rap/hiphop seem to be the last fronteir that an OUT GAY artist has not penetrated the genre to any substantial effect. Sure they gotta have a whack sound to back up their identity politics, but it still hasn't happened and may never will - and I'm not talking a GAY WHITE RAPPER, ok? Anyway I'm not trainspotted up with this stuff, but I do know there are many Dissensus out there who prolly are....
I reckon its just a cultural dogma that works, like some religions, why screw the paradigm if its been tried and tested so well? Another reason is that I reckon HOUSE music is the closest thing to Gay hiphop/rap, with the multitude of black gay artists that dominate that genre. If there was ever a GAY RAPPER I reckon it would be a genre blend via the dance/HOUSE backdoor. Innaresting as some of the 'old stuff' was alot more camp/gay - elements of Prince, Digital Underground, etc.. It's just ironic that in the early days when rap/hiphop was crossing over, it would get alot of play in urban clubs/discos, while not exclusive gay-sweatroom or politque boogie-chambers, had a gay/bi sorta 80s yuppie type vibe so you'd have Public enemy's sped-up remix of 'Don't beleive the hype' played amongst the gayest as fuck remixes of SAW, Snap and Pet Shop Boyz!
I reckon its just a cultural dogma that works, like some religions, why screw the paradigm if its been tried and tested so well? Another reason is that I reckon HOUSE music is the closest thing to Gay hiphop/rap, with the multitude of black gay artists that dominate that genre. If there was ever a GAY RAPPER I reckon it would be a genre blend via the dance/HOUSE backdoor. Innaresting as some of the 'old stuff' was alot more camp/gay - elements of Prince, Digital Underground, etc.. It's just ironic that in the early days when rap/hiphop was crossing over, it would get alot of play in urban clubs/discos, while not exclusive gay-sweatroom or politque boogie-chambers, had a gay/bi sorta 80s yuppie type vibe so you'd have Public enemy's sped-up remix of 'Don't beleive the hype' played amongst the gayest as fuck remixes of SAW, Snap and Pet Shop Boyz!
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