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Hip Hop, in some instances, can be a sort of musical barometer on what is going on in society. One new trend that I am seeing is openly gay individuals that are creating hip hop music. It used to be that if you were gay you never let on about it, and you damn sure didn’t rap about it in your lyrics. Being in the entertainment industry there is no escaping dealing with gay individuals in various roles.  But I want to focus on the gay ARTIST this go round. When it comes to hip hop, being gay is still NOT COOL or generally accepted if you are a MALE artist. Don’t get me wrong, there are openly gay males doing hip hop, but they mostly only perform at gay events like pride marches or gay clubs. On the other hand, openly gay FEMALES artists, hell I see one of them at damn near every open mic I go to. It is a sign of the times I guess. People for the most part still haven’t accepted the openly gay MALE artist. But a female with braids, a ball cap, jeans and  timberlands can get on stage and say “I WILL TAKE YO B***