Homosexuality May Never be Acceptable in Rap Music - Snoop Dogg
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Despite R&B star Frank Ocean
coming out as gay
Snoop Dogg may have recently come out in support of
gay marriage, but he doesn’t seem to think the world is ready for gay rappers.
The legendary hip-hop artist - who now also goes by
Snoop Lion - was asked whether Frank
Ocean's decision to come
out as a gay artist would make it easier for others to follow suit.
Snoop responded by saying he ‘doesn’t know if it
will ever be acceptable because rap is so masculine.’
'You can't be in a locker room full of mother*******
tough-*** dudes, then all of a sudden say, "Hey, man, I like you."
You know, that's going to be tough.'
His comments are poignant, considering the number of
anti-gay remarks made by the likes of Kanye West and Jay-Z in their music,
which contradicts their supportive stance on LGBT rights.
But last week, the Gin & Juice rapper spoke of
his support of people's choices to marry who they want to The Huffington Post:
'People can do what they want and as they please.'
'Satisfy yourself accordingly. I have no issues with
nobody. I live for me and I live my life doing what I do, so you should have
the right to do whatever you want to do.'
Despite his suggestion that homosexuality and rap
music are not quite compatible yet, the rapper-turned-reggae star wanted to
make it clear that he 'doesn't have a problem with gay people.'
'I got some gay homies.' He told The Guardian. 'Yeah,
for real. People who were gay used to get beat up. It was cool to beat up on
gay people back then.'
'But in the 90s and 2000s, gay is a way of life.
Just regular people with jobs. Now they are accepted, not classified. They just
went through the same things we went through as black.'
Last month, Snoop Dogg saw the release of his
documentary Reincarnated at South By Southwest Festival, which follows his
transition from gangsta rap legend to reggae star Snoop Lion.
He brought out an album of the same name to coincide
with the release of the film, now in selected UK cinemas.
Culled from DAILY MAIL
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