04/17/2004
Qboy: homosexual hip-hop
"For so long I limited myself by telling myself I couldn't be a rapper because I'm white, English and gay," Qboy, aka Marcos Brito, tells The Guardian. "Now I've become a rapper, it's made me realise you only limit yourself — no one else limits you." Qboy recently released a debut EP called Even the Women Like Him. Perhaps the most surprising thing about this white gay rapper from the UK is that his music is surprisingly listenable. Samples are available on Qboy's website. For those in hip-hop that aren't ready to hear from a gay rapper, he has these lyrics, from "Bent Spittin":
And many others can rap also but they all seem to like women
QBoy's combining the two like Muller Crunch Corner
With a cute sexy body you'd love to see in the sauna
Got an English accent Madonna can't hi-jack or steel
And I'm chatting frath to hand claps but still keeping it real
I want to see your bodies movin', dancin', sweatin' all night
And feel open-minded when you find it's a fag on the mic
He even has words for those in the gay community who don't feel like they can except hip-hop as part of their culture, from "Q.B.O.Y.":
Gay communities are made up from the smallest of minds
Negative reactions is what I seem to get all the time
Prejudice cause I don't fit your stereotype
Gay rapping is something you reckon you ain't ready to like
Which is why I'm here to help broaden you minds
Time you realised being gay and urban was never a crime
Thankfully, the style of the rap is much closer to Eminem than Vanilla Ice. But Qboy's not the first white rapper from the UK, so he does have some competition. Anybody who's heard The Streets (aka Mike Skinner) and his CDs Original Pirate Material and A Grand Don't Come for Free knows there is true white hip-hop genius overseas. It will be refreshing nonetheless to see if Qboy can make his mark in what is thought of as the most homophobic musical genre.
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Original Pirate Material was one of my favourite albums of all times. Geezers Need Excitement is a brilliant single. Go ahead, try to find the album online and buy it, you will be blown away.
I have one question, what is the difference between Hip Hop and Garage? In the U.K., Hip Hop and Garage are used to describe what seems to be, in my opinion, the same kind of music.
Posted by: Françoism | Apr 17, 2004 12:29:05 PM
I still don't understand why The Streets didn't get bigger is the US. Weak Become Heros is one of my favorite songs of the last few years.
I don't think QBoy can compete with Skinner. Not unless he gets a better producer.
Posted by: chrisafer | Apr 17, 2004 1:24:37 PM
Will be interesting to see if he can make it here ... a white, gay rapper will definitely be something different & unexpected in the American music scene.
Posted by: myke | Apr 17, 2004 9:27:52 PM
nothing
Posted by: khyle | Nov 21, 2004 2:10:45 AM
whats up you are cute as hell to bad you dont live in detroit,not to many cute hip hop white boys like us that would make a good closet cover,
Posted by: ronnie | Jan 12, 2005 9:11:17 PM
cool!
Posted by: Irving Gonzalez | Feb 28, 2005 5:27:33 PM
Can You send some hot pics thanks
Posted by: Pinksmith | Feb 28, 2005 10:03:33 PM
boy i want to fuck yyour hot ass brains out send me some pics of your cute ASS!!!!!!!
Posted by: me | Apr 12, 2005 5:11:01 PM
Where do you live ?
Posted by: antonio | May 14, 2005 4:48:57 AM
Adorei seu flog, muito massa!
I adored its flog, a lot of mass!
Posted by: Diego | May 22, 2005 12:56:25 AM
Adorei seu flog, muito massa!
I adored its flog, a lot of mass!
Posted by: Diego Gommez | May 22, 2005 12:58:11 AM
pleas send photos childern and yourself
Posted by: es | Jun 2, 2005 10:16:42 PM
Send me photos of you and of your friends. Hurry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please
Posted by: Hugobom | Dec 26, 2005 12:48:09 PM
ecribeme a mi email.
Posted by: oaaa | Mar 31, 2006 4:11:55 PM
how Can I have homosexual with my best friend and continue our old relationship? mail to me plz.. via this e-mail ehson362@yahoo.com
Posted by: Ehson | May 20, 2006 6:23:28 PM
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