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If you are looking for info on gay hip hop, homohop, Lesbian hip hop, transgendered hip hop or gay rappers, this is the place you were looking for! We have taken LGBT Hip Hop & R&B and made it simple: "out hip hop".

Welcome to OutHipHop.com. It's not what you thought. Please be sure to check out the links to our various sections listed in the Main Directory on the right hand side.

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Out Hip Hop 2008-2011...

This is now a living archive of the website that was/is OutHipHop.com. As long as $22 a month is paid, this archive should continue. Whether or not any new content is actually published here depends on those  who would wish to continue it. I remain retired from anything music related but will assist the designated successors in any way I can.

Keep doing you!

Best wishes and Happy 2012!

- Camilo Arenivar

OutHipHop.com Celebrates 3rd Anniversary by going on Indefinite Hiatus

Well, three years – does it seem to have gone by fast or gone by slow? I really don’t  know.

At this point in time I would like to say that OutHipHop.com is going on an indefinite hiatus – there will no longer be regular updates.

OutHipHop.com is presently 99% a ONE MAN operation (and this one man has a full time job already). Throughout time, there have been various contributors, back when we used to do CD Reviews and Mixtape Reviews, mostly courtesy Rex Stone. I would like to say a BIG thanks to Mr. Rex Stone for all his help! He was a huge part in the last year.

I would like to thank everyone who has chosen to blog at the site, for whatever period of time it was:

Khalil Amani
Andrew “Soce” Singer
“Mickey Skillz”
Ashburn Black
Tim’m West

This “one man” has lost his passion for this, I no longer find it fun or interesting. This is not a reflection of the scene, I think it has made long strides (and of course still has a long way to go but significant progress and recognition has been made) and am proud of each and every person who has got us to where it is today.

I am sure someone else will pick up the ball – I think the work that Steve SirRah Harris has made with GayMusicRevolution.com is a glimpse of the future that is happening now.  I think an out hip hop section of that site will be great. He has the drive, energy, objectivity, and passion to keep things going.

Also Mister Maker’s GayHipHop.com continues to exist and be a great source of the latest music videos and various downloads relative to the genre. DJ Baker continues to integrate more and more of out hip hop artists to his Da Doo Dirty Show as well as other bloggers and podcasts. Continue to utilize the resources out there and your voices will be heard.

 I will be pursuing other side projects that have piqued my interest and will consume my time - working with a local organization to find a way to eradicate the HIV stigma that is pervasive in the gay community as well as volunteering as part of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, which will indeed be a very uphill battle.  These things I am one zillion times more passionate about than music right now.

The site will NOT be taken down, and may even be updated at some point in time. If so, notification via Social Networks will occur – The OHH Twitter will remain as will the Facebook – I am not deleting the site, there is a lot of archival information here, there will just be no more “regular (whatever those really were)” updates.  I will retain ownership of the domain and hosting sites and spaces associated with the site.

Thanks and Good Luck to Everyone.

Best Regards,

Camilo “Humpty” Arenivar
Owner/Editor, OutHipHop.com

Comments or Questions?
Email: outhiphop.com@gmail.com (this will continue to flow through to my Blackberry)

Feel free to send all your latest news, events, & free downloads to gaymusicrevolution@gmail.com

Captain Magik's New Release, "On The Edge"

Captain Magik's recently released album “On the Edge” promises to take him back to his hip hop roots with a hard-hitting edge. “On the Edge” has 14 tracks and includes collaborations with out hip hop artists Drew Mason and Deadlee.  Magik also reached out to singers and MC’s from outside homo hop and included collaborations with Freecansee, Raz, Bobby Jones and Bryan B.  The CD is available for sale and/or download from CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon.

Magik released his first album "Young, Gay and Proud" in 2008.  His music video for the single Dilemma aired regularly on national television on the MTV-owned Logo channel “Click List: Top Ten Videos.” The video was ultimately voted the number one video of 2008 on Logo. “Young, Gay and Proud” received rave reviews from across the US and Magik was featured in Spin Magazine, Instinct Magazine, the LA Times and the Plain Dealer. He has performed at Toronto Pride, opened for RuPaul at Club Circa, and participated in “Street Cred 101,” a live theatre piece about gay hip hop, at the Highways Performance Gallery in Los Angeles.  Dilemma was also named QNation’s Out Hip Hop Song of the Year.
 
Magik is a proud recipient of a 2010 Creative Workforce Fellowship. The Creative Workforce Fellowship is a program of Cleveland's Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, generously funded by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. He was one of 20 artists chosen from a pool of over 150 to receive a $20,000 artist fellowship.  
  

DJSOUL and QB of Da Midwest on OUTing The Music Industry

The host of HUMP! Wednesdays with DJSOUL, Tony DJSOUL Dobson, former recording artist (Jazz Got Soul) on Chrysalis Records (1990), was the guest on OUTing The Music Industry with Dj SirRah.  DJSOUL talked about the state of hip-hop, including out hip-hop, his background and the shadyness of the music industry. Chicago rapper QB of Da Midwest was also on hand to premiere his new single "Pass Dat Dutch" produced by DJSOUL and to let everyone know what he has been doing since his release of "Self Made" last year. DJSOUL got his official recording start when he was signed by Edward H Strickland (also signed Queen Latifah, Jungle Brothers, and A Tribe Called Quest while at Tommy Boy Records), through his former manager Lionel Job (Star Point, Joe Public). The label released his smash-hit single "House Work" (hip-house), which stayed on the Billboard Dance Charts for several weeks! Years after the label closed, Tony came out of the closet, and briefly signed to the indie label West End Records' imprint Bangers, through Adam Cruz (VP West End Records). Currently, Tony is founder and CEO of Backdoor Media: A full-service graphic design company for LGBT business, event and artist development. Visit the website for more details at www.bdoormedia.com. DJSOUL is also known for his mixes: "HUMP! Wednesdays with DJSOUL." A 60-minute OUT and str8 commercial-free hip-hop mixtape posted online every Wednesday at 12am (EST). www.humpwednesdays.podomatic.com

Check out the promo video for the DJSoul produced QB of Da MIdwest track, "Pass Dat Dutch":

Listen to OUTing The Music Industry here: http://blogtalkradio.com/gaymusic and you can download the show on iTunes or by going to www.gaymusic.podomatic.com

Lester Greene Goes International in German Collab

NYC out hip hop artist and actor Lester Greene has collaborated with German rapper Essay on the track called "Never Back Down". Check it out, it's interesting hearing German and English together:

Sugur Shane on Liquid Lace Radio

 Sugur Shane joined Liquid Lace Radio as a special guest as they spoke about homosexuality and hip hop. Touching on Mr. Cee's latest scandal and his own career leading towards the release of his mixtape "Alter Ego". His single Baddest can be heard on the bad bitch tea time intro and later on in the interview. Check it out here.

Solomon's "Wit Us U Can't..." (feat. Bry'Nt) Full Video

In case you missed it on LOGO's Pop Lab, the new music from Solomon for his track "Wit Us U Can't" and featuring Bry'Nt can now been seen in it's entirety on YouTube or here:

Bone Intell releases trailer for 2011 release, "Body Language"

From New Jersey's out Hip Hop Artist Bone Intell's "End of the rainbow" Mixtape comes his first music video "Body language". It is directed by Quentin Adams of http://www.SharpestMemory.com. The video is for the song "Body Language" and this is the trailer for the video:

The Qure releases "Shake" promo video from forthcoming release

Houston's The Qure has released a promo vid from their forthcoming album, "The Virus" which is due this year. The song is called "Shake".