Black rappers who we thought was gay

It is just a declaration of a hate crime! There are many other LGBTQ+ rappers who came before him, many of whom are still prominent within the rap scene. This was one of the first times I had heard an expression of gender queerness that also encapsulated the Black experience. I hope we catch that woman though.

From day one he was like, yeah, surely I will not end up like Tommy working at Seafood Palace down the street. One of those lines you wish you came up with first. Her gender identity does not affect her participation in a culture that has molded her.

Historically, Hip Hop and R&B haven’t always been the most welcoming spaces for LGBTQ+ artists. Here's a look at hip-hop artists who embrace being gay, lesbian or bisexual including Ice Spice, Saucy Santana and more. Was he coming off as a chaser? Free Thugger! I have become so accustomed to being the butt of the joke that I can predict when a rapper is going to drop a slur based on their rhyme scheme.

In any case, I think it is hilarious that he is admittingly, like, hyper aware of the possibility of being gay. But surely it makes more sense to hide a gun with a dress and not an…Ugg boot? Victim of the prison industrial system but also grooming. Unfortunately, the negative lyrics are something I have come to terms with.

Maybe that says something about what hip-hop politics decides to hone in on. Actually just insane. While queerphobia has been rooted in the genre since its inception, there has also been a long lineage of allyship developing parallel to it homo hop, an early s subgenre of rap, specifically focused on battling the negative rhetoric way back when.

I have taken seminar-style classes at Vassar but none of those discussions were as fruitful as the one I had with the girls about this line when this song dropped last year. Like, yes, I felt seen I guess? Was tenkay yelling trans rights? There aren't many, but the list grows longer year after year, changing the landscape of the music industry.

It is daunting how he glides past such a serious issue to focus on a much more minor thing. Who, Sahbabii, who? The rap game? Like he always knew he was not gonna be gay. Who thought you were gay when you had the Uggs on? The genres are known for their rigid gender expectations and often blatant heteronormativity.

I mean, wow. Rap music is so integral to my Black identity that sometimes I try to turn a blind eye, like when grandma says something a little strange at the Thanksgiving function. A singular enby? There is no bar here! However, it would be wrong to consider Lil Nas to be the first openly gay rapper.

Perhaps we can laugh at the ridiculousness of the bigotry and embrace the heartwarming moments of queer rappers finding their footing in a position that can be so complex. Nothing witty about this. Rarely do I feel seen and heard by the occasionally popular queer rapper; I am usually having my ears harassed by a homophobic year-old dude in a Rocawear hat.

As a transgender lesbian woman who has listened to rap her whole life, nothing scares me anymore. Lil Nas X certainly isn't the only queer hip hop artist. I will share some of the most striking rap lyrics about queerness—lots of which I wish I never heard. Within hip-hop and popular music in general this is a landmark moment in LGBTQ+ representation.