The 1975's Matty Healy Slams Malaysia's Anti-Gay Laws, Kiss Bassist - Variety

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• 30 BT GAY RAPPERS (LGBTQ+ HIP-HOP ARTISTS)
• GAY RAP MIC
• RAPPERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
• VIO RURFAC OF KG VON TELLG POLICE HE'S "GAY" TO RELOTE IN JAIL
• A HIP-HOP GROUP WH AN OPENLY GAY MEMBER HAS THE NO. 1 ALBUM AMERIRAP LLECTIVE BROCKHAMPTON SRED THEIR FIRST NO. 1 ALBUM WH "IRISCENCE." BY LAMAR DAWSONOCTOBER 1, 2018/3:12 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2000PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}STT DULSON/GETTY IMAG FOR COACHELLAINDIO, CA - APRIL 14: SGER KEV ABSTRACT OF THE BROCKHAMPTON LLECTIVE PERFORMS ON THE MOJAVE STAGE DURG WEEK 1, DAY 2 OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY MIC AND ARTS FTIVAL ON APRIL 14, 2018 IND, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STT DULSON/GETTY IMAG FOR COACHELLA )BY LAMAR DAWSONOCTOBER 1, 2018 / 3:12 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"A HIP-HOP GROUP WH AN OPENLY GAY MEMBER HAS THE NO. 1 ALBUM AMERI","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-10-01T19:12:11.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-10-01T19:12:11.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LAMAR DAWSON"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THREE WEEKS AGO, THE NUMBER ONE ALBUM AMERI WAS EMEM'S KAMIKAZE, WHICH RECEIVED BACKLASH FOR S HOMOPHOBIC LYRICS. THIS WEEK, A HIP-HOP GROUP WH AN OUT-AND-PROUD GAY MEMBER IS AT THE TOP OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SELF-SCRIBED "HARST WORKG BOY BAND SHOW BS" BROCKHAMPTON SRED THEIR FIRST NUMBER ONE ALBUM WH IRISCENCE, THE RAP LLECTIVE'S FOURTH ALBUM. THE LP BUTED ATOP THE BILLBOARD 200 WH 101,000 RERDS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE HIP-HOP RERDS ARE NO STRANGER TO BILLBOARD'S NUMBER ONE SPOT—12 OF THIS YEAR'S 32 NUMBER ON WERE HIP-HOP (13 IF YOU UNT THE BLACK PANTHER SOUNDTRACK)—'S CERTALY A FIRST FOR A HIP-HOP ACT WH AN UNAPOLOGETILLY GAY BANDMATE.STT DULSON/GETTY IMAG FOR COACHELLAINDIO, CA - APRIL 14: SGER KEV ABSTRACT OF THE BROCKHAMPTON LLECTIVE PERFORMS ON THE MOJAVE STAGE DURG WEEK 1, DAY 2 OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY MIC AND ARTS FTIVAL ON APRIL 14, 2018 IND, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STT DULSON/GETTY IMAG FOR COACHELLA ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOUNDG MEMBER KEV ABSTRACT, WHOSE REAL NAME IS IAN SIMPSON, HAS REGULARLY RAPPED ABOUT HIS SEXUALY HIS LYRICS—CLUDG HIS STGGLE G OUT TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MY BOYIEND SAVED ME, MY MOTHER'S HOMOPHOBIC, I'M STUCK THE CLOSET, I'M SO CLSTROPHOBIC," HE RAPPED ON HIS 2016 SOLO TRACK "MISERABLE AMERI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON IRISCENCE, ABSTRACT EVEN DIT A LOVE SONG TO HIS BOYIEND JAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I REALLY LIKE HOW YOU DO ALL THE THGS THAT YOU DO. I REALLY LIKE HOW YOU SAY ALL THE THGS THAT YOU SAY," HE GH ON THE TRACK BOLDLY TLED "SOMETHG ABOUT HIM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HIP-HOP MUNY IS OFTEN CRICIZED FOR BEG UNWELG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY—AND ABSTRACT HOP TO BE A FORCE FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I DON'T WANT TO BE LABELED AS A 'QUEER RAPPER', I JT WANT TO BE A RAPPER," HE SAID AN TERVIEW WH BBC RAD 1. "I HAVE TO EXIST A HOMOPHOBIC SPACE ORR TO MAKE CHANGE AND THAT HOMOPHOBIC SPACE WOULD BE THE HIP-HOP MUNY. SO ME JT EXISTG AND BEG MYSELF IS MAKG CHANGE AND MAKG THGS EASIER FOR OTHER YOUNG QUEER KIDS. I WANT TO BE ME AND EXPRS THAT AND BREAK NEW GROUND ALONG THE WAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BROCKHAMPTON FANS TOOK TO TWTER TO CELEBRATE THE BAND'S SUCCS AND WHAT THEIR ACHIEVEMENT MEANS FOR THE QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STREAM IRISCENCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

30 BT GAY RAPPERS (LGBTQ+ HIP-HOP ARTISTS)

Homosexualy is a crime Mlim-majory Malaysia. Rights groups have warned of growg tolerance agast lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr vios posted on social media late on Friday, Healy was seen kissg bassist Ross MacDonald after cricizg Malaysia’s stance agast homosexualy a profany-lan speech to the ftival dience. Not as easy as looks” was cricised for kissg a male fan at a 2019 ncert the Uned Arab Emirat, which also has laws agast homosexual acts, media reported.

You are young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progrsive.

GAY RAP MIC

The sger add that the 1975 nsired droppg out of the show due to Malaysia’s anti-gay laws.

The 1975 bassist Ross MacDonald then walked over to Healy and the two engaged a prolonged kiss on the mouth, prott to Malaysia’s anti-gay legislatn. Beg gay the UAE n land rints up to 15 years prison.

RAPPERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY

There has been a well-known stigma towards homosexualy hip-hop which has led to some artists’ reers beg tarnished by mors that they had associatns wh people of the same sex. To celebrate the ntributns the artists have ma to the hip-hop scene, here are the top 30 gay rappers. ChikaBt Gay Rappers – Fal Thoughts.

While his h song “Old Town Road” was at the top of the Billboard Top 100 Chart for a rerd-breakg 19 weeks, Lil Nas X ma the brave cisn to e out as a gay rapper. Mista Strange, a drill rapper om Bra, has shared his experience of beg a publicly gay rapper and how often leads to unrtimatn. In one of his tracks, he touch upon this subject wh the lyrics, “Won’t let me through ‘e I’m back like Santan, Won’t let me through ‘e I’m gay like Schofield.

As a gay Lat female rerdg artist, Snow Tha Product acknowledg that her journey hasn’t been smooth, but she emphasiz that honty is ccial. However, did you know that he also openly clared his homosexualy on Twter? This tweet, which was both ndid and wty, required a lot of urage to liver, particularly 2017 when beg a gay rapper was still a ntroversial topic the mic dtry.

VIO RURFAC OF KG VON TELLG POLICE HE'S "GAY" TO RELOTE IN JAIL

He distguish himself his mic by beg ndid about his sexualy and sex life, which is not unmon for heterosexual hip-hop artists but is not typil for gay artists.

He rmed iNews Bra that homophobia is not solely prent hip-hop mic. Cak da Killa believ that every genre of mic has homophobic dividuals. However, tim have changed, and the artists would face backlash if they exprsed homophobic sentiments today, unlike 1996.

When he revealed his sexualy 2012, the hip-hop artist received the typil negative rpons mon among gay rappers. Azealia Banks, a well-known gay female rapper om Harlem, intifi as bisexual.

A HIP-HOP GROUP WH AN OPENLY GAY MEMBER HAS THE NO. 1 ALBUM AMERIRAP LLECTIVE BROCKHAMPTON SRED THEIR FIRST NO. 1 ALBUM WH "IRISCENCE." BY LAMAR DAWSONOCTOBER 1, 2018/3:12 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2000PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}STT DULSON/GETTY IMAG FOR COACHELLAINDIO, CA - APRIL 14: SGER KEV ABSTRACT OF THE BROCKHAMPTON LLECTIVE PERFORMS ON THE MOJAVE STAGE DURG WEEK 1, DAY 2 OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY MIC AND ARTS FTIVAL ON APRIL 14, 2018 IND, CALIFORNIA. 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THIS WEEK, A HIP-HOP GROUP WH AN OUT-AND-PROUD GAY MEMBER IS AT THE TOP OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SELF-SCRIBED "HARST WORKG BOY BAND SHOW BS" BROCKHAMPTON SRED THEIR FIRST NUMBER ONE ALBUM WH IRISCENCE, THE RAP LLECTIVE'S FOURTH ALBUM. THE LP BUTED ATOP THE BILLBOARD 200 WH 101,000 RERDS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE HIP-HOP RERDS ARE NO STRANGER TO BILLBOARD'S NUMBER ONE SPOT—12 OF THIS YEAR'S 32 NUMBER ON WERE HIP-HOP (13 IF YOU UNT THE BLACK PANTHER SOUNDTRACK)—'S CERTALY A FIRST FOR A HIP-HOP ACT WH AN UNAPOLOGETILLY GAY BANDMATE.STT DULSON/GETTY IMAG FOR COACHELLAINDIO, CA - APRIL 14: SGER KEV ABSTRACT OF THE BROCKHAMPTON LLECTIVE PERFORMS ON THE MOJAVE STAGE DURG WEEK 1, DAY 2 OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY MIC AND ARTS FTIVAL ON APRIL 14, 2018 IND, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STT DULSON/GETTY IMAG FOR COACHELLA ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOUNDG MEMBER KEV ABSTRACT, WHOSE REAL NAME IS IAN SIMPSON, HAS REGULARLY RAPPED ABOUT HIS SEXUALY HIS LYRICS—CLUDG HIS STGGLE G OUT TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MY BOYIEND SAVED ME, MY MOTHER'S HOMOPHOBIC, I'M STUCK THE CLOSET, I'M SO CLSTROPHOBIC," HE RAPPED ON HIS 2016 SOLO TRACK "MISERABLE AMERI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON IRISCENCE, ABSTRACT EVEN DIT A LOVE SONG TO HIS BOYIEND JAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I REALLY LIKE HOW YOU DO ALL THE THGS THAT YOU DO. I REALLY LIKE HOW YOU SAY ALL THE THGS THAT YOU SAY," HE GH ON THE TRACK BOLDLY TLED "SOMETHG ABOUT HIM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HIP-HOP MUNY IS OFTEN CRICIZED FOR BEG UNWELG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY—AND ABSTRACT HOP TO BE A FORCE FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I DON'T WANT TO BE LABELED AS A 'QUEER RAPPER', I JT WANT TO BE A RAPPER," HE SAID AN TERVIEW WH BBC RAD 1. "I HAVE TO EXIST A HOMOPHOBIC SPACE ORR TO MAKE CHANGE AND THAT HOMOPHOBIC SPACE WOULD BE THE HIP-HOP MUNY. SO ME JT EXISTG AND BEG MYSELF IS MAKG CHANGE AND MAKG THGS EASIER FOR OTHER YOUNG QUEER KIDS. 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