In a interview with MTV’s Sway, the homophobic lyric gets addressed, though the rapper stops short of an apology
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In today’s look at the week’s top stories, we say goodbye to ‘Adventure Time’ and Burt Reynolds as India gives the boot to outdated anti-LGBTQ laws
Bear Rapper Big Dipper Offers Track-by-Track Commentary on His New Album ‘Late Bloomer’
We asked the “ultimate big boy of rap” to break down his new album for us, track by track
Bon Iver Singer Regrets Performing on Homophobic Eminem Track, Wants to Get Song Removed
Singer Justin Vernon still insisted “Eminem is one of the best rappers of all time, there is no doubt.”
Eminem, You’re Canceled: In 2018, the Rapper Still Thinks It’s OK to Be a Homophobic Prick
The new Eminem album just dropped, dropping an F-bomb as he uses a homophobic slur against Tyler the Creator
Viral Rap Artist Doja Cat Posts Weird Tweet About Regularly Using Gay Slurs
Doja Cat, the 22-year-old rapper behind that weird “Bitch, I’m a cow” video, says she has said the word faggot about 15,000 times but isn’t homophobic
The Vixen Has Written Her Own Verse for RuPaul’s ‘American,’ Complete With Eureka O’Hara Diss
Thie verse picks up on ‘Drag Race’ Season 10’s drama with the Chicago queen dissing Ru and her cigarette-smoking rival, Eureka
Amanda Lepore Was Cut From the ‘Astroworld’ Cover Because She Upstaged Everyone
Earlier this week, people were outraged that Amanda Lepore had been cut from Travis Scott’s Astroworld cover; it wasn’t transphobia, she was too amazing
KC Ortiz and Big Dipper Update a Classic Salt-N-Pepa Track With ‘Let’s Talk About PrEP’
Music with a purpose — sometimes it’s a bit too preachy to get the message across, and other times it just … works. That latter camp now includes “Let’s Talk About PrEP,” an updated take on Salt-N-Pepa’s iconic “Let’s Talk About Sex” just released by Chicago-based rapper KC Ortiz. As its […]
He’s Been Called ‘Justin Bieber 2.0’ But Ryan Beatty Is a Young, Hot-Blooded Gay Man
Once dubbed “Justin Bieber 2.0” by Billboard, on debut album ‘Boy in Jeans’ Ryan Beatty is equal parts pop tart and hip-hop outlier
In Bizarre New 19-Minute Track, R. Kelly Seems to Shrug Off Sex Abuse Allegations
The new R. Kelly song, ‘I Admit,’ is a 19-minute rambling mess proclaiming his innocence and asking for sympathy, though it’s not particularly convincing
These 5 Tyler, the Creator Lyrics Make Us Wonder Why Anyone Was Confused About His Sexuality
His new Kanye West remix features a shoutout to his love of twinks, and we look more of his queerest lyrics
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