Is Hip Hop Becoming Less Homophobic? [OP-ED]

Love & Hip Hop

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Miles and Milan from love and hip hop

Source: Twitter / @RollingOut

In Love & Hip Hop Hollywood, rapper, Miles – also known as Siir Brock – was the first rapper to come out of the proverbial closet in the rap community. While he isn’t a distinguished artist, the sheer notion of having a black man present himself as a gay man on a national platform was certainly new to the scene. His ability to muster up the courage to expose his truths and reality on television, certainly alleviated some of the pressure today’s potential artists may face. But, as mentioned earlier, his name is relatively unknown. So will his decision enable other rappers to come out?

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