Fat Joe, On Rap and Homosexuality — A Transcript
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Yeah, I think I’ve done songs with gay rappers. I’m pretty sure of that.
I’m pretty sure the football niggas is gay.
Basketball niggas is gay.
Niggas is gay.
It’s millions of gay people… In the world… Girls too.
Like,
we,
you know,
they just,
for some reason,
Once again I’m not a fan of that shit either.
I’m a fan of “Yo, I’m gay, what the fuck?”
Like 2011, you gotta hide that you’re gay? Like, you know what I’m saying — Be Real.
Like, “I’m gay, what the fuck?”
If you gay, you gay.
Like, that’s your preference. You know, fuck it if the people don’t like it.
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[About Hip Hop]
It’s the greatest gay market in the world.
It’s owned — the hip hop community is most likely
owned by GAY.
To be honest with you. They’re
owned by GAY.
I happen to think there is a gay mafia in hip hop–Not rappers.
You know, the editorial presidents of magazines, the–the PDs at radio stations, the–the people that give you awards at award shows, the–
This is a fucking gay mafia, my man.
You know what I’m saying. They are in power.
So why wouldn’t a guy come out and say
“yo, I’m gay“
And get that type of love?
I mean, Lady Gaga —
I don’t know if she’s gay but she’s running with that gay shit FOR REAL.
And
she
is
winning.
Rap music, nah it ain’t no different.
EVERYBODY GOT SOMEBODY GAY IN THEY HOUSE.
…In they family.
I’m not saying in their same house but in their family somebody got somebody gay. So I don’t know.
I think it’s 2011 going on 2012. I think if you’re gay,
Rep your set.
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Words by Joseph Antonio Cartagena
