After decades of strictly enforced homophobia, recording artists like Lil Nas X, Saucy Santana, Oompa, PineappleCITI, Kidd Ken, and Baltimore-city based rapper, DJ, and advocate Kotic Couture are turning Hip-Hop on its head.
In this episode of ENVERT TV, we chat with Kotic Couture about the rich history of dance music in the Baltimore, finding their musical community, their love of DJing, breakout track “Pink Durag” featuring :3lON, queerphobia in Hip-Hop, their album Late To The Party, and more.
Interview Time Stamps
01:57 Discovering Their Name As An Artist
05:33 Baltimore’s Music Scene
08:40 Underground’s Influence on Mainstream
10:25 Queer Culture in Mainstream
14:12 The Media vs Queer Artist
15:26 Is Hip-Hop Ready for Queer Artists?
20:30 Talks Breakout Single “Pink Durag”
26:50 Their Love For DJing
33:42 Dance Music Is Black Music
38:34 All About Album ‘Late To The Party’
