Drill´s first openly gay rapper Mr Strange talks toxic masculinity, adversity and awareness: `I don´t ...
(WorldNews Music)

The first drill artist to talk about being gay alongside his trapping lifestyle, West London MC Mr Strange brings something totally new to the genre. He came out via the BL@CKBOX YouTube platform earlier this month during a freestyle. Now the Hounslow raised rapper is striving to be defined by his bars and flow rather than his sexuality in a genre known for its casual, unquestioned homophobia. We talked to him about how music is his “safe spaceâ€�, his gang past and toxic masculinity in drill. Why call yourself `Mr Strange´? `It´s a bit of juxtaposition. To a lot of people, I´m going to be strange, but to me, I´m perfectly normal. I´m Mr Strange because to be strange, you are...