Written by Nigel Campbell | Thursday, 02 May 2013
Tags: macklemore, ryan lewis, stephen colbert, homophobia, same love, hip hop 
Cuties Macklemore and Ryan Lewis stopped by The Colbert Report and the LGBT allies didn't hold back when discussing their support for our community.
The duo also performed their marriage equality anthem, "Same Love."
Watch after the jump!
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Tags: snoop lion, hip hop, gay rappers
Snoop Lion hoped an appearance on VH1's Big Morning Buzz would silence some of the uproar over recent comments he made about hip hop being “too masculine” to welcome a gay rapper. (As if there are no masculine gay men.)
Somehow, he just seemed to make the entire situation even worse.
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Tags: t-pain, hip hop, rap, football, sports, homophobia, twitter
There have been a few NFL players who've said that they'd be uncomfortable in a locker-room with a gay teammate. Rapper T-Pain is sick of the arrogance and has taken to Twitter to call out these guys for what they are: homophobic.
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Tags: snoop dogg, snoop lion, dbags, hip hop
Did dropping the Dogg and adding a Lion change Snoop Dogg Lion's sentiment about gay rappers in the hip hop world? Or has something else (perhaps what's in all the brownies he and Martha Stewart bake) gotten to his head to change the tune he was singing back in August?
Snoop no longer believes hip-hop would accommodate a gay rapper, saying now that the industry is too masculine for someone to come out.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Tags: azealia banks, blasts, glaad, faggot, fbomb, language, controversy, perez hilton, bisexuality, hip hop, rap
Azealia Banks continues to draw a discussion (and more attention) to the fallout over her decision to call Perez Hilton a "faggot" on Twitter. In an interview with The Music, Azealia continues to angrily defend her use of the word and goes on to blame GLAAD for much of the problem.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 02 January 2013
Tags: azealia banks, rap, hip hop, dance, pop, new music, january 2013, single, bbd, bad bitches do it, divas, new york, heart it or hate it
Just how do bad bitches do it? How about catching the eye of the entire world and fashion industry after taking over New York's underground music scene? That's how our obsession Azealia Banks, who will finally release her debut album this year, does it. Check out other ways our favorite mermaid rapunzel BBD's it in her new track after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Tags: frank ocean, opens up, talks about, coming out, gay, bisexual, discusses, his future, hip hop, gaylebrities, interview, gq
In one of the most candid interviews since coming out earlier this year, IT artist Frank Music opens up with GQ about his decision to come out and how it might shape his future in hip hop.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 05 October 2012
Tags: the four 2012, jay z, hip hop, rapper, marriage equality, battleground, states, maine, maryland, washington, minnesota, same sex, gay, speaks out, support, vote for, 2012 elections
Mister Beyoncé came out earlier this year in favor of marriage equality, but now he's directly lending his voice and likeness to the push for same-sex marriage in a partnership with The Four 2012.
The group last made waves when Bruce Springsteen used it as a bullhorn to speak out in favor of marriage equality in the four battleground states bracing for a showdown in November (Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington). Now it's Jay-Z's turn.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Tags: lil wayne, rap, hip hop, frank ocean, disses, future, turn on the lights, remix, bisexual, gaylebrities, slights, sexuality, lyric
We're still tingling from head to toe after watching Frank Ocean's Saturday Night Live performances over the weekend, but we're not too numb to be affected by what many people are calling a diss at the tattooed hands of Lil Wayne.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 07 September 2012
Tags: frank ocean, in case you missed it, mtv, vma awards, thinkin about you, video, gaylebrities, hip hop, r&b, kevin hart, 2012
Instantly regarded as the best performance of the night, Frank Ocean slowed down the deluge of dance music and provided a moment of realness amidst the siliconed stars (looking your way, Miss Minaj) with his raw performance of "Thinkin Bout You."
Check out Frank's big VMA moment and host Kevin Hart's commendation of the out hip hop star, after the jump.
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Tags: nicki minaj, lied, about, being bisexual, comes out, straight, rap, hip hop, pop, dance, queen, interview, rolling stone, lgbt
Nicki Minaj's gay fans who were turned off by yesterday's news that the Trinidadian pop star "supports Mitt Romney for president" might have to bring the starships back down to earth according to Rolling Stone.
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