Yeah. Rough Diamond are awesome. Glad we have them. Need to find out who they are IRL.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Saturday, 25 June 2011 21:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
i was interviewed briefly for this radio programme that's on 1xtra tonight (9pm british time, which is in three hours) if anyone fancies tuning in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012kllk
No Homo: Hip Hop's Last Taboo
Today, 21:00 on BBC 1Xtra
Hip Hop is constantly evolving. Eminem made it possible to be a credible white rapper, Kanye achieved global success despite his privileged background and Nicki Minaj has played on her sexuality to become one of hip hop's biggest stars. But there's still one boundary the genre is struggling to cross. Where are the gay rappers?
Georgia Lewis-Anderson attempts to uncover the truth, following openly gay spoken-word poet Dean Atta as he takes the first steps to becoming an accepted and respected player on the UK hip hop scene, heading into the studio, performing live and getting that all important first play on national radio.
But are fans ready for an openly gay rapper? And will the industry support him?
Georgia also speaks with Plan B, Example, Estelle, Bashy, Mark Ronson and industry insiders from the UK and US to find out why the prospect of there being a gay rapper is such a taboo.
― lex pretend, Sunday, 10 July 2011 16:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
i like that you got the last word! 'go hard; be good'
pity the dean atta track sounded kind of... dull.
― do the hypnic jerk (c sharp major), Monday, 11 July 2011 10:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
L31F Le1fi'm not getting gay married until i find a twink that likes soulja boy.8 Jul
― bed bath and beyoncé (The Reverend), Monday, 11 July 2011 11:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
L31F Le1fi want pointe shoes that are also guns.28 Jun
― bed bath and beyoncé (The Reverend), Monday, 11 July 2011 11:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
what's the status on ab soto. combo quirky street fashion / comedy / rap, cazwellish like from most of what i've heard it's generally too much (or too bad) (because i hate fun) but then i can't hate on for example this. kid's having fun and not the worst beat
― fauxmarc, Friday, 2 September 2011 14:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh, so this is what alfred does in his spare time?
― swagliacci (The Reverend), Saturday, 3 September 2011 04:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
did l31f delete his twitter acct?
― zsa zsa and digweed (donna rouge), Saturday, 3 September 2011 07:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://twitter.com/#!/LE1FNY
― swagliacci (The Reverend), Saturday, 3 September 2011 07:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
this been posted? pretty stupid to think that gays are the only ones spreading hiv/aids
― jaxon, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 23:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
can't watch that right now but yeah, duh, that's a long-ago debunked talking point wrt hiv transmission
― remembrance of schwings past (gbx), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 23:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha yeah i was with him till then
― (gr8080), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 23:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
well actually i was with him till he added the red star to his face tat
Better than butterfly face tat imo
― jaxon, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 23:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
there's no such thing as a "good" face tat
― all shitley chess club (some dude), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 00:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
not only do I get down, I wash dishes.
― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 00:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha, i was afraid that was a zing in the woods.
― swagliacci (The Reverend), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 05:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
recently a guy i know's been at the center of a 'gay rapper' controversy -- basically he's been on the local battle rap circuit for a few years, has a slight lisp and has been dressing more loud/hipsterish lately, decided to respond to gay rumors by spitting some o_O innuendo at a battle to throw an opponent off his game. then when video of the battle got online, it ended up all over worldstarhiphop, thisis50 as 'the gay battle rapper'. he says he's straight so i dunno how he's dealing with all this but it's pretty nuts.
― it ain't hard to tell, I'm a viking, then prevail (some dude), Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:48 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark
http://citypaper.com/bob/artsentertainment/best-coming-out-1.1205783
― some dude, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 00:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
Awesome.
― sasha and maliaweed (The Reverend), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 01:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
he's a really good guy and a really talented dude, i hadn't even heard about that until just now reading that link so i'm just happy for him
― some dude, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 01:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
sny recommendations of tracks/mixtapes?
molding his hard-edged rhymes into an inexplicable roughneck hip-hop-meets-house-diva intensity
this sounds like what i want
― i asked for "HALF" a glass of wine, because i am TEMPERENT (lex pretend), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 06:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
is this is also the dark gay dancehall thread http://generationbass.com/2011/10/24/gb-exclusive-blk-adonis-rizzla-pnp-ep/
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 01:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
not rap, but this new le1f track is amazing (badu sample!)
http://soundcloud.com/le1f/boody-le1f-born-underwater
― The Reverend, Thursday, 27 October 2011 08:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
also I should post some DDm in here cause his shit is dope
― The Reverend, Thursday, 27 October 2011 08:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
lil b can hang his shit up
― fauxmarc, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
thumbs up
lol @ the idea of a gay mafia running rap. that would be kind of fabulous
― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
i didn't want it to make sense but really he seemed to be talking more about the promo/showbiz angle as being on lockdown by our gay overlords which really isn't toooo overblown
― fauxmarc, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
not the first time I've heard that proferred... I dunno, it's not really inaccurate (gay people in the entertainment industry?! you don't say) as long as it's not couched in weird conspiracy theory terms
― The Uncanny Frankie Valley (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 22:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol @ "if you're gay, rep your set"
― fauxmarc loi (The Reverend), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 23:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
one of my friends works with this guy "loco ninja", he's someone up in the fashion crowd so i had pause but this is alright
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 10 January 2012 17:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
kind of lol but mostly sad at carefully gender-neutral lyrics. always <3 lumidee tho.
― thug eclair (The Reverend), Tuesday, 10 January 2012 17:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
unfortunately someone once referred to her as a "human muppet" and i'll never get that out of my head even though i guess it applies less during the GROWN N SEXY phase
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 10 January 2012 17:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
i don't even get that
― thug eclair (The Reverend), Tuesday, 10 January 2012 17:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
― The Reverend, Monday, 23 January 2012 06:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
there's a free ep with some crazy good remixes btw http://hulkshare.com/i7pdydyrlldr
― The Reverend, Monday, 23 January 2012 06:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
that video's amazing
― fauxmarc, Monday, 23 January 2012 15:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
a j-wow remix too niceeee. still not over a buraka som sistema show from weeks back
― fauxmarc, Monday, 23 January 2012 16:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
waooooow.....
― m0stlyClean, Monday, 23 January 2012 18:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
― fauxmarc, Monday, January 23, 2012 7:57 AM Bookmark
Really tho! I feel so slayed. Too bad I think we're the only two who read this thread anymore.
― The Reverend, Monday, 23 January 2012 18:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
song + video both awesome
― donna rouge, Monday, 23 January 2012 18:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://soundcloud.com/cakesdakilla/whistle-beat-it-up
― DO NOT CALL (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 00:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 01:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
That Zebra Katz track is sublime and a little chilling
― no more mr. nice girls (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 01:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
total maya deren vibe to the video. great track although she's quite a bit bitter than he is.
― jed_, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 13:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
i feel like that video and song are both the type of thing i usually hate/roll my eyes at but they're both awesome
― ⚓ (gr8080), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 22:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
"ima read" is slaying me <3
― tinie tempurah (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 January 2012 16:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
I read the thread, Rev! I just usually have heard/seen/spoken about this stuff with u/other folk over on Tumblr by the time I do.
Ima Read is awesome.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
i also read this thread
ima read is dope
― i love pinfold cricket (gbx), Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah i def lurk here
― handy ban (lou), Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
― ⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:59 (1 year ago) Permalink