The Down Low in the Rap Game

[trobinson97]

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Thats not totally true. Karrine Stephens (Superhead) wrote a book naming tons of athletes and entertainers that she slept with (most of them were married at the time) and she didnt get sued.

Tigger actually did at least threaten her with a defamation suit last year after she kept going on about him and Tyson; I don't know if it went anywhere though. The only reason he did though was because she was telling people that he was engaged in homosexual activities.

He wouldn't have had much to say if she had just been about Tigger getting with her, because honestly, most guys aren't gonna feel bad about a good looking woman telling people that she let them hit, thus the lack of lawsuits. It only gets out of order when you start putting the gay stamp on things. That's why this guy is too scared to actually put names out there.

... Why are spoiler tags being used?

LOL.

Haha, I don't rightly know why I used them. The precedent was there, I just followed it I guess.

[jerseyboi2284]

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Depends on the rapper. If it was any other profession, I don't care much at all how someone gets down.

But the fact is, a great many of rappers have ruthlessly attacked the homosexual community. If someone like Nas is on the down low, he ethered himself.

Yeah that is pretty much what I was trying to get at

[aholbert32]

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Tigger actually did at least threaten her with a defamation suit last year after she kept going on about him and Tyson; I don't know if it went anywhere though. The only reason he did though was because she was telling people that he was engaged in homosexual activities.

He wouldn't have had much to say if she had just been about Tigger getting with her, because honestly, most guys aren't gonna feel bad about a good looking woman telling people that she let them hit, thus the lack of lawsuits. It only gets out of order when you start putting the gay stamp on things. That's why this guy is too scared to actually put names out there.



Haha, I don't rightly know why I used them. The precedent was there, I just followed it I guess.

Threatening someone with a defamation suit is easy....winning one is hard as hell especially if you are a celebrity, is hard. First, you have to prove that the allegation was false. How do you prove that you arent gay? For example, take Tigger. Superhead said she walked in on him in a hotel room having gay sex. The only way to disprove that would be to have proof that either he wasnt at that hotel that day or that Superhead wasnt there.

Even if you prove that the statements were false there is a celebrity (famous person) exception to defamation. If you are celebrity, courts feel that you have more options to clear your name than an average person. For example, Tigger has a nationwide radio show where he could refute the allegations and there are plenty of magazines who would be willing to do an article on him reuting the gay rumors. Defamation cases are hard to prove and thats why you see so few go to trial.

[mgoblue]

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Threatening someone with a defamation suit is easy....winning one is hard as hell especially if you are a celebrity, is hard. First, you have to prove that the allegation was false. How do you prove that you arent gay? For example, take Tigger. Superhead said she walked in on him in a hotel room having gay sex. The only way to disprove that would be to have proof that either he wasnt at that hotel that day or that Superhead wasnt there.

Even if you prove that the statements were false there is a celebrity (famous person) exception to defamation. If you are celebrity, courts feel that you have more options to clear your name than an average person. For example, Tigger has a nationwide radio show where he could refute the allegations and there are plenty of magazines who would be willing to do an article on him reuting the gay rumors. Defamation cases are hard to prove and thats why you see so few go to trial.

Plus can't you get in trouble for frivolous lawsuits if you actually were doing whatever the people said? I'm pretty sure a judge would frown on you if there was irrefutable proof you were having gay sex or whatever.

[Heelfan71]

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50 on the phone cracked me up

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[Heelfan71]

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Nah, not naming names, but giving clues. It's not just rappers either, he seems to be going after other black entertainers, which imo is a shame. Some of these I'd been hearing about for a while though, if my guesses are correct. Here are some examples of how he's "outing" them.

I thought Lucas, Kareem, Eli and Gus were pretty easy.

To answer the question though, no I don't particularly care if [Rapper] is gay, as it has nothing to do with me, nor would be surprised about how many down low black entertainers there really are.

Lucas = Will Smith

[bigeastbumrush]

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Lucas = Will Smith

Yeah, that was the most obvious one.

[bigeastbumrush]

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Gus, a singer, attractive with "clear skin, dark eyes, bushy eyebrows, and short, wavy hair did not give way for a thug image. He was just too pretty." "One morning, I turned on my television and I wasn't prepared for what I saw on BET- my boy, Gus, parade in his video with a host of celebrity cameos mean mugging for the camera- I just wondered how he would keep his secret of sleeping with men a secret."

Gus = John Legend

BAM! I'm good at this.

[bigeastbumrush]

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Lola, an R&B singer and songwriter, who was "a staple on the New York scene,partying with big name celebrities" and whose style was "hard-edged rap with a little rock and R&B." "She would often say to us, 'I'm going to be the first lesbian R&B singer...As much as Lola wanted to be a trailblazer and open doors for other gay artists, she was still part of the machine. Lola had to do what the label told her to do."

Alex, I'll take Missy Elliot for $1,000.

I'm on a roll.

[bigeastbumrush]

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Jazz, "a nice looking brother, had women swooning when his character as a hard-working, married man graced the television screen. His hit show marked a milestone because of its accurate portrayal of African-American family life. The world doesn't want to know that their favorite actor likes sleeping with other men

I'll take Damon Wayans for the win!!!

[Brandon13]

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Lucas = Will Smith

Yeah, that one was really obvious.

Gus = John Legend

BAM! I'm good at this.

Probably

Alex, I'll take Missy Elliot for $1,000.

I'm on a roll.

Makes sense.

I'll take Damon Wayans for the win!!!

I think it'd have to be him.

[trobinson97]

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50 on the phone cracked me up

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There's a nice voice work going on in there, that 50 was dead on. Hilarious too.

Lucas and Kareem= Will Smith and Duane Martin. Never thought of Missy as Lola but yeah it makes since. Gus, I thought that was Ginuwine.

[bigeastbumrush]

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There's a nice voice work going on in there, that 50 was dead on. Hilarious too.

Lucas and Kareem= Will Smith and Duane Martin. Never thought of Missy as Lola but yeah it makes since. Gus, I thought that was Ginuwine.

Why am I even in this thread?

When I first read it, I thought it was Duane Martin too but he wasn't married in his show. So I said Damon Wayans.

I think you are right about it being Ginuwine, not John Legend (based on the hair). And Ginuwine does look like more of a [you know I can't say it].

This would make more sense because Ginuwine and Missy were from the same crew/area in Virginia so that would tie the link back to Lola.

For the record, I refuse to believe the Will Smith one even though it's obviously him. I just don't see that man as being homosexual.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Any of ya'll gonna actually buy the book?LOL

Everytime I keep reading this topic, swear I'm even more tempted to get it lol

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Gus-Imma go with either Pharrell or Ginuwine on that one.

Lola-Missy

Eli-leaning towards LL Cool J on this one as well

Lucas-I REFUSE to believe this is my man Will Smith. Hope to god that ain't him.

Jazz-Bill Cosby