11 MELANGE LEVONNE
The openly gay rapper is highly inspired by her sexuality in her music and released her first album in 2008 after touring for the first time with a queer band in 2007. Her first single “Gay Bash” followed Levonne’s fictional best friend Kevin who was battered and killed for his sexual orientation.
The moving lyrics paired with the equally emotional video got Levonne featured on MTV LOGO in 2008 which eventually got her onto The Click List of only 10 favorite songs from the channel for the year. She won the Dinah Shore competition Dinah Idol where she won the opportunity to open up for Katy Perry and Uh Huh Her. \
Her conscious, intelligent hip hop is a huge hit in the community as Levonne tackles delicate topics such as gay parenting, AIDS, the presidential election and even global warming. She continues to take on anyone who is against equality and love through her fantastic albums and has even gotten featured on BET in their “Who’s Who In Gay Black America” segment in 2009.
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