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Khalil Amani's Blog – January 2010 Archive (18)

Why Gay Hip-Hop/Rap?

Why Gay Hip-Hop/Rap?

By Khalil Amani

If 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…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 24, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Because the Bible Says So!

Because the Bible Says So!

By Khalil Amani

I just hate it with everything I’ve got when I hear someone defend a position with the Bible, as if the Bible is the definitive moral compass whereby humanity must be governed. I just want to slap somebody silly when I hear the Bible being used as the only…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 20, 2010 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments

When “Telling” Becomes “Snitching.”

When “Telling” Becomes “Snitching.”

By Khalil Amani

Hip-hop heads have got the game all fucked up! I was recently listening to gangster rapper 40 Glocc and Zoo Life talk about the “No Snitching” code and T.I.’s commercial for Crime Stoppers. In their narrow-minded worldview, talking to the police (on any level) is snitching. According to 40 Glocc, T.I.… Continue

Added by Khalil Amani on January 18, 2010 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

If I Were a Sugar-Daddy!

If I Were a Sugar-Daddy!

By Khalil Amani

I was listening to T.I.’s old song, “Whatever You Like” and his lyrics got me to thinking about being a Sugar-Daddy, since I’m at that Sugar-Daddy-ish age, being *Three-Score years old.…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 17, 2010 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

The Genesis: Finding Homo-Hop

The Genesis: Finding Homo-Hop. By Khalil Amani.

The groundwork for this book was written over seven years ago in a tome I wrote called Ghetto Religiosity II: Uncovering The Naked Truth and another book I penned called Hip-Hop-perations: surgical essays & poems for the ghetto mind (iuniverse.com 2000, 2001). Two chapters I wrote back then are found within these pages: “Homosexuality: The Great Sin of Sodom? Deconstructing The Biblical Myth Against… Continue

Added by Khalil Amani on January 16, 2010 at 3:02pm — No Comments

Lia Cha: Da Baddest Chick in da Game!

Lia Cha: Da Baddest Chick in da Game!

By Khalil Amani

Have you ever seen a person that was so beautiful—so extraordinarily put together—so aesthetically pleasing—so flawless—so easy on the eyes—so mesmerizing and magnetic—so breathtaking that you couldn’t keep your eyes off of them? Not on…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 13, 2010 at 8:30pm — 4 Comments

Fail! …So You’re a G.G.G.?

Fail! …So You’re a G.G.G.? By Khalil Amani

If the word “faggot” means “weak”—if straight hip-hop heads use the word “faggot,” not to demean a gay person, but as a diss to someone’s manhood—to effeminize—if “faggot” is a rapper’s expression of contempt for another rapper’s lyrical prowess—if “faggot” means all these things then we should stop saying that a rapper is homophobic because he may use the word “faggot” in his rhymes.

If this is… Continue

Added by Khalil Amani on January 12, 2010 at 3:28pm — 5 Comments

Kim & Amber: Hip-Hop’s "Mary Magdalenes!"

Kim & Amber: Hip-Hop’s "Mary Magdalenes!"

By Khalil Amani

I’m sick of it! I’m sick and fucking tired of the disrespect towards women within hip-hop! I’m especially pissed at the way video models and strippers are portrayed! This ain’t no diatribe about sexual exploitation of women…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 12, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Why Can't I be Hip-hop? Because I'm Old/er?

Why Can't I be Hip-hop? Because I'm old/er?

By Khalil Amani

I’m first generation hip-hop! Eighteen-years old when "Rappers Delight" hit the airwaves! Rap music started with my generation of teenagers! Now, some of y’all wanna diss me for indulging in some shyt (hip-hop) that started with me? The…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 12, 2010 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

The Origin of Our Homophobia

The Origin of Our Homophobia.

By Khalil Amani

From Khalil Amani's groundbreaking book on homophobia in Hip-Hop, "Hip-Hop Homophobes..." (www.iuniverse.com)…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 12, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Raekwon, The Chef’s Soup de Jour? Homophobia!

Raekwon, The Chef’s Soup de Jour? Homophobia! By Khalil Amani

I love Wu Tang Clan! I love Raekwon’s music! But I don’t like his ignorance/homophobia! A little while ago, Shade 45’s Angela Yee interviewed Raekwon “The Chef” and that female/lesbian Snoop from HBO’s The Wire. In the course of interviewing Snoop, they got into a discussion about homosexuality/gay people in the industry. This is what Raekwon had to say: “My mouth too small to suck a dick… we… Continue

Added by Khalil Amani on January 12, 2010 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Jay-Z: “Life Starts When the Church Ends!"

Jay-Z: “Life Starts When the Church Ends!"

Part 2

Khalil Amani…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 11, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Jay-Z: Know-the-ledge (Jesus Can’t Save You!) Part 1

Jay-Z: Know-the-ledge (Jesus Can’t Save You!)

(PART1)

By Khalil…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 11, 2010 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

Sometimes a Kilt is just a Kilt!

Sometimes a Kilt is just a Kilt! By Khalil Amani

Okay! So the hip-hop world is all up in arms over rapper Kid Cudi wearing a kilt. Heads are calling him a fag for his seemingly feminine attire. My friend, DJ Kayslay has been vociferous in attacking anything “gay-like.” “No black man should wear a kilt!” “You ain’t Scottish!” “That’s their culture nigga!” In classic Kayslay fashion, he asks, in all sincerity, “Since when does a man have to lift up his skirt to… Continue

Added by Khalil Amani on January 11, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Rapper 40 Glocc… Speaking of Faggots!

Rapper 40 Glocc… Speaking of Faggots! By Khalil Amani

“…I don’t like faggots. I don’t care if you a faggot. I don’t like you. I don’t like faggots! I don’t care if you a faggot or not! I just… That’s just my personal opinion. I don’t like faggots and I’m not gonna say it [I like gay people] on a record so I can have gay fans. Nigga, if you gay and don’t like the fact that I don’t like faggots, hey, don’t buy the record. I don’t give a fuck! I been…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 11, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Blogger Looking to Shoot a Rapper

Blogger Looking to Shoot a Rapper

By Khalil Amani

Rappers are always talking about what they’re gonna do when they catch the blogger who’s dissed the shit out of them. Hip-hop bloggers are shitting in their Penny loafers! I guess, because a blogger has a great command of the English language, he can’t be no street nigga—because a blogger understands verbs, adjectives, and nouns,…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 11, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Stop Writing in ALL CAPS, You Dip-shit!

By Khalil Amani

Welcome back boyz & girlz, menz & womenz to another blog... dealing with words. As usual, I'll try to use a little wit & humor with a dash of sarcasm…

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Added by Khalil Amani on January 11, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

Welcome to The Khalil Amani Reader!

Welcome to The Khalil Amani Reader! This is the place for all things hip-hop related! As an author/ writer/blogger I created this site to air the many blogs, which I write almost on a daily basis, which, up until now, have helped other sites prosper. Now, the loyal supporters of Khalil Amani have a place where they can experience the mind of Khalil Amani--DAILY! The Khalil Amani Reader is dedicated to speaking truth, sharing gossip, airing out beefs, making peace with foes and the… Continue

Added by Khalil Amani on January 11, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments