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Unecc performs at HomoRevolution. Lindsey Taylor
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The HomoRevolution Tour 2007 is wrapping up performances after the successful first year with the homo-hip-hop tour. Gay and lesbian hip-hop artists from all over the nation gathered together in March of 2007 and began to spread vocal awareness of homosexuality and personal experiences through up-beat tempos and hardcore lyrics. Homo-hip-hop artists toured and performed anywhere they could get a microphone plugged in. They went from such diverse places as San Francisco to Atlanta and made a huge impact on their audiences at each stop. Along the route Bigg Nugg, DaLyrical and Unecc (pronounced “Unique”) stopped at a little place called Jack’s in Columbus, OH.
While performing they were able to get the crowd involved with their back-up dancers, lyrics and beats. They took a small stage and made it seem 10 times its size with all the talent they piled onto it. This is, musically, the start of a real revolution although the tour is wrapping up on Dec. 5 at Club Cobra in North Hollywood, the 2008 dates and ticket information are currently posted on their Web site (homorevolution.com) and they are looking forward to more GLBT performers and followers to join the “homohop” bandwagon.
Tell us about the HomoRevolution Tour 2007.
Bigg Nugg: Well, the tour started out kind of like a Deadlee-headlining tour and then it turned into this big collection of people like Tori Fixx, Johnny Dangerous and JFP we just really wanted to work with them. We started in San Diego and then we were in L.A. then we hit all the big cities and ended up in Dallas we had 10 shows in 12 days! Imagine 12 gay rappers in one van, it can get interesting.
What kind of message are you trying to send with your music?
Bigg Nugg: More of a conscious message and letting people know that you can be who you are, you can be real. Mainstream hip-hop is so glorified that if you can come out and be real, I mean if its gay say it’s gay and if that’s what you’re talking about then that’s what your talking about. Your going to connect with someone out there no matter what so I think breaking those stereo types like I do when I get up there and say what I say some people take it as “did he really just say that?” and at the same time something clicks and having that reaction with the crowd and audience is what its all about.
What’s your perspective on the tour and how did you get involved?
Unecc: Bigg Nugg, at first I was surprised because I had looked on-line and seen the website and I wondered how I could become a part of this then he asked me and at first and I thought it was a joke, but then I was like ‘sure let’s do this.’
DaLyrical: I became part of the HomoRevolution Tour completely by fluke because I met up with everybody at Mondo Homo [in Atlanta]. I was part of that show but some of the entertainers canceled and I was in the right place at the right time and got to perform that night they liked what they saw and added me to the tour. I am pretty blessed to be a part of this, I enjoy it and I am glad to be on the roster. This tour is groundbreaking and I am glad to be a part of it.
DaLyrical, what’s coming up with your music?
DaLyrical: Well I just dropped my second album call Proud and I am getting a lot of good feedback from it and I am working on touring on my own and this tour is helping me get further, everything I have done up to this point has helped me get a little bit further. I hope to have a new album next year but hopefully I am too busy to work on anything. My music is about me just whatever I am feeling. I grew up on rock-and-roll—KISS is my favorite band of all time. I thought I was Gene Simmons growing up, can you imagine a little black kid … [laughs].
Who inspires you?
DaLyrical: I would say MC Lyte, Queen Latifah and all the old schools, because to me, now the music just ain’t the same. I live in Atlanta and it’s like your turn on the radio and everything just sounds the same so I don’t listen to [newer] songs that much.
Unecc: Smokey Robinson … but right now it’s Left Eye. I love Left Eye! That is my mentor, my idol. I met her once when I was 13 years old and I just loved the realness that came from her. She would walk up to anybody and tell like it is. I am also enjoying Remy and Trina.
What are you up to besides the HomoRevolution Tour?
Unecc: Well what we are doing right now is trying to start and indie record label, it is just real family oriented, I mean people have never really seen a brother and sister rap group together it is all about the music not gay or straight it is just about being who we are. There is just something about being me that I really enjoy. Literally this is coming out of our pockets I am working two jobs and I built my studio in my condo, so all I really know is work, work, work.
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