David Hauslaib, our virtual father, suggested we post Kanye West's "Good Morning" for today's Afternoon Aural. We would have argued, but, you know, he's our boss. And we like the song - as well as basically everything Kayne does. Did you know his farts smell like roses?! Well, they do.

We're not usually peppy on Monday's, but there's something in the air that's making us itch for a bit of dance floor action. Unfortunately that is not an option, but we can bop our feet to Estelle's "American Boy," which features Kanye West, the American boy who has the power to launch this British beauty's Stateside career. (We hope!)

The hip-hop scene's about to be rocked!

Well, that's if you believe Terrence Dean's book publicist. The former MTV executive will soon release Hiding In Hip-Hop, which will allegedly expose the genre's biggest homos. From the release:

"Hiding In Hip-Hop" uncovers a hidden and well-known unspoken secret. Deep within the confines of Hip-Hop is a prominent gay sub-culture. A world that industry insiders are keenly aware of, but choose to ignore.

According to Dean, "This book is filled with intrigue, sexy celebrity bed partners, abundance of drugs, and of course, the down low/gay men and celebrities in the entertainment industry.

This tale's a long time coming. Honky homos have been forced out in recent years, like Lance Bass, Neil Patrick Harris and TR Knight. It's only fair that black folk take some heat, too.

We have no idea who Dean will name, but we've got some theories…

We're not psychic, but we do have some theories…

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Brooklyn brings out the best in Anna Wintour. We've never seen the Vogue editrix look as happy as she did with Marc Jacobs at the Brooklyn Museum's launch of their Murakami retrospective. We can't help but wonder what Wintour's doing with her other hand. Something perverted, probably.

Meanwhile, Kanye West looks none-too-pleased to be shot with Kristen Davis, while Jacobs got snap happy with the artist himself, Takashi Murakami. We guess pretense goes out the window when you cross the East River.

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Is it us or was potentially overrated Kylie Minogue trying to capitalize on Kanye West's Daft Punk-inspired futurism at last night's Brit Awards? Also, what song do you think lesbian Beth Ditto and ever-ambiguous Mika performed together? Not "Big Girls," we sure…

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• Paris Hilton made a press appearance in Korea this weekend. And so did her lipstick smeared teeth.

• Chris Crocker wants us to leave him alone. We will, just as soon as he stops assaulting our culture with his attention-seeking absurdity.

• John McCain's 95-year old mother takes jab at Mitt Romney.

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The book wars have begun!

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Black boy blogger Clay Cane popped into NYC's gay center to interview gay porn star Bobby Blake. In this chat, Blake, who makes a living sucking and fucking but claims to be straight, says he's not about gay nuptials.

Blake also he thinks Kanye West would make a great power bottom. Agreed.

[PS: We think Cane's next interview should go the extra mile and move!]

• Openly gay Representative Tammy Baldwin on ENDA:

I have always been a strong supporter of guaranteeing full civil rights for all in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. My work on this issue will continue until these protections become law.
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I am under no illusions about the challenges of achieving our goal. But, the quest for advancement of civil rights in our nation has
never been easy. It is precisely because of the discrimination these groups experience that this legislation is needed.

Baldwin's far ballsier than fellow homo-politico Barney Frank.

• Researcher wins prize for robot marriage thesis: "Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners".

• Janet Jackson puts out weave fire at In Touch party. Jackson's brother, of course, made headlines when his hair caught on fire while filming a 1983 Pepsi commercial. Weird.

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Yeah, we know Kanye West thinks he's the second coming, but we can't hate on his new album, Graduation, which we've been listening to obsessively since it came out yesterday. Above you'll see "Good Life" featuring T-Pain. After the jump? You guessed it - "Stronger".

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• Pam Spaulding digs through the gay, GOP tangles surrounding the Ralph Gonzalez, David Abrami and Jason Robert Drake murder/suicide. How long until Patrick Henry and friends go down?

• More on the gays as the GOP's "new black".

• Larry Craig gets his wish: Minnesota sets hearing for September 26th - four days before his "intended" resignation.

• Kanye West's a cry baby. (And has a point.)

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Kanye West had quite an anti-gay slip-up yesterday. The pro-homo hip-hop star, who has long dogged by gay rumors, reportedly worries about what people think of his womanly ways:

It’s like what if your drawbacks ended up being your superpower? I’ve always had an issue with masculinity. I’m like, ‘I hope this person isn’t looking at me like I’m a faggot ’cause I have some feminine ways.’ Maybe I’m not the guy who kicks off (a fight) in a club. Now I’m a 30-year-old, I’ve accepted that.

Because of that I’ve ended up having the No.1 album.

What queer logic. Our sister over at Stereohyped suspects this may be a misquote - considering West's gay activism, we're inclined to agree. Or perhaps "the f-word" has become as ingrained in our culture as "the n-word" once was…

What's with all these x-words? We've got two f-words, the n-word and the h-word. We're running out of alphabet here!

• Lily Allen smokes pot. Acts stupid. Shocker.

• Yes, that is an uncomfortable bathroom experience.

• Stop calling Kanye West "gay".

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Unlike some of his hip-hop peers, Kanye West prefers to stay out of juvenile squabbles. Unfortunately, fellow Roc-A-Fella rapper Beanie Siegal dragged him into one when he suggested West prefers men and should "come out of the closet".

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