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Hip Hop gets a bad rap as a homophobic music genre but there are more and more high profile Out hip hop artists well known to the public: gay [[Frank Ocean]] and bisexual [[Fergie]] (also lead vocalist for the Black Eyed Peas} spring to mind. Several artists of this genre have been out and proud for some time.
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Hip Hop gets a bad rap as a homophobic music genre.  However, there are more and more high profile hip hop artists who are out and are well known to the public today than ever: gay [[Frank Ocean]] and bisexual [[Fergie]] (also lead vocalist for the Black Eyed Peas) spring to mind. Several artists of this genre have been out and proud for some time.
  
Hip Hop itself rose to prominence in the 1990s and gay [[Shorty Roc]] is considered a pioneer of the hip hop scene since he appeared in New York City at that time.
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Hip Hop itself rose to prominence in the 1990s.  Gay [[Shorty Roc]] is considered a pioneer of the hip hop scene since he first appeared in New York City at that time.
  
Many of the prominent gay hip hop artists are huge underground phenomena.  Consider New Orlean's [[Big Freedia]]'s YouTube videos with over 1 million hits, lesbian [[Brooke Candy]] with 1.5 million hits, pansexual [[Angel Haze]] with 1.7 million hits, or lesbian [[Azealia Banks]] with over 6 million hits.
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Many of the prominent gay hip hop artists are huge underground phenomena, if not so in the mainstream.  Consider New Orlean's [[Big Freedia]]'s YouTube videos with over 1 million hits, lesbian [[Brooke Candy]] with 1.5 million hits, pansexual [[Angel Haze]] with 1.7 million hits, or lesbian [[Azealia Banks]] with over 6 million hits.
  
LGBTQ hip hop artists are also LGBTQ activists. Recently, [[Solomon]] cancelled his Russian tours in protest of that country's homophobic laws. He describes himself as an out and proud gay entertainer and actively encourages other gay hip hop artists to come out of the closet.
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LGBTQ hip hop artists are often also LGBTQ activists. In 2014, [[Solomon]] cancelled his Russian tours in protest of that country's homophobic laws. He describes himself as an out and proud gay entertainer and actively encourages other gay hip hop artists to come out of the closet.
  
One notable characteristic of the LGBTQ hip hop scene - almost all of these gay entertainers are American.
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Admittedly, the bulk of the hip hop artists are on the fringes of the music scene.  Mainstream hip hop artists continue to feature homophobia in their lyrics (such as those of Eminem).  The LGBTQ hip hop artist often relies on either the underground scene or social media to attract their listeners, not the mainstream.  Nevertheless, though they may not let their sexual identity define them as a person or entertainer, they still do not shy away from it. 
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Hip Hop artists do not fall into a standard definition of music style.  Their music differs widely from each other, so there is no signature element to identify an LGBTQ musician from one who is not (except perhaps through the lyrics). 
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One notable characteristic of the LGBTQ hip hop scene - almost all of these entertainers are American.
  
 
Read about the artists below for more fascinating biographies, including links to videos and interviews:
 
Read about the artists below for more fascinating biographies, including links to videos and interviews:
  
* [[Angel Haze]], United States
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'''Canada'''
* [[Azealia Banks]], United States
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* [[Miles Siir Brock]], United States
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* [[Socalled]]
* [[Big Dipper]], United States
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* [[F. Virtue]]
* [[Big Freedia]], United States
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* [[Brooke Candy]], United States
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'''France'''
* [[Luke Caswell]], also known as Cazwell, United States
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* [[Bry'nt]], United States
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* [[Eddy de Pretto]]
* [[Frank Ocean]], United States
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* [[Feloni]], United States
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'''Great Britain'''
* [[Fergie]], United States
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* [[Catherine Harris-White]], United States
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* [[Honey G]]
* [[Stasia Irons]], United States
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* [[Karnage]]
* [[Freddie Ross]], United States
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* [[Lady Leshurr]]
* [[Katastrophe]], United States
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* [[Lucy Spraggan]]
* [[Kaoz]], United States
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* [[Kin4life]], United States
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'''Mexico'''
* [[LastO]], United States
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* [[LE1F]], United States
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* [[Robby Antonio Zumaya]], also known as ROB.B
* [[Mister Cee]], United States
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* [[Lucy Spraggan]], Great Britain
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'''Puerto Rico'''
* [[Shaun T]], United States
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* [[Shorty Roc]], United States
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* [[Kevin Fret]]
* [[Soce]], United States
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* [[Solomon]], United States
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'''United States'''
* [[Will Sheridan]], United States
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* [[Zebra Katz]], United States
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* [[Kevin Abstract]]
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* [[Angel Haze]]
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* [[Azealia Banks]]
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* [[Tony Banks]], also known as Music Bear Tony Banks
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* [[Taylor Bennett]]
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* [[Mykki Blanco]]
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* [[Miles Siir Brock]]
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* [[Cakes da Killa]]
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* [[Aaron Carter]]
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* [[Milan Christopher]]
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* [[Quay Dash]]
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* [[Big Dipper]]
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* [[Big Freedia]]
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* [[Brooke Candy]]
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* [[Luke Caswell]], also known as Cazwell
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* [[Bry'nt]]
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* [[Frank Ocean]]
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* [[Feloni]]
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* [[Fergie]]
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* [[Alexander Xavier Harris]], also known as F. D. Bordeaux
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* [[Shawntae Harris]], known as Da Brat
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* [[Catherine Harris-White]]
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* [[Montero Lamar Hill]], known as Lil Nas X
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* [[Stasia Irons]]
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* [[Freddie Ross]]
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* [[Katastrophe]]
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* [[Kaoz]]
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* [[Kehlani]]
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* [[Kin4life]]
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* [[Jacob Kohinoor]]
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* [[LastO]]
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* [[LE1F]]
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* [[Lor Choc]]
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* [[Mister Cee]]
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* [[Tyler Okonma]], aka Tyler the Creator
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* [[Rica Shay]]
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* [[Makonnen Sheran]], also known as iLoveMakonnen
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* [[Shaun T]]
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* [[Isaiah Rashad]]
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* [[Shorty Roc]]
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* [[Soce]]
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* [[Solomon]]
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* [[Will Sheridan]]
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* [[Uncle Meg]]
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* [[Young M.A]]
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* [[Robby Antonio Zumaya]], also known as ROB.B
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* [[Zebra Katz]]
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Opera Singers]]
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* [[LGBTQ Rock Musicians]]
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* [[Boy Band Members Who Are Out As Gay, Bisexual or Queer]]
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* [[Transgender Singers, Musicians and Composers]]
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* [[LGBTQ Country & Western Singers]]
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* [[LGBTQ Folk Music Singers]]
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* [[Electronic and Synthetic Music Performers Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[Celebrated LGBTQ Pianists]]
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* [[Rhythm & Blues and the LGBTQ Community]]
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* [[Creative LGBTQ Management of Symphony Orchestras]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/13/gay-rap-becomes-reality
 
* http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/13/gay-rap-becomes-reality
 
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/gay-hip-hop
 
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/gay-hip-hop
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* https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/music-bear-tony-banks-hip-hop/
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 23 January 2023

Hip Hop

Hip Hop gets a bad rap as a homophobic music genre. However, there are more and more high profile hip hop artists who are out and are well known to the public today than ever: gay Frank Ocean and bisexual Fergie (also lead vocalist for the Black Eyed Peas) spring to mind. Several artists of this genre have been out and proud for some time.

Hip Hop itself rose to prominence in the 1990s. Gay Shorty Roc is considered a pioneer of the hip hop scene since he first appeared in New York City at that time.

Many of the prominent gay hip hop artists are huge underground phenomena, if not so in the mainstream. Consider New Orlean's Big Freedia's YouTube videos with over 1 million hits, lesbian Brooke Candy with 1.5 million hits, pansexual Angel Haze with 1.7 million hits, or lesbian Azealia Banks with over 6 million hits.

LGBTQ hip hop artists are often also LGBTQ activists. In 2014, Solomon cancelled his Russian tours in protest of that country's homophobic laws. He describes himself as an out and proud gay entertainer and actively encourages other gay hip hop artists to come out of the closet.

Admittedly, the bulk of the hip hop artists are on the fringes of the music scene. Mainstream hip hop artists continue to feature homophobia in their lyrics (such as those of Eminem). The LGBTQ hip hop artist often relies on either the underground scene or social media to attract their listeners, not the mainstream. Nevertheless, though they may not let their sexual identity define them as a person or entertainer, they still do not shy away from it.

Hip Hop artists do not fall into a standard definition of music style. Their music differs widely from each other, so there is no signature element to identify an LGBTQ musician from one who is not (except perhaps through the lyrics).

One notable characteristic of the LGBTQ hip hop scene - almost all of these entertainers are American.

Read about the artists below for more fascinating biographies, including links to videos and interviews:

Canada

France

Great Britain

Mexico

Puerto Rico

United States

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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