12-27-2010, 04:18 AM
it's harder to find than I imagined! I can copy and paste the article...
GAY RAPPERS CLAIM THEIR PLACE IN HIP-HOP COMMUNITY
Openly Homosexual Hip-Hop Artists Rapidly Finding Acceptance in Main Stream Media
As the United States celebrates the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, a discriminatory policy in which openly gay men and women were unable to serve in the military, the LGBT community will be happy to find barriers being broken down in other areas of American culture as well. Namely: hip-hop music. Electro artist and Nashua native Nick Dee explains this phenomenon in terms of his experiences promoting his upcoming album, Sorry I'm Not Sorry.
"The past decade has been huge for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Americans," states Nick, a 19-year-old student at New York University who has been openly gay for almost 7 years. "Between the legalization of same-sex marriage in some states and the reforms being made in our military, there is plenty change to be proud of." But the satisfaction Nick gets from these increasing levels of tolerance extends further than the decisions made by our government. "There has been a considerable broadening of sexual boundaries in the entertainment industry as well. Two highly successful musicians who have made their mark on the industry in recent years have been openly bisexual."
The two musicians Nick is referring to are pop icon Lady Gaga and rapper Nicki Minaj, a 26-year-old hitmaker from Trinidad. In May, 2010 Nicki told Details Magazine, "I think the world is getting more gay-friendly, so hip-hop is too. But it's harder to imagine an openly gay male rapper being embraced, people view gay men as having no street credibility. But I think we'll see one in my lifetime."
Nick Dee believes he could be that person. His second album, called S.I.N.S. for short, features a mixture of electro, hip-hop and pop elements designed to help the world embrace their personalities wholeheartedly. "My music isn't specifically about being gay. On a personal level, some lyrics may have come from my experience with my orientation. But I believe I write music that relates to emotions we all have, ones that are perfectly natural and deserve to be expressed without shame."
The pop/rap hybrid CD Sorry I'm Not Sorry will be available worldwide through Nick's website, as well as through all music download stores, on January 14, 2011 and can be previewed in it's entirety at http://www.nickdeeofficial.com
GAY RAPPERS CLAIM THEIR PLACE IN HIP-HOP COMMUNITY
Openly Homosexual Hip-Hop Artists Rapidly Finding Acceptance in Main Stream Media
As the United States celebrates the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, a discriminatory policy in which openly gay men and women were unable to serve in the military, the LGBT community will be happy to find barriers being broken down in other areas of American culture as well. Namely: hip-hop music. Electro artist and Nashua native Nick Dee explains this phenomenon in terms of his experiences promoting his upcoming album, Sorry I'm Not Sorry.
"The past decade has been huge for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Americans," states Nick, a 19-year-old student at New York University who has been openly gay for almost 7 years. "Between the legalization of same-sex marriage in some states and the reforms being made in our military, there is plenty change to be proud of." But the satisfaction Nick gets from these increasing levels of tolerance extends further than the decisions made by our government. "There has been a considerable broadening of sexual boundaries in the entertainment industry as well. Two highly successful musicians who have made their mark on the industry in recent years have been openly bisexual."
The two musicians Nick is referring to are pop icon Lady Gaga and rapper Nicki Minaj, a 26-year-old hitmaker from Trinidad. In May, 2010 Nicki told Details Magazine, "I think the world is getting more gay-friendly, so hip-hop is too. But it's harder to imagine an openly gay male rapper being embraced, people view gay men as having no street credibility. But I think we'll see one in my lifetime."
Nick Dee believes he could be that person. His second album, called S.I.N.S. for short, features a mixture of electro, hip-hop and pop elements designed to help the world embrace their personalities wholeheartedly. "My music isn't specifically about being gay. On a personal level, some lyrics may have come from my experience with my orientation. But I believe I write music that relates to emotions we all have, ones that are perfectly natural and deserve to be expressed without shame."
The pop/rap hybrid CD Sorry I'm Not Sorry will be available worldwide through Nick's website, as well as through all music download stores, on January 14, 2011 and can be previewed in it's entirety at http://www.nickdeeofficial.com
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