That being said, I will talk about Black and queer issues because I’m proud to be Black and queer.” I hate that we get put into boxes and categorised I’m just a boy that wants to make music. “I don’t see myself as a 'gay rapper', I see myself as a rapper that happens to be gay. It would have made me expect myself much earlier.” I wish, growing up, I had had someone like that I could relate to. “ is Black and gay and topping the charts.
I mean, reading that had to be one of the most fulfilling moments, because I know where they were and how deep that hole is and to think me and my music helped them get out is a blessing." "I remember somebody saying that they never actually planned on coming out they were convinced they had to keep it in for the rest of their life, but after finding out about me, they decided that they might not have to keep it in any more. From my experience, if you can get past the mental barriers and sometimes the physical ones, the world is your oyster." I don’t really see myself as any different to the next rapper - like, we’ve all come from the same place, and we’ve all grown up doing the same things - the only difference is I’m gay. "The scene is definitely homophobic, but it doesn’t stop me from doing anything. There’s kids that want to wear dresses and express themselves differently and they need to see someone like them doing that especially if they are up-and-coming artists, it can be very powerful seeing someone do what you never thought was possible." He takes the hate and flips the script right back onto them in a funny, idgaf sorta way and I love that… For the kids he represents he is a big inspiration for them and very necessary. I don’t personally listen to his music, but I like how bold he is. "The guy’s got balls he stands on what he says, and I rate that.
We won’t see it as an equal playing field until there has been as many Black artists accepted into those 'non-Black' industries as much as we see all the Justin Timberlake’s and Eminem’s who have become millionaires off the foundations of Black music."
"More non-Black artists are becoming incredibly successful within Black music categories and winning awards in those spaces than there are Black artists becoming incredibly successful within white-dominated fields like indie/metal/alternative. While it’s so important to discuss and represent our experiences, sometimes I find it sad that for a lot of my Black gay/lesbian and trans friends, when they are promoting their art, they’re often asked to incorporate talking about their traumas/experiences and identity politics in contexts where it’s not always relevant to the work they are trying to promote." It does not store any personal data."I’m inherently part of a beautiful, eclectic, Black, queer music scene and instantly accepted among my peoples, but we also stick together out of support and solidarity of instantly being singled out and fetishised when we really just want to exist freely. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.