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If a Gay Singer Breaks MTV’s Top 100, Does It Make a Sound?
We keep getting these emails about Guyanese gay soul singer Nhojj, whose video for “Love” cracked MTV’s Top 100, which is, uh, impressive we guess? Because what does “a MTV Top 100″ mean when the network has nothing to do with music anymore? Anyhow, the video is cute, and the song is sort of a Sade alternative for when you’re romancing a second date back at your place. A press release says Nhojj is the first black artist to win an OUTMusic Award, which is actually not something to really brag about. But anyhow, as Rod 2.0 notes, Nhojj was part of Pastor Joseph Tolton’s response to that obnoxious ex-gay gospel singer Donnie McClurkin, so that’s kind of neat.
It’s good to see a black man who isn’t afraid of his same-sex sexuality. He’s a refreshing contrast to the black male singers in America.
Unfortunately, it seems like the whole tone of this write-up isn’t really helping to promote the artist. Instead, it all is kind of back-handed compliments + (if I’m being honest) a little condescending.
I agree Fredo777 – why can’t we just let ourselves be great? You think you could fall back and stop being so bitchy Queerty? Oh wait – I forgot where I was….
caribbean holla!
MTV still plays music?
no they play commercials ans separate them by a music video an hour
no they play commercials and separate them by a music video an hour
@fredo777: Got the same impression. If he were some homophobe , there would be 5 articles up already whining about how he represents ALL black folks everywhere through out all time.
Black music artists in America are truly awful. They’re either singing about heterosexual relationships or they’re singing about drugs and women’s behinds. Pathetic. If this is what the Civil Rights Act has wrought, I’d rather go back to the pre-Civil Rights era.
At least then you had some classy black performers.
@jason: If you happen upon a time machine, don’t stop at just the pre-Civil War era. Go all the way back to when dinosaurs existed.
jeezuz jason, you continue to impress me with the retardness that comes out of your mouth.
finally here is a gay male performer (not a “faux lesbian”)getting mainstream exposure and all you do is whine and wax nostalgic for pre-civil rights era? goddam that is condescending and offensive.
do you ever lighten up?
I’m simply stating the obvious. Look at what passes for commercial black music in America today. It’s unbelievably retarded. Rappers and crappers singing about beating people up, putting a bullet through them etc etc. Then you have the black crooners with their incredibly heteronormative songs. Even Michael Jackson was known to insert “girl” into his lyrics in order to make himself look heterosexual.
Blacks in America are terribly backward in terms of music. They’re terribly stereotypical and homophobic too.
Uh, is it OK to like Fats Waller, or is that going back too far?
I think that it is something to brag about. The win an Outmusic Award for his accomplishment is commendable. I understand the format of Queerty.com, but it seems to me that there is some goal to be negative and too caught up in reading people. My friends and I loved Nhojj when he performed at the Outmusic Awards and his music video is great. Way ta break the barriers regardless of MTV’s format drastically changing, he is an openly gay black man who has achieved something that has never happened in our community.