Kanye West Calls for End to Gay Bashing

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Kanye West says "gay" has become an antonym to hip-hop — and that it needs to be stopped.

During an interview for an MTV special, the 27-year-old rapper launched into a discussion about hip-hop and homosexuality while talking about "Hey Mama," a song on his upcoming album, "Late Registration."

West says that when he was young, people would call him a "mama's boy."

"And what happened was, it made me kind of homophobic, 'cause it's like I would go back and question myself," West says on the show, "All Eyes on Kanye West," set to air Thursday night (10:30 p.m. ET).

West says he changed his ways, though, when he learned one of his cousins was gay.

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[sui generis]

1. That's cool - thankye Kanye

"bashing" meaning social bashing too; it's cool to be decent, way to go. Hate hurts too much.

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4. social bashing too

something often forgotten

words can hurt more than any weapon

[LastKnight]

2. this guy is shaping up to be the voice of a new social conciousness in

hiphop.

didnt he have a song that was about the african diamond trade and the conditions therein or was that somone else?

the music isnt my cup of tea, but hey, it works.

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3. my thoughts exactly