T Pain criticises homophobia in hip-hop, claims Frank Ocean is being ostracised
12 February 2014, 11:24
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Luke Morgan Britton
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Speaking recently to Vlad TV, autotuned rapper T Pain spoke out about what he regards as the continuing prevalence of homophobia in hip-hop circles.
In a video interview, the performer admitted that he knows fellow musicians who won’t work with openly gay stars for the perceived effect it would have on their reputation, continuing to cite Frank Ocean as an example. T Pain claims in the clip that Ocean in having trouble working with certain producers now that he’s come out as bisexual.
You can watch the full interview in question here.
[via The 405]
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