The Khalil Amani Reader

Why Gay Hip-Hop/Rap?By Khalil AmaniIf anyone wants to put a stopwatch on the advent of gay rappers & gay hip-hop personalities in mainstream media, it starts with Khalil Amani's 2007 article, "Why Gay Hip-Hop/Rap?", which was first published in his book, Hip-Hop Homophobes... and then published in 2009 in DJ Kay Slay’s, Straight Stuntin Magazine.…See More

The Spook Who Sat By Hip-Hop’s Door(Deconstructing Lord Jamar)By Khalil Amani This old-head rapper, Lord Jamar Allah of the old school rap group Brand Nubians has been on a quest to be hip-hop’s anti-gay mouf-piece, yea, the poster-boy of archaic, antiquated and outdated thinking to a generation of young’uns who really don’t give any f#*ks about kilt-wearing or skirt-wearing—who care very little about Mister Cee’s sexuality. Of all the rappers, young and old, Lord Jamar is the most outspoken on…See More

By Khalil AmaniI admit it! I’ve done some things that hip-hop heads would consider “suspect” (i.e. gay). Yes I have!—from being a ballet dancer (something that Tupac and I have in common) and a “Magic Mike” stripper (something that Blood gang member & rapper The Game and I have in common) who wore a G-string wedged up between my butt-cheeks—to repping for gay rappers—to wearing Prince-like poet shirts with lace & frills. Some guys can do this and remain fully heterosexual. (Shout-out to…See More

VladTV: I Called Foul on Your Homophobia!By Khalil AmaniI was a fan of VladTV.com on these Internets! Its owner, DJ Vlad has a really neat website (I think it’s far better than its…See More

The Bible Condemns Pederasty, not Homosexuality!By Khalil AmaniBefore I get to the subject at hand, let me start out by sending my condolences to the family of Kobe Bryant R.I.P. My heartfelt sympathies. I was halfway through writing this blog when I got the news from my daughter, who burst into my office to tell me that Kobe had died in a helicopter crash! I immediately jumped up from my computer and shouted, "Oh my God!" while grabbing my cellphone to check the news for confirmation. Damn. I…See More