While promoting his new album Elevation last month, R&B singer Tank told an interviewer that a man performing oral sex on another man doesn’t necessarily mean either of them are gay.
“It doesn’t mean he’s gay,” Tank said. “It means he sucked d*ck… because the art of being gay is being gay.”
The remarks caused a stir among Tank’s fans, but it also ushered in some useful dialogue about bi-curiosity and sexual fluidity. Then yesterday, 50 Cent decided to weigh in on the whole thing.
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On Thursday, the rapper, who loves any opportunity to call his colleagues gay, posted a picture to his Instagram page showing Tank in a pink Pride hoodie, along with the caption: “yo my man Suga Tank said you not gay if you s**k [eggplant emoji] once or twice. what kinda sh*t is going on?”
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4i4sQQnKUB/
When an Instagram user named @mizz.kea asked 50 Cent if he has something against gay people, the rapper replied, “no I’m just saying a straight man would never say no sh*t like that. Lol.”
Meanwhile, Tank, a longtime LGBTQ ally, used the opportunity to once again plug his new album, commenting directly on 50’s post: “Make sure you get the #1 R&B album in the world “Elevation”! @50cent if you play my album you won’t have to buy yo girl sh*t to f*ck. Let me help you.”
Of course, this is hardly the first time 50 Cent, who himself fallen victim to untrue gay rumors and was very upset about it, has made homophobic and transphobic remarks on social media.
Last year, he attacked rapped Young Buck over rumors had hooked up with a trans woman, calling him “gay” and misgendering the woman in the alleged relationship.
In 2015, he complained that Empire, Lee Daniels’ acclaimed LGBTQ-inclusive series about a hip-hip music company, had too much “extra gay stuff.”
In 2014, he suggested Diddy, Rick Ross, and ex record exec Steve Stout were in a gay relationship together.
And this tweet from 2010 is still up on his Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/50cent/status/25954812348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E25954812348&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.queerty.com%2F50-cent-takes-transphobia-20-notches-one-awful-meme-20190731
Related: R&B singer Tank says sucking d*ck doesn’t make a man gay
Cam
50 Cents ex, who is more famous than he is, basically said he was gay. So no wonder he keeps trying to overdo it.
Rock-N-RollHS
Yeah, right, Try throwing out the name Viveca to the average person and see how that works out.
Classic put down to for a spurned and nasty chick to call an ex gay. She gets no props for using it as a slur.
All I can say, at least the comments of 50 pennies (could not resist sfhairy) are getting less virulent.
Cam
@Rock-N-RollHS
So, you tried to disprove my point by immediately knowing who she was?
sfhairy
Another comment from 50 pennies that I don’t care about.
Vince
Anyone here interested in thug ghetto rapp? I’m sure someone must care about this.
Rapp will always cater to the garbage of homophobia and Misogyny. I don’t know why. Don’t care. Not to mention most of it just sucks. This is why i’ll stick to Classical, Rock, and Jazz 🙂
Phillgm
?. Typical boring old white ???? person.
Kangol2
You sound like you got lost in the 1950s. Not a cute look, dude.
Chrisk
Phillgm
Typical Black Racist!
viciouslies
ok boomer
Donston
After his rap career died down 50 still found ways to make money. However, he uses trolling people and being generally hateful to stay in the spotlight. And this is a man who had a lesbian identifying mother and frequently still works with “gays”. At this point his rants and his shade are more tiresome and self-revealing than offensive.
Invader7
Can we say CLOSET case ? Another has been thug rapper.. Who NO one likes nor cares about anymore. Your 15 Minutes are over fiddy !!
Phillgm
Hmm, but ???? still call each other queer, ?. Why call 50 cent homophobic? A guy on social media called Andy Cohen, Ryan Seacrest and Anderson Cooper the worst of the lot. Before Ellen ?
Chrisk
Maybe like how Rappers all call each other N*ggers. Does that mean they’re racist? I mean you should know after all.
Kangol2
50 really seems worked up about Tank’s comment about straight men sucking d!ck and Tank’s pro-gay attitude. In other words, it’s got 50 hot and bothered in his closet. Tank, who is 1) more talented and 2) 1,000x hotter, doesn’t want you, 50, so grow up and get over it.
armandov
Is 50 cent even relevant anymore? I hope his new album flops. But yes, the rap community, in general, is pretty ignorant and unenlightened (both the male and female rappers). The only rappers I can think of that are pretty progressive in terms of gay rights are Jay Z and the now-retired Russell Simmons (back from RUN DMC fame)
Phillgm
Yet Beyoncé dated homophobic Eminem and Jay Z.
Chrisk
I’ve never bought any 50 pennies trash. Ergo anything the shit head has to say is meaningless to me.
strap2900
I know plenty of straight men that have sucked dick and plenty of gay men that have gone down on women, so….
hansniemeijer
50 cent, not worth a SINGLE cent!
nitejonboy
I am so tired of this piece of trash, he either needs to come out already or die, one of them would make me happy, I won’t say which,lol.
Jon in Canada
Moronic Rapist Rapper with a sissy lisp says what now?
To quote many a fabulous black Drag Queen: Negro Bitch Please!