Will homo-hop, hip-hop by openly gay MCs, ever break into the rap "mainstream"? Should it even try? Who knows? They're really trying, though, with constantly active gay hip-hop festivals, documentaries, websites, and so on. Although homo-hop makes for an interesting story, the most common assessment about it that I've heard (from people who could care less who their rappers sleep with) is that most of it just isn't very good.
Above is an interview with Captain Magik, a gay rapper in Cleveland who is identified by the L.A. Times as a potential crossover figure in homo-hop. It's interesting to hear his story, but also a little painful to watch?
Without question, Los Angeles's Deadlee remains the most visible and storied MC in homo-hop. His video for "Good Soldier II" shows us why. It's urban blatino homoerotic L.A. melodrama at it's best.