That's Gay: No Homo

The theme song that plays at the end of this infomania episode is the following: DJ Sereya Track 1

This situation is gay [Homo] Say what you feel!

You guys are mad late. No homo has been used since the 90's. I remember using that phrase when I was in the 5th grade. Lmao.

"Rappers are still no talent hacks."

I can understand where you get that idea, because mainstream rap makes the whole genre look bad, but if you have an open mind you'll see it's not true.

Artists like Nas, Rahman Jamaal, Louis Logic, Wise Intelligent, Black Thought and Immortal Technique are all good examples of emcees (not "rappers") who consistently craft socially conscious hip hop with lyrics far more painstakingly written than songwriters in any other genre.

I'm a former emcee. Not gonna lie, I got some critical acclaim and love from the underground, but I was never commercially successful. And that's because mindless anthems about guns, drugs and money populate the airwaves and sell the most records. And not only is it against my morals to glorify that stuff, truthfully it's boring.

But I see this as a failure of youth culture, and not hip hop. Does anyone remember when Eminem was an uplifting lyricist with a positive message? Of course you don't -- 'cause that album only sold a few hundred copies, versus the millions he sold when he changed his approach to lyrics about hate, drugs and killing women.

These guys aren't stupid. They make what sells.

As for this No Homo vid, I just about lost it from laughing so hard. Never heard of this guy Bryan before, but he seems to realize he doesn't even need to make these guys look more ridiculous just went with the flow, which was perfect.

But on the timeline...I remember noticing cats using this phrase constantly around '03 or '04, so it's not quite "new."

And you gotta remember, this is an attitude ingrained in hip hop culture, which has its roots in the "battles" that started as DJ contests and became MC contests, which itself can be traced back to "the dozens." Masculinity is so cartoonish and idealized in this culture, that attacking a man's masculinity successfully is the ultimate diss. And in black culture, as with many others, the antithesis of masculinity is being gay.

That's not an excuse, it's just an acknowledgment of why so many rappers are obsessed with qualifying everything with "No Homo." There's a lot of progress people have to make, and a lot of hypocrisy that needs to be addressed, before we can move forward.

bwaaahaha lil wayne can be like gangstalicious!!

Did "haterosexuals" coin the word?

lol. I'm a lesbian and my best friend is gay. we make fun of the phrase all the time by calling "no hetero."

Bryan, where are you?? We miss you on infomania!!! Please come back

So, I guess it's O.k. for the heterosexual world to use No Homo; but allow a Homosexual to use it and everyone thinks you want to have sex with them...what a double-standard......

No Homo , is great, now young black youth will know not to get involved with homosexuality.!

Ha!.. no Homo

Nice! No homo.

Great job!

I love "That's Gay" and this one is price less! No homo!

Woah, so i never heard of this phrase until this segment, then just yesterday one of my students said it to his lab partner, he said something like "we have to work together on this, no homo" I immediately thought of this segment...crazy

That phrase has been around for the past thirty years, I can't believe something we used to joke about as kids suddenly became popular as a serious proclamation in a song... O.o

Give credit to the RIGHT people. Rappers are still no talent hacks.

HAcks.
No talent.

They would have to suck O & A's ballz dry to get an ounce of talent.

Umm It's not interesting -- they stole this bit from OPIE & Anthony (on XM202) --

So they are faggots either way you look at it.

giggles rainbows! no straight...person would say that, that is. No homo *shakes head* Seriously shweet stuff there. However I agree with whoever said. No Kanye. Entirely parallel.

I love this video!no homo.

i can see that 99% of the ppl that comented on this are completly out of the hip hop loop and of the inner cities of the north east coast cause no homo and pause like boat flip commented have been around for years get wit the program come down to the city project and youll see the raw hip hop the original shit

I just thought of something important -- does saying 'no homo' cancel it out if the balls already touched?

Please answer, I need to know!

WTF? That's like saying " no Negro" or "no Latino".
Come on people, use your brain.
I think someone that thinks this is ok or funny is a biggot deep down.
HOWEVER, halrious segment!

"No homo" is the worst way to get your ass out of becoming a butt-pirate! (no homo) long live the semen?!?(no homo) Blah who cares...

I correct myself...Biggie was talking about homo's

the examples you used are incorrectly used to prove your point. 1st: Biggie was talking about a girl. 2nd: Lil Wayne is suspect (Gay). The truth to the matter is, use the real men in hip hop who make it clear where they stand in their sexuality. Besides, why are homo's or gay's (which ever is politically correct to use) so angry because of men make it clear where he stands in his sexuality? No different from a homosexual being accused of being heterosexual. News flash, no matter what homosexuals think or say, THE ENTIRE WORLD CAN'T BE GAY. so don't get made because people make a stand where they are..now a days you have to because you never know who is or who isn't. I wish all of them would come out of the closet instead of being cowards.

Wow. No homo, really? Kanye sucks, and Lil Wayne sucks even more, that's why i hope they get cheese like digiorno... What has this world come to.

what can you say about hip hope artistes dripping with jewelry driving around in super macho Hummers? (just make a fist, extend your pinky, touch it to your forehead and give 'em the salute!)

Lil' Wayne is a ghetto shit kicker!

No Homo is not a new concept. Jay Smooth posted a history of it last year on his blog: http://www.illdoctrine.com/2008/08/a_beginners_guide_to_no_homo.html

I had no idea this was even a phrase.
It is now a phrase I will be over-using.
Because lol.

I'm amazed by all the hits on this pod. Obviously struck a chord with people

lmao

hahaha so freaking hilarious!

i loved it!!! No Homo...

If you don't listen to Hip Hop, you can use Brian Posehn's alternative, and yell "SLAYER!"

Makes fucking your best friend totally ungay...

But seriously... this whole no homo thing is just ridiculous, if you need to assert your masculinity all the fucking time, well then you might be a tad insecure about your sexuality.

NO HOMO!

haha...only from Brian! never given this much thought

this is totally true, i have used it but i realize now that it was in the most unnecessary and stupid situations.
I'll stop now, because it essentially places you at the same insecurity level as rappers, and who the fuck wants that?

but this was hilarious!

THIS IS SO INTERESTING! CAMRON USES IT THE MOST! THE LIL WAYNE PART HAD ME DYING! LMAOOOOO

You're cute!

No hetero...

hahahaa

THIS IS THE BEST THING ON CURRENT TV RIGHT NOW. Well done, guys. Bring us more please.

I love rap and raper, No homo Haha!

disturbingly hilarious?!

HA HA HA HA

I just watched this on TV and I had to find it and post it on FB.

LMAO

No Homo *fist pound*

Your social commentary thoroughly impresses and entertains me, Bryan. Another fantastic segment!

Also, I had no idea this trend was going on because I haven't listened to any music in the hip-hop or rap genres since the Beastie Boys released "Licensed to Ill," complete with such song lyrics as"I got trees on my mirror so my car won't smell."

lol!!! thats hilarious. but people in my school have been saying no homo for at least 3 years now so ur a bit late lol

and somehow every rapper fails to find irony in the ultramasculine industry where grown men hold a fallic shape to their mouths for a living. no homo.

Can I just say I love Brian for making the Thats Gay videos? It's true.

YO RAPAS AIN"T GAY SON. No Kanye

BUT Ma DUde on that li green screen he be look a lil sexy know wut a mean. No Homo

But seriously fun pod :/ i use the word sometimes, though.

In football it should be NO ROMO.

This is such a great video. I love hiphop and it saddens me that it's such a homophobic persona/lifestyle.

I'm surprised I never really heard this term before, as a bunch of the people around me said that they've known about it, but it definitely speaks volumes about how some people are so insecure and self conscious of their masculinity that they have to have a stupid ass disclaimer like "no homo" just to say "I love you man" or even to threaten somebody. Rappers are so fucking stupid.

Wasn't this coined years ago with Cam'ron and Dipset?!?!? lmaooo....."this is so 3 years ago"

I work with a lotta of dirty south rappers and just wanted to clarify that this phrase is not used by the dirty south. Check lyrics of any popular dirty south rappers and you'll see. (no homo) LOL. this had me rolling.

Oh, jebus, LIL Wayne, needs to go away or get hit by a car and repeatedly run over.

aren't most rappers gay? and they just hide behind that tough guy criminal act? they lie to themselves about themselves, and to their weak minded fans who listen their garbage spit.

is it just me or is bryan getting fatter? no homo

Hip hops version of the asterisk *

Hilarious, but I think the gynophobic reference to Tara Reid, while attributed to straight men, reads as an excuse to engage in the worst kind of Gay cliche. You're better than that.

Cam'ron helped to popularize it but he didn't coin it, it's older than that.. otherwise, nice vid!

We need to start the counter-culture answer: The pro-homo movement.

I have never heard this phrase and now I have been flooded with it in this really funny clip.

I have never used that word and I don't really plan on using it....though it would be funny to say in a sarcastic way like OMG.

The things people coin.

What is the name of the song the plays at the last few seconds of this video?

Thanks

Haha, I love you Bryan! no homo, but seriously, once again you have made me laugh. no homo.

That's so hallarious it makes me choke like I just sucked a dick, no homo!

OK. THIS WAS AWESOME! I laughed through-out this entire video!

I love you Bryan, no homo

Lmaoo this shit is hard. (no rainbow)

good stuff

OMG...that was hilarious! another great one!

Lol this phrase is years old. way to catch on finally. also ppl well say "pause" also as a syn for "no homo"

por ejemplay "im the hardest rapper, pause." the pause may be sed by the speaker or person being spoken too. normally the speaker will say it to pause the convo so the speaker can affirm the he is infact not a homo.

I've never heard this phrase before, but then again I guess I've never really paid attention to rap songs.
"That was hot...no homo!"- hilarious!

ahahahaha BEST ONE YET!!!

Thanks for the morning laugh. (no homo)

Hahaha. Love the new segment on infomania. I heart Bryan Safi. No hetero.

FUCKING HILARIOUS xD

this is the best. brian is genius.

I want everyone to see this. but only if people understand its sarcastic. i can see my younger 13yr old sister watching this and then focusing on how cool it is to say "no homo".

i liked how the guy protected his crotch. hilarious.

This is the most fabulous thing I've learned all day! No Homo.

I've never heard this saying before but gah dang its like i missed a memo. no homo. ha! But seriously this is just like hiding the fact that your gay. The rappers are totally homophobic.

I can't believe I never heard this term before. Wow, my eyes have been opened

Wow. I've never caught this term in songs....And seriously, EVERYONE should watch this. It's amazing to me how heterosexist/homophobic men's sexuality is created to be in our culture.

http://current.com/items/89827846_no-more-no-homo.htm

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I love it. No Kanye.

LOL "It's not delivery, its no homo"