Here's some links around the web about gays and hiphop. This is
where to look for info about gay and lesbian rappers. With the
possible exception of Wendy, this isn't about gossiping or wrecking people's
careers. Most of these links are about people who are building stuff
up, doing things themselves. I am interested in stuff that's taking
this in a positive direction. If you're not taking this in a positive
direction, I think you need to realize that for some people this is
a very serious thing and it's not to be taken lightly as some kind of
"fag" joke.
-- Larry-bob
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The first sites I would suggest checking out for gay hip hop information:
Gayhiphop.com has a webpage discussion forums. They also do an email list. OutHipHop.com has a news blog with information about the latest activities of lgbt hip hop performers and producers, including CD reviews. Phat Family is an record label and website which includes profiles of Homo Hop performers and more. You can also join the Phat Family email list
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The following links are basically listed in the order I added them to the page, newest links first.
Solomon is a rapper from San Diego. His first mixtape, Rhyting Rhymes is now out - http://www.myspace.com/thatsolomon
www.rainbowallianceent.com is a nwe GLBT hip hop forum. They also offer event promotions, graphic designs, and much more.
Yo Majesty are a hiphop group from Florida. Here's an article on Yo Majesty from the New Yorker. And another from After Ellen.
Unecc is a female gay artist out of Ohio. She has videos on YouTube. Also she has a rap group with her brother called UntouchablE. They have done a lot of pride events.
Sin is a lesbian rapper who lives in Seattle (originally from NYC.)
(Bone) Intell is a rapper from New York State.
Khalil Amani,spiritual advisor to Deadlee, the "gayngsta" rapper. Khalil Amani is a straight black man and gay right's activist. He is the author of "HIP-HOP HOMOPHOBES: Origin & Attitudes Towards Gay & Lesbians in Hip-Hop Culture; As Perpetrated By Rappers, Thugs, Athletes, Reggae Rastas & Religionists; Essays On A 3,000 Year Old Lie Against Homosexuality; A Religious Hoax!" ( www.iuniverse.com Nov. '07). Mr. Amani can be visited at http://www.myspace.com/khalilamani . Excerpts from his book in blog.
Captain Magik is a rapper from Cleveland Ohio with a new album coming out at the end of november 2007. First single on myspace
Nfamus Tha Kid is a 23 year old lesbian female rapper from camden nj. http://www.myspace.com/nfamusthakid
Sugur Shane is an upcoming gay rapper and house vocalist from Philadelphia.
Jonny Cash is a lesbian rapper from Philly.
Sgt. Sass is a queer hip-hop duo from Philadelphia. Check out this feature article in the Philadealphia Weekly.
HomoRevolution Tour 2007
a regional tour of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual &
Transgendered rap & hip hop artists
which earlier had covered the southern part of the US is doing
midwestern dates in October.
This leg features
Deadlee,
Tori Fixx,
Bigg Nugg,
JFP,
Foxxjazell, and NYC's
Shorty Roc,
plus DaLyrical from Atlanta.
October 4: Columbus, OH
October 5: Indianapolis, IN
October 6: Milwaukee, WI (Kenosha)
October 7: Minneapolis, MN
http://www.homorevolution.com
http://www.myspace.com/homorevolution
NPR Roundtable: Homophobia in Hip-Hop with New York-based writer Staceyann Chin, rapper and satirist Deadlee, and author and educator Mo Beasley.
June 2007 Now Toronto article on Deep Dickollective.
"The Gay Rapper" Caushun finally fully exposed as the fraud he always was, with an interview with his former "manager" and ghost-rapper Ivan Matias: http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1807
Julie Fucking Potter is
a San Francisco based rapper and comic. She is having
a CD release party with special guest Bigg Nugg from Ohio on
Friday May 25, 2007,
9pm doors & DJ,
10pm show,
At El Rio,
3158 Mission Street @ Cesar Chavez,
San Francisco, CA 94110.
JFP is San Francisco's own premier lesbian Lyricist.
This west-coast white girl will rap circles around what you think you know
about hip-hop. JFP is a fierce, comical mc who is revolutionizing rap, one
mic at a time.
So, come celebrate JFP's debut rap album EXODUS.
Fresh off the HOMOREVOLUTION TOUR, JFP is throwing a party in her adopted
home town to launch her new album. Other HOMOREVOLUTION artist, bigg nugg,
will grace the stage to get things started. Then JFP will unleash every song
from EXODUS, live! Supporting JFP on violin and vocals will be her true
love, C-Note.
Space is limited and this show will sell out!
Tickets: $10 advance/$15 at the door
Admission + autographed CD: $20 in advance.
Tickets go on sale Now!
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/14984
http://www.juliefuckingpotter.com
http://www.suitecaroline.net
http://www.biggnugg.com
For Tori Fixx, check out ToriFixx.com Here's a May 2006 article on him: http://citypages.com/databank/27/1329/article14381.asp
Sonny Louis is a rapper from Brooklyn.
Smut Stud is a rapper representing the bears and chubs.
Grand Royal is a rapper from Brooklyn.
Foxjazell -- http://www.myspace.com/foxxjazellmusic -- is based in LA and appeared on the Tyra Banks show with Deadlee and Tori Fixx.
HomoRevolution Tour 2007 is the first ever HomoHop Tour of the Pacific Southwest, a regional tour of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered rap & hip hop artists (featuring Deadlee, Johnny Dangerous, Tori Fixx, Delacruz, Melange Lavonne, Salvimex, Bigg Nugg, Julie Potter, Foxxjazell and more at various stops. They will travel from San Diego to L.A., Vegas, Phoenix, Albuquerque, El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, and Dallas. http://www.homorevolution.com http://www.myspace.com/homorevolution
Houston Chronicle article on Miss Money.
Bigg Nugg is a rapper based in Ohio -- his website is www.biggnugg.com and he's on myspace at http://www.myspace.com/biggnugg and he also runs the website www.gaymusicusa.com
Deadlee interview on CNN, February 2007
Kiyle is a rapper from Washington State.
Feloni is a rapper from Detroit. Her website is at http://www.trakdiamondrecords.com and she's on myspace at http://www.myspace.com/feloni
Mz. Fontaine is a musician based in the UK who has quite a few releases and has performed extensively.
Larry-bob's YouTube Playlist of HomoHop music videos. Get in touch if you'd like me to add yours.
The Phenom is a rapper living in Washington DC.
Age of Consent were a polysexual and gay rap group based in Los Angeles from 1981-1985.
Triple Threat are from Dallas, TX and their website is http://www.illicitlife.com
VIP: Philly Queer all stars rap project.
http://www.myspace.com/vippartyboys
Webpage for God-Des GOD-DES & SHE are also on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/goddes Their song "Lick It" was heard on "The L Word."
Peace Out South is back in 2006. It will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently, we are looking for artist. If you are planning to be in Atlanta during Labor Day Weekend, contact Basil at and get music to him by April 15. http://www.basilhennely.com
Dallas News podcast interviews with Miss Money and Juba Kalamka -- uses the term "queerhop."
Pick Up The Mic is a documentary about homohop performers which had its world premiere at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival on Sept 11, 2005. It is also playing at other festivals -- Check their website for details -- upcoming in March and April 2006 are SXSW in Austin, TX and the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
Deadlee is a queer latino rapper from Los Angeles. He's also on Myspace -- http://www.myspace.com/deadleeofficial.
The Punk of Da South is from Miami FL. Check out his Myspace with music and more info.
Rigomortis (aka Tre Vasquez) is an MC based in Oakland CA. (Myspace site)
Oct. 28-30, 2005: PeaceOUT The 5th Annnual World HomoHop Fest, Oakland. http://www.peaceoutfestival.com
September 16, 17, 2005: PeaceOUT Northwest, Portland, Oregon. http://www.peaceoutnw.com/
PeaceOut UK, London, England -- August 4-6, 2005: http://www.peaceoutuk.com/
Sapience Magazine article on gay hip hop.
Horse Hospital Radio: goes out bi-weekly, Sundays 11.30pm-12.30am GMT upon http://www.resonancefm.com or if in the UK 104.4fm It's called Horse Hospital Radio and is " the world's only punk rock queer occult noise hiphop radio sculpture, hosted by Mister Sloane and The Hare, often with some guy called Dave." More details and tracklistings upon http://www.thehorsehospital.com
http://www.scarletto.com -- website of Jacub Perez, aka Scarletto.
James Schwartz is a gay poet/writer whose next book features a literary cameo by gay rapper Prince Bee and explores gay hip hop themes. James' website is at http://ajscyberreader.tripod.com
March 4 - 6, 2005: QUEER MC'S FOR THE STRAIGHT HIP HOP: Gay and tranny rappers and their homies give hip-hop a makeover. MC's DeadLee, JB Rap, Katastrophe, Salvimex, Jenro, Rigamortis and DJ Johnny Turok. + Screenings of excerpts of "Pick Up the Mic" + "Good Soldier." Friday + Saturday 8:30 pm + Sunday 7:30 $15. t Highways, 1651 18th Street in Santa Monica. Directions at http://highwaysperformance.org/ There's an article about this at http://www.inmagla.com/2002/feature_archive/801b.cfm
SF Chronicle article on Katastrophe.
Queerhiphopheads.tribe.net is on Tribe.net
Article on Katastrophe from the East Bay Express.
Blair Robert is the author of the book, Breathe, an urban/hip-hop teenage coming out story. http://www.blair-robert.com
SF Bay Guardian article on San Francisco gay-friendly hiphop clubs
GirlConnex.com has a profile of a new Lesbian Urban/Hip Hop musician every month -- profiles have included Miss Money and Jen Ro -- plus updated news and gossip every other day. Past profiles are available in their archives.
East Bay Pride
in cooperation with
Sugartruck Recordings,
A.C. R.O.N.Y.M. Records
and
Phat Family
proudly presents
PeaceOUT:
The 4th Annual World HomoHop Festival
October 22-24, 2004,
Oakland CA.
http://www.peaceoutfestival.com
Press on PeaceOUT 2004:
East Bay Express, Oakland:
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/issues/2004-10-20/calendar/cal-perf.html
San Francisco Weekly
http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2004-10-20/calendar/performance.html
Gay.com/PlanetOut
http://www.planetout.com/entertainment/news/?sernum=875
Katastophe is a gendermessin' FTM hip hop MC based in San Francisco. He has a record release event in January 2005. He toured Europe in October 2004 and then performed at Peace/Out in Oakland.
Anthony Antoine is
a musician based in Atlanta. more of his music is available at
http://qboy.co.uk/ -- website of
QBoy, gay rapper from the UK.
Pac-Man --
British gay hip-hop club.
Interview with
Deadlee
NEW URL:
Ralowe's Confused Suburban Laughter
is the website of solo projects of Ralowe, aka G-Minus.
Article on musician and producer
Tori Fixx.
Website of the
Urban Hermitt.
The DL Club is a new nightspot in LA that is run by Deadlee. The first event
was August 1st, 2004 @ The Parlour Club. It's gonna be the first Sunday
of each month with regularly scheduled live performances.
"West Coast, Old Skool, Rap, Gayngsta, Southern Fried, Latin Rap!!! "
and, of course,
"No Fagz Allowed!" ;)
http://www.salvimex.com
July 16-18 2004: Peace Out East homohop festival in New York:
http://www.peaceouteast.com/
Newsweek
article in advance of Peace Out East.
Tablet Magazine (Seattle) article on queer hip hop.
NEW URL:
B.Q.E. is
Dutchboy and Paradigm, based in New York.
Aaron Carl is a musican
whose recordings include the CD
Uncloseted.
Jen Ro is a rapper
based in South San Francisco.
Descendants of Freedom: A Futuristic Queer Hip Hop Odyssey is
a play being produced as of Spring 2004 in New York City.
More info at
http://www.descendantsoffreedom.info/
Second Sunday of each month, started in April 2004:
Archie Bunker & ButtaFlySoul Presents
"Flow" Hosted by: ButtaFlySoul.
At Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E 3rd Street
btw Ave. B & C, New York City.
Time: 9pm.
Price: $10.
HIP-HOP SHOWCASE AND POETRY OPEN MIC:
Note to all that are intrigued... this showcase is meant to reveal the other hip-hop artist, the one you don't see in the videos. Well, you may see them but they aint tellin' CONTROVERSY!
Hissy Fitt is from San Diego.
article:
Queering
the Mic and Tim'm West's response.
Deep Dickollective's new CD
"The Famous Outlaw League Of Proto-Negroes"
is as of now, January 2004, available at
http://www.sugartruckrecordings.com.
More distributors coming soon.
You can listen to it at
http://store.mixonic.com/sugartruck
Pac-Man is
a monthly hip-hop night in London, England.
Hip Hop Homos,
a short film focusing on Deadlee and God-des.
Interview with
Shante Smalls.
Matt Wobensmith's review of the 3rd annual
PeaceOUT
HomoHop Festival
Nedra Johnson, popular lesbian singer at the michigan womens festival for over
10 years... has a new rap single.. titled "Not Slim but Shady" dissing eminen
and his treatment of gays/lesbians..
www.NedraJohnson.com
Johnny Dangerous --
gay rapper from Chicago. His new album produced by Tori Fixx
includes guest appearances by Deadlee, Dutchboy, Protegee, and more.
See also the
Johnny Dangerous IUMA site.
A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. is
the record label that will be putting out Deadlee's album "Assault
with a Deadlee Weapon."
San Francisco Chronicle article on the 2003
HomoHop Festvial.
Interview with
The
Urban Hermitt.
Hip-hop homophobia softening? article from Southern Voice.
In Philadelphia,
G Room presents GrrlHIVE,
a weekly hip-hop party, featuring local breakdancers and MC's.
It's about Music + positive vibes to unite a divided gay & lesbian
community.
article by Pedro Angel Serrano about the Eminem controversy and
responses.
September 11-14 2003:
PeaceOUT:
The Third Annual World HomoHop Festival
at EastBayPride, Oakland CA.
http://www.eastbaypride.org,
details here
SexTV "Homothugs" video clip.
Article on TruDog who is a gay rapper from New York.
Here's also Village Voice
article about TruDawg.
Scream Club are a hip hop
duo from Olympia, Washington
Houston
Bernard is a Bisexual electro Hip hop musician based in
Brooklyn and has MP3s on his site.
Here's an article on Houston.
The people from QueerYouthTV.org
have made a docoumentary about the 2002 Peace/Out festival called
Homo Hop.
Cazwell is a hiphop performer
in New York, formerly of Morplay.
Globe and Mail article on Homo Hop, and rap
by feminists, Muslims, Christians, and aboriginals.
Soce The Elemental Wizard is an MC
based in New York City.
Article from England deconstructing the stereotype of hip hop as
homophobic.
New
York Times article on gay rappers. Can also be read
here.
Also see Hanifah Walidah's
response.
blingit!
is a hiphop/acid jazz night starting up in Montreal, Canada.
Also check out B'Ugo's website
Scarecrowe Productions -- event production in Boston area - find Stephen Crowe at
http://www.myspace.com/stephencrowe
Phat Family put out three volumes of LGBT hip-hop compilations.
These were available at mp3.com, which has ceased supporting
independent artists. Hopefully these will be available again --
in the meantime, check out the
Rainbow Flava website.
Hanifah Walidah's website is at trustlife.net
Queer
Youth TV has performance clips by Jen Ro, Deep Dickollective, and
Juba Kalamka.
2001 article "All the 'Flavas' of the Rainbow from Bay Windows on
Rainbow Flava:
baywindows.com
NEW URL:
D/DC: Deep Dickollective
has a website with music, message board, and more.
They get a mention on this article on
queer spoken word.
And here's an article from Brazil ...
SF Bay Guardian
article on Deep Dickollective.
DDC on the BBC
Peace Out LGBTI Hip Hop Festival took place
place August 29-September 1, 2002 as part of the 6th Annual East Bay
Pride Celebration.
Queer rappers and Hip Hop artists from all over
converged on Oakland, California.
Contact Juba Kalamka at jubakalamka@hotmail.com
Gays &
Hiphop: Refute The Stereotypes
Check out the Rap news page [click on Rap in lower left frame] at
Outvoice gay
music site.
DL is a new AIDS prevention
compilation with music by Deep Dickollective, Blackberri, Dutchboy of
Rainbow Flava, and others.
Sugartruck is a
label with releases by members of Deep Dickollective.
Juha is a
arts company and hip hop crew with a queer arab twist.
They're based in Hawaii. Their CD is released by
Agitprop
East Bay Express article on Deep Dickollective.
Cyclone
is a bisexual rapper from the East Coast.
Youth Radio
piece on "Homo Hop"
SF Chronicle article on D/DC.
Website of hip-hop pioneer Man
Parrish -- and his party Sperm.
Young,
Black, Gifted -- and Gay -- article on gay hiphop artists.
Response to Vibe's
Homo thug article.
Article on Trilambs which includes member "Gay Jamie" aka
Captain Girl.
www.fagrap.com -- site for
Swedish gay rapper Maasen, whose 7" is out on
Uru records.
Caushun's website -- TheGayRapper.com
An article from the Uk paper The Guardian about
Caushun and guys on the DL.
Article on
Caushun, openly gay rapper from Brooklyn.
Rainbow Flava
now has downloadable mp3s and more on their website!
NEW URL:
Jennifuh Leathuh
does a
drag queen version of Jay-Z's hip-hop hit, "I Just Wanna
Love U (Give It To Me)."
Sleze Nation --
article that touches on gays in hiphop. Site uses flash.
Village Voice
article on gay people behind the scenes in hip-hop.
Miss Money represents The
Dirty South and is involed with the Twisted Tongue project.
Karter Louis is a openly
gay recording artist who is putting together a documentary about
the gay hiphop scene called "Twisted Tongues."
New New Times LA did an April Fools hoax about a gay mc named
Rodney Waltrip, AKA MC Sirius, and then a later article about how it was
a joke.
Glaad -- the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -- hosted
a panel discussion Tuesday Feb 20, 2001 in New York entitled
"Homie-sexual Hip Hop."
MaaSen -- Queer Swedish Hiphop
Mz Platinum, lesbian rapper/singer from Atlanta -- had an mp3.com
website [mp3.com no longer supports independent artists.]
SF Weekly
article on Rainbow Flava from Jan. 2001.
QueerTelevision
is a Canadian TV show that did a segment on "Hip Hop Homos." You can watch
it via streaming video.
The October 2000 issue of Out Magazine
has an article on Gay hip-hop, including info on Morplay and Rainbow
Flava. Sorry, no content on their website -- you have to find
the paper version of the magazine.
Fat Rat is an openly
lesbian rapper from Washington DC. Keep an eye out for her
production company, Down 4 Lyfe.
Harith Miles is an
openly gay musical artist.
Citysearch
article on Rainbow Flava.
Katey Red
is a New Orleans based gay rap artist who records for
Take Fo' Records
(new URL.)
There is a Katey Redd message board on the Take Fo' website.
For live performances in the bay area by queer hip hop performances,
check my Queer Things
to do in San Francisco page -- look for stuff like Rainbow Flava,
Club Swerve, etc.
Radio Catch has gay hip hop audio
content.
There's a great cypher thread on queer hiphop going on now at
okayplayer
Check out
Juba Kalamka's
album
Pretensions
at content conduit
Mother Jones/Mojo Wire article on gays in hip-hop.
Da Dis List is
a list of homophobic lines from rap.
Article from Poz on
AIDS and Hip-hop
Mixmag
article on Gay Hiphop.
Village
Voice article "Homo Thugz blow up the spot" from February, 2000.
Article from
QV Magazine
about latino hip hop headz.
Dyamond Theory - lesbian hiphop group from the midwest. Used to have
a webpage, but it doesn't exist anymore. Contact info:
A
paper about gay and lesbian themes in popular music, including rap.
Follow-up
at banjee.com to Dirty's article on gay in hip-hop.
The last issue of Outpunk (#7) is no longer available on the web.
It featured a big series of articles on Queers 'n' Hip Hop.
You can order a copy of it from
Chainsaw. Includes interviews with Cyryus, Nikki, Rainbow
Flava, etc.
The July 1998 issue of Girlfriends
Magazine has Queen Pen on the cover and an interview with her.
Not available on the web, but look for it at your local bookstore.
An article on
Queercorps Records and queer hip hop.
Article about Queen Pen, who has a song on
her album called "Girlfriend" that has a lesbian theme. (from the
New York Times.)
Review of Queen Pen's album (with sound clips.)
Divisional
Calculus, an article about how homophobia in hip-hop.
Article by Davey D on gays
in hiphop culture. Another article by him highlighting some
of the gay folks who have been influential DJs in the San Francisco area is
here
Issue 99 of The Source has an article on gays in hiphop, including
a piece by writer James Earl Hardy.
You can read the articles on-line
here.
GLAAD's sample
letter
to the Source about their article on gays in hip-hop.
Queercorps was a
record label that put out a record by the rapper Cyryus.
They no longer have a working website. You used to be
able to order the CD from Chainsaw Records, but I
don't see it listed in their current catalog.
See here to check if they're listing it.
The infamous gay rapper
article by Jamal X and the followup
by Wendy Williams. (from the now-defunct gowendy.com website -
for everyone who wants to know "who is the gay rapper".)
Let me know if you know about any more gay hiphop links,
have tapes or CDs to send me, etc.
-- Larry-bob -- larrybob@io.com
http://www.thedlclub.com
New site for SalviMex, the Latin rap duo featuring Drastiko (Deadlee's
sidekick) and Tercer Discipulo (Third Disciple).
Video of DDC at the
SF Liberation
Radio benefit.
Schedule:
Friday August 30, 3-5 pm:
PeaceOUT:
With The Key:
The Homohop Swap meet and indy promotion forum.
@Sweeties 1800b Telegraph at 19th ST.
FREE.
Friday August 30, 10 pm:
PeaceOUT:
RAINBOW FLAVA (sf/nyc) |
SHANTE SMALLS (nyc) |
DJ MISTER MAKER (UK) |
DIME LIFE CROOKS (Oakland) |
HERMITT (Seattle)
at Oakland Metro,
201 Broadway.
Saturday August 31, 11 AM- 6 PM:
The PeaceOUT Stage at East Bay Pride
14th St. between Clay and Jefferson
$5 All Ages (Free Till 12 Noon!)
with
DEEP DICKOLLECTIVE | HANIFAH WALIDAH | RAINBOW FLAVA |
THE CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS (Oakland) | TORI FIXX | GOD-DES | DEADLEE |
DJ TOPH ONE (redwine/strawberry).
Saturday August 31, 10 pm:
PeaceOUT:
DEADLEE (LA) | G.R.E.Y. featuring CHASER (Dallas) | JEN-RO (Daly City) |
MARCUS RENE VAN (Ventura, CA) | THE END OF THE WORLD (sf) | DJ MANNY
BLACK (ca).
at Oakland Metro,
201 Broadway.
Sunday September 1, 10 pm:
PeaceOUT:
DEEP DICKOLLECTIVE | HANIFAH WALIDAH | GOD-DES | TORI FIXX | THE CONSCIOUS
DAUGHTERS | DJ DOUBLE TOKEN | DJ PAUSE (redwine) | DJ MISTER MAKER.
at Oakland Metro,
201 Broadway.
Dyamond Theory
c/o Jarvis Smith
3414 Grace 1st Fl
St. Louis, MO 63116
(314) 771-6432
(314) 999-8471 voicemail
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