Homosexuality and hip-hop are hardly, if ever, mentioned in the same conversation. Homophobic hate speech has always been a part of hip-hop culture and, homosexuality, despite the wide spread awareness in today’s world, is still considered taboo in the aggressively heterosexual world of rap.

With the recent coming out of hip hop and R&B star Frank Ocean, a member of Odd Future, many of the top names in the rap industry have pulled together in support of him. Read more here…

Murs has put together a track entitled, “Animal Style,” that we could only expect from a handful of hip-hop artist, which details the struggles of young homosexual men in this country. With no support network, ostracized, and usually bullied or physically abused, many young men like the ones described in this song have no escape. Check out the video below…