Music

[Sapphire]

I have to wonder about this. I don't listen to much of his music. I know a few songs that I like but he isn't someone I follow. Well, for the first time I saw one of his music videos where the dude went to prison and had a scene where he and like 2 other dozen black men were naked and dancing in the showers. I did not know what to think. Like I know the dude is gay and that is whatever but... That was a bit much for me even and a I am fairly opened-minded.

How do black men feel about him as an artist? Like how he is VERY sexual with his performances and music videos?

 

[BlackWarGod]

I’ve said it on here before that I feel the way he was outed led him to this display of flagrant flamboyant homosexuality. Otherwise, he would’ve probably been downlow like the rest of Hollyweird. He doesn’t strike me as the flamboyant type of gay but since he was outed he decided to make homosexuality his entire persona then monetize and magnify it, and that’s not who he truly is, he’s openly gay but still not living his truth.

Im with Dr Randy Short on what’s best for the community is confused men should try to be as straight as possible or on the downlow.

 

[RCNAL]

My understanding is that the people in his immediate area knew he was gay, didn't trip. He started out as a rapper who happened to be gay and the industry made him change to a gay man who happened to rap.

He didn't mention rainbow in that big hit and my guess is the only way he was going to be put on by the major record label he was signed was he had to come out big time gay and push it full stop.

There was always guys in the hood who you suspected were a little sweet but you didn't trip because they weren't pushing it in your face. My guess and its only a guess is he just wanted to rap, That's it.

All that over the top gay, devil, etc BS is all industry. They pushed him to that. My guess is he ain't happy with it at all

Do I think brothers would be out there pushing his music tough otherwise? Nah, but if the song was popping, it would be like how brothers viewed Drake early on. Not really liking him but liking his music.

There has always been gay guys who black folks rocked with anyway: Luther Vandross, Johnny Mathis for my OGs. Hell, Prince built a career on making people try to guess if he liked women, men or both. Johnny Gill was suspected gay for years.

Rap is a very testosterone driven style of music. It isn't one that lends itself to softness. Only a few have been able to navigate that (PM Dawn comes to mind).

 

[Czharcus]

Straight men often talk about sex and/or their dicks in rap all the time. Straight women often use their flamboyant sexuality to sell in the rap world. I think LNX is doing the same things while gay and that is I believe, naturally going to upset people's sensibilities.

They are used to men talking about sex, but women being sexual and he blurs if not erases the established invisible line. People gon get upset. Especially men, I think because if you identify with something strongly like black men with rap and perceive that something as changing, you get upset. That is how we got the whole MAGA movement.

 

[ZxBro]

From a musician/ artist standpoint I still have "old Town Road" on a few Playlist ( the young children live it and I'll admit it's a bop) as for the rest his music about gay love and situations just don't resonate with because I'm not interested in that lifestyle or too much bubblegum pop music as i call it. I was never interested in Frank Oceans music even though he's very talented there's plenty of gay artist some known and some not that I probably listen to and that's okay it's music that gets your attention first the rest is just extra I remember when Luther was outed and although I thought about his music differently it's still beautiful music that creates a vibe in the end that's all that matters to the listener. ✊🏿💯🎵🎶

 

[Redd*Blitz]

Nope. Tired Nas, Neeeext was trash then...garbage today...s*** forever!

 

[Sapphire]

I feel like him being outed made him become overtly sexual about it too. Maybe this is all his team and the producers having him do this. Who knows. I know some of his music isn't specific about who the song is about or in relation to so gay and straight people can vibe with it but after seeing a bit of the music video that I mentioned, I won't be able to listen to his work knowing it is meant for gay men. Maybe this is just down to rap being from a straight man's perspective for so long that this is just too new for me. I know plenty of other gay men have made music in other genres and all sorts of people enjoyed it but rap is a very masculine genre. Likely why female rappers that make it big are always so hard and sexually aggressive with their work.

I don't have any issue with him being gay and making music from his perspective, I just don't feel like this is really him. Like this over the top, in your face queerness. But maybe it is? Who knows.

 

[Deleted member 1475]

I used to hear 'Old Town Road' play a lot on the radio and at parties and thought it sounded alright but I stopped listening to his music when I found out that he was gay. Not that I have a problem with his sexuality but it didn't sit right with me at the time. The only gay musician I listen to is Prince and I just know two songs by him.

 

[Sapphire]

I used to hear 'Old Town Road' play a lot on the radio and at parties and thought it sounded alright but I stopped listening to his music when I found out that he was gay. Not that I have a problem with his sexuality but it didn't sit right with me at the time. The only gay musician I listen to is Prince and I just know two songs by him.

Prince wasn't gay though.. In fact, I believe he was very much against gay marriage. He was just doing his own thing. I think he liked to be more flamboyant and feminine in his appearance. If I am not mistaken, the dude was very much a conservative Christian off the stage. His approach to music and style always had people talking about him and I think that was the point.

Which begs me to be inclined to believe for Lil Nas X, it may just be an act like HailCzr85 mentioned.