Common is paraded as a social activist who accepts people regardless of their life choices, however, more than a decade ago the rapper was called in for his lyrics. He has fans who fight for his struggle and appreciate a cultured worldview, however, there are some in the LGBTQIA community who do not respect his choice to use the term homophobic.
In the song “Heidi Hoe” he taps “Homo a no-no, so f * ggots, stay solo” and in “Dooinit” he says, “N * gas hate you, they don’t notice you / In the circle of f * ggots, your name is mentioned . “In 2007, Common vowed to never again use words that offended the LGBTQIA community, and during a recent interview with Clay Cane on SiriusXM Urban View for The Clay Cane Show, the rapper clarified the event that led to the decision.
“Two gay men who came to me after the show and they said, ‘Ordinary people, we like your music. We love your music. Your music touches us. But the fact that you use the word f * g is like, mate, it hurts us, ‘”he recalled.” It was like a resurrection because it humanizes everything I say. I only use the word because it is part of the culture where I grew up. This is what we say. I didn’t even think about what the word meant and how it affected others. “
Although it is a common vocabulary in the culture in which he grew up, Common said he must rise beyond how others around him talk and behave. “I have to grow in courage and strength in myself to be like, friend, I don’t care what my homies say. I don’t care what these cats say, here I am with him. I am not homophobic, I embrace gay people, who are Christians, Muslims, Jews, I am open to humans and life, so it is said, it was a very important moment for me and changed my perspective, I went on to make a song called ‘Between Me, You and Liberation, ‘actually, I made that song before 2007. I just made this story about how one of my friends said he was gay and how I had to deal with it and grow up no matter what I still loved him as my friend and I felt like it’s all separate from my conversation with those men. “