Snoop Dogg: Hip Hop is ready to accept openly gay rappers
Rapper, Snoop Dogg, has spoken out to say that the world of Hip Hop is ready to accept a gay rapper, following Frank Ocean’s recent announcement that he had been in love with a man.
Snoop, who recently announced he was changing his name to Snoop Lion, spoke of the history of homophobia and intolerance inherent within the music industry, but said that things were changing for the better:
“People are learning how to live and get along more, and accept people for who they are and not bash them or hurt them because they’re different,” he told the Salt Lake Tribune.
“When I was growing up, you could never do that and announce that,” said Snoop, referring to Ocean’s letter: “There would be so much scrutiny and hate and negativity, and no one would step [forward] to support you because that’s what we were brainwashed and trained to know.”
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