Dee-1 claims, over the course of his career, record deals have allegedly been dangled over his head in exchange for a “homosexual act.”
In a new interview with Art of Dialogue published on Wednesday (January 17), the New Orleans native was asked whether he feels there are “gatekeepers” in Hip Hop. In response, he noted that there are quite a few, but that he always chose not to bow down to them.
Dee said: “Bro I’ve had gatekeepers in the music industry who have literally tried to hold a record deal behind their back and let me know like, ‘Look, if you a part of this homosexual act that I’m tryna take part in? Yeah, come on! This door’ll open real quick for you.’ I got a song where I’ve talked about that before called ‘The Devil’s Playground.’”
He continued: “This is real, dog. And the only way that type of stuff can work on you is if you let them have all the leverage to where you want what’s behind that gate that bad. So that’s a real thing.”
The often outspoken Dee-1 recently got into it with Joe Budden, after the former called on Meek Mill, Jim Jones and Rick Ross to consider the impact of their lyrical content.
“Jim Jones, you could do better, brother,” he said on Sway in the Morning in October. “I love you too much to not be honest with you. Rick Ross, you could do better, brother. Meek Mill, you could do better, brother! I love you too much not to be honest with you.”
He continued” “Oh, you the face of prison reform? Or are you sitting here on your new song with Ross talking about getting somebody murked and shot at the red light? Which one is it, bro?”
Budden’s initial response was to call Dee-1 a “clout chaser” and to say: “I’m not trying to slight him — I’m just saying you get qualified first. Tell us who you are first before you decide to just go calling name after name after name.”
This led to a weeks-long back and forth between the pair, with Dee even recording a diss track that he ultimately decided not to release.
“You say I’m a Christian thorn in your side. If I release this song I did about you, that’s gonna be a Christian dagger to your ego. And I know you can’t take that, bro,” Dee said.
“So I’m practicing self-control and not even taking it to that level with you. So at the end of the day, if you continue to talk about me, whether you say my name or not, I’m gonna have something for you every time, especially if you mischaracterizing my character.”
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This guy is full of it. If he was really about that why not go after those who have the real power. Heads of labels and others who have the power. Just another agent put in place to create confusion. Watch carefully the moves made. Now they tried to play with his booty. Why not call them out, seems a little hypocritical given the agenda he pushes.
I like his music and his message on the surface level, but you are on point (Hegelian Dialectic). Dee has worn a dress in one of his music videos.
What video was that?
Lol @ black Christians promoting the religious brainwashing of their very own enslavers!
You better believe in the right thing before you close your eyes…religion or not…because he’ll is real and burning hot…keep doing and believing what you are saying…just to keep doing what u want to do with no accountability for the wrong you say ND do….GOD is Not mocked…because hell will be where you and others like you will open y’all eyes to.. u think on earth is hell…o u ain’t seen or felt nothing yet…keep campaigning with & for satan. When the voting is up (once u die) hopefully you pick the right candidate..or Its gon be more than a Nelly Hot in here situation…yyou gon be eternallly a Disco inferno screaming for the ONE you refuse to acknowledge or accept nd obey, have a nice life as you think it is…until thn…do you nd get real done later‼️
It ain’t no such thing, heaven and hell exist right here on earth, these Europeans have messed us up so bad with all of these false religions, what sense do you get out of bowing down to the God your slave masters gave you? They have never gave you anything that was good for you, nothing not even to the school system, everything that they taught you in school is a lie , we were here when they got here , but through indoctrination and brainwashing they have stripped you of your original self and made you believe that you are somebody that you are not, but I am not going to give you too much because you are not ready for it, you are one that thinks you are going somewhere else when you close your eyes for good but yeah you are, right in the ground from which you came from ✌💯
Couldn’t have said it any better, well said well said! PERFECT
lol it might be true but knowing this guy someone just wanted to give him a hug and he was like “i don’t participate in homosexual acts”
He is not lying. Do a little more research. A lot of your big name labels have been doing this for years especially in the black industry.
He is not lying. Do a little more research. A lot of your big name labels have been doing this for years especially in the black industry.
Name these labels and what website do shows the labels that make their artist do this?
No he did right, for the position that he is in and the position that those people are in he would really find himself in a F up situation due to law suits , blacked balled and everything, see that’s what’s wrong with us today we speak before we think and that will get you in a lot of trouble, we as black people are going to remain in the position that we are in because all we want to do is down one another and also have became slaves for money doing any and everything for it, we as a people of a whole will never come together as one because our thinking have gotten so distorted and corrupt and we are too much at odds with each other therefore we will never rise as a people of integrity and honor, these Europeans have really done a number on us… Peace ✌ 💯
You know how you know a relationship is over? When you can’t get along about anything and it always turns into an argument. You know how a cultural movement (hip-hop) is over? When everyone involved is pulling in a different direction with their own agenda. I always hear “Do it for the culture”. What culture? Hiphop culture? Black culture? Hood culture? None of the above HAVE a culture anymore. Dark skin hates light skin, straight hates gay, he’s not black enough, she’s too black, he’s too feminine, he’s talks like a white boy, he’s illiterate….it’s just all a royal rumble of ignorance and negativity, with nobody REALLY willing to look at it and speak on it. Peace.
Seeetheart I’m sending a huge hug out to you! Such positivity and discipline.! Not to mention self control. It’s starts just like that!! One opening his mouth, heart and soul, for something different. Look around yallcwho were mentioned, you singing about a way that just ain’t workin!! You dig?? Much love to you all
That is without a doubt the best comment on where our lives and world are at. No one need say more because if you read it again for good measure you know it’s true!! Absolutely the best storm cloak
So he can call out all these rappers but not the “gatekeepers”?
He doesn’t have to name gatekeepers’ names so they can put a hit out to kill him. The gatekeepers know who they are!
He knows he motherf.ucking sucked that d.ick. Stupid motherf.uckers always telling on themselves. Once you put that penile cord in your mouth, you shall forever be referred to as ma’am.
U got me peeing ova here🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Now that was real ignorant
He knows he motherf.ucking sucked that d.ick. Stupid motherf.uckers always telling on themselves. Once you put that penile cord in your mouth, you shall forever be referred to as ma’am.
fuck this f@ggit!
Who? never heard of the dude, but apparently he is desperate to get his name in the news anyway he can.