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D.C. Rapper Cancels his performance at a Gay Pride event, because... it's Gay

I'm really trying to understand this, but here it is.

D.C. Black Pride hired Wale, a well known straight rapper (I haven't heard of him) to perform during the event. Well, Wale found out it was a 'Gay' event and quickly pulled out:

Wale, 25, became a nationally recognized rapper in 2006, when his song “Dig Dug (Shake It)” caught the eye of a record company producer who arranged for a wider distribution of his music. Among other things, he has performed on MTV and appeared recently on the David Letterman Show.

Fowlkes said Black Pride organizers were startled this week when they received two e-mails from Wale’s agent, one saying the rapper had to cancel due to “family obligations,” and the second saying he didn’t know Black Pride was a gay-related event when he agreed to appear.

“We were clear about what kind of event this is,” Fowlkes told the Blade. “After doing this for 20 years, we certainly don’t want to put ourselves and the artist in an uncomfortable situation by not telling them what we are.

“We’re Black Gay Pride, and the people coming out there are members of our community,” he said. “We made that very clear.”

Fowlkes said Black Pride officials believe homophobia was the underlying reason that Wale cancelled his appearance. He said Wale’s agent has refunded an advance fee that Black Pride made to book the rapper, but noted the group is considering taking legal action for what Fowlkes described as a breach of contract.

Here's my question. Why would they hire a straight rapper, when there are many gay rappers out there? There's Tory Fixx, Big Nugg, Deadlee, Cazwell, Johnny Dangerous, Tim'm and more. I know Wale is popular in D.C., but he ain't LGBT.

Call me old fashion, but if it's a Gay event, I want Gay performers.

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Asher Roth is gay... I think

I've been hearing about this all day, but here's the latest:

Rapper Asher Roth will appear on E!News during the Christmas Holiday celebration to talk about his recent “coming out of the closet”. Asher was recently at a Gay Rights Parade with Lady Gaga, American Idol Winner, Clay Aiken, Blink 182, and REM lead man Michael Stipe. Asher Roth, who came out of the closet last week, is making his first appearance on E!News this week.

Asher, who was dropped from SRC Records, is currently the only major hip hop star that has admitted he is a “gay rapper”.

He admitted that he was one of the gay rappers mentioned in MTV’s Terrance Dean’s book. Terrance Dean posted the news on his blog, after he said he wasn’t going to name names. He was very happy that Asher came out of the closet before he had to mention names.

Asher, who has been on numerous rally’s and marches over the past year, really became visible in the gay community with American Idol winner, Clay Aiken.

Good for Asher, I hope his career blossoms. If you don't know him, here's his video.

UPDATE: News is (now) he's not gay