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Azealia Banks comes out as bisexual
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Trish Bendix, Managing Editor
 on February 2, 2012 | Comments (11)
The hottest new hip-hop artist tells The New York Times she dates both men and women.
Rapper T.I. says gays are OK but shouldn't "shut down" homophobics
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Trish Bendix, Managing Editor
 on November 28, 2011 | Comments (27)
Thoughts on the rapper's supportive yet still kind of messed up comments to Vibe magazine.
Kreayshawn is "not a raging lesbian," is "an occasional lesbian"
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Trish Bendix, Managing Editor
 on June 1, 2011 | Comments (28)
The rising MC tells Complex magazine about doing her own thing, in all aspects of her life.
"Imma Homo" stirs up conversations about lesbians and hip-hop
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Trish Bendix, Managing Editor
 on April 6, 2011 | Comments (14)
The Rainbow Noise video was posted from everywhere from Spin to WorldStarHipHop, and it has spawned more talk about homophobia in the rap community.
Nicki Minaj raises questions of sexism, exploitation, and her responsibility to women
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drummerdeeds
 on April 23, 2010 | Comments (0)
As many of us unwavering feminists know, it's an incessant moral struggle to listen to most mainstream music these days, and hip-hop in particular: If I listen
The AfterEllen.com Huddle: Women with serious flow
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Trish Bendix, Managing Editor
 on April 23, 2010 | Comments (59)
This week, Nicki Minaj acknowledged her bisexuality in Details magazine. As the hottest new MC on the rise, it's inevitable that there's going to be the excitem
Is the "no homo" hip-hop term hurtful or helpful to gays and lesbians?
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Jen Sabella
 on August 10, 2009 | Comments (101)
Homophobia in hip-hop is nothing new. For years, the subject has been discussed among journalists, artists themselves and activists. Where a mainstream pop perf
Snoop Dogg and Bobby Valentino get behind "Girl Gotta Girlfriend"
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Trish Bendix, Managing Editor
 on June 1, 2009 | Comments (37)
Mams Taylor is a relatively new artist but working alongside music industry big-wigs like Snoop Dogg and Bobby Valentino is one way to get noticed. Another way?
Where are the women in hip-hop?
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constintina
 on October 9, 2008 | Comments (21)
As you may know, sample just aired the annual Hip-Hop Honors Awards Special, and BET is set to air their own award show on Oct. 23. You may also have heard that
Jean Grae isn't getting paid
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constintina
 on September 25, 2008 | Comments (9)
In 2008, Jean Grae released Jeanius, one of the year's best albums. Now the album's follow-up, The Evil Jeanius (dig that subtle title), will drop Sept. 30, and
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