A VOX ATL Report: LGBTQ Voices In Hip-Hop — Are They Heard?

Back in the day, if you were a gay artist, you wouldn’t dare say one word about it. The homophobia back then was stronger, but how strong is it now?

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Hip-hop has gone through many changes that have shaped into different stages and categories. But with recent movements to respect people’s sexuality and new laws that allow same-sex marriage, will the booming industry try to make a change, too?

What if some guy was gay and wanted to become a hip-hop artist?

Now, a lot of hip-hop artists do identify as gay or lesbian but don’t really show it outside of their own personal space. An awful lot of them don’t sing/rap about their true sexuality either.