Eight Openly Queer Rappers Worth Your Headphones

That really doesn’t matter. LGBT hip hop artists have been around for quite some time and have been doing well without the economic contributions of the Black community. Also, openly gay artists of color in other genres have found great commercial success… Tracy Chapman is a prime example of this.

thats all nice and good but long story short their isn't any way. You would have to one sick flowing bit to earn respect and Ive herd lil b he isn't all that great, and yes their are terrific gay rappers but none have the appeal. being a mainstream rapper is lame but thats what these LGBT artist want (the validation from everyone) you are right but..... no your just right hahahaha

A) They are already selling albums and selling out shows so to say that there is no way is inaccurate. Obviously, many of these rappers will not become mainstream artists but that is not the goal of every artist. You do not have to be mainstream to be successful. B) Lil’ B is not gay and he is not on the list. He just gave his album that title to draw attention. C) Aspiring to be a mainstream rapper, might be “lame” to you but that is their chosen profession and I doubt it is “lame” to them nor do I think they quite care about the sentiments of others.

i am gay and having been from the hood i can go back any given time. i think my opinion is just as valid as yours study real hip hop and you'll soon catch my drift ;)

And for the record i said the black community not the whole goddamn world so chill.

Hum no… you chill. I know what you are saying and it is simple enough for me to take it in the proper context. I did not think you were talking about any other community because your initial statement makes that quite clear.

You are not saying anything of substance… so please spare me. I do not care if you are gay or if you ‘come from the hood,’ that has nothing to do with any of my statements. And I can assure you that I know all I need to know about Hip Hop. I don’t need to catch up or take any lessons from you. Toodles.

“your ignorance is outstanding but outweighed by you cleAR lack if street smarts.”

Huh what? How exactly have I demonstrated my ignorance? The only ignorant person in this thread is you. Why exactly do I need to be “street smart,” to post an article about queer rappers in the Hip Hop world? Most of the rappers on this list are not “hood,” so again you have made another ridiculous statement. Hip hop and hip hop artists are not just a reflection of hood-life. This is in fact a misconception that you clearly believe and is a sure indication that you know much less about hip hop than you think.

Next, you are making points that are irrelevant to the article. You are providing personal information as if that is necessary and warranted. You are going from thread to thread disseminating puerile personal attacks. You are talking about me as if you know me and I can assure you that you do not.

All of this behavior leads me to conclude that you are nothing more than a common troll. Please get some extracurricular activities and possibly some counseling. Please hire someone to teach you the basics of civil discourse and English syntax. Later.

if it were a MALE...what if it were a lesbian rapper? i think all races of homophobes are more open with female homosexuality than male...Nicki Minaj said in an interview recently that the time is ending on rap/hip-hip & homophobia. (no homo)

you just dont know enough about rap or hip hop to make a good point anymore and your lack of even the slightest understanding of what i am saying proves that. theirs a bigger picture to being a rapper opposed to just a musician; if you have a high level of respect for hip hop and the term "rapper" from where it birthed. And if they are just musicians then the word rapper shouldn't even be on this page. Its disrespectful to real rappers and the "Streets" they came from! Queer Rappers or Not.

Naturally gay women are more accepted. this is a "sexploited" world driven by the male agenda. And as bad as i dislike Nikki Minaj i hope she is right. However there's a cultural change needed first.