he feels like gay is the opposite of rap.
Think about it,
people might say "That shit was so hip hop" if they like it,
but they'll say "That shit was gay as hell" if it's wack.
[Where did using gay as a bad thing come from anyway?
I thought it meant happy.]

I've said it before
and I'll say it time and time again:
the black community is the most homophobic / against homosexuality community in the United States.
Now, I'm not really sure why this is.
You would think a group of people
that faced such adversity and struggle
would be more understanding of others.

Any way,
behind black grandparents,
rap artists are the most prominent members of anti-homosexuality.
I mean, "no homo" was birthed out of rap music.
Most rappers don't even dance any more.
"I said my niggas don't dance, we just pull up our pants and do the rock away. No lean back." -Fat Joe
Not to say dancing is gay,
but it could be seen as unmanly.
I mean, if you saw 50 Cent dancing like Chris Brown,
his street cred wouldn't be present at all.

Pretty much every genre of music
has had a gay artist except rap/hip-hop.
Even if they weren't open during the height of popularity
they eventually came out. [see Ricky Martin]

But of course,
we all have our speculation
as to which rappers may secretly be gay.
As much as black folk might be against homosexuality,
they'll go on the witchhunt for one with no hesitation.
When Cam'ron first started rockin pink mink coats,
dudes looked at him sideways.
Let's call this the reason for him startin "no homo."
When Weezy kissed his (adoptive) daddy Birdman on the mouth,
people were passin that picture around like a Kardashian porno.
But it's Dwayne, rap's savior,
so people were ready to put that aside
to keep hip hop alive.
Some people even questioned Kanye's sexuality,
simply because of how he dressed.

Many (if not all) female rappers have been called lesbians at some point.
Missy and Eve come to mind first.
Granted, they may seem like the type to be lesbians,
but it's yet to be proven.
And even if they were,
it wouldn't be as severe as if they were a guy.

Now, no one has been outted yet.
But when someone is,
you can bet it'll be a three ring circus.
He'll be called the Gangstalicious of our generation.
[Boondocks reference. Blog on that soon?]
He'll try to battle against it,
but the claims will just keep coming.
Dudes'll pop up like ugly chicks did for Tiger.
Eventually, I foresee him forced to quit rapping.
Either that, or go into the underground gay rap scene.
Yes, there is a gay rap scene.
I don't know much about it, though.
I mean if white kids and girls wanna rap,
why can't gay dudes? haha

I hope that one day
a rapper will just come out on his own.
Deal with it in a proper and tasteful manner
and still have a career.
It would open so many doors,
break down so many boundaries.
And if he's actually ill on the mic,
which would be preferred,
he might just get niggas to respect him enough
to have niggas in the hood not hate on gays like they do.
And as a chain effect,
perhaps more gay black men will come out of the closet.
Who knows?
I guess we'll just have to wait until that day.
Word.