Mister Cee is the man behind two of the best lyricists hip-hop has ever known, Big Daddy Kane and Notorious B.I.G. His mixes are heard daily by millions of New Yorkers. Mister Cee has DJ’d numerous parties all across the world and is universally considered one of the greatest DJ’s to ever touch the wheels of steel. So when it was alleged that he was busted for receiving oral sex from a male prostitute, the heart of hip-hop broke in two.
One one hand there were people who ousted the DJ, without a trial, without proof. Then there were people who stood by Mister Cee and called for hip-hop to mature.
Star from the Star and Buc Wild Morning Show on 100.3 THE BEAT gave GlobalGrind a statement saying, “In the misconstrued world of air-personality competition, Mr. Cee is someone who I’ve always considered to be a friend, a gentleman and a hip-hop pioneer. I fully support him and his legacy of gold!”
Today, Mister Cee opened up his Throwback At Noon hour with Tupac’s “Keep Ya Head Up,” then made one of the strongest statements over Notorious B.I.G.’s song saying, “Ya Dead Wrong”!
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The hip-hop culture is one of the most homophobic cultures in the world. What difference does it make what a man’s sexual preference is? If he can mix good music, he can mix good music. Hip-hop has brought inner city youths from the street corners to the boardrooms, now if it can only mature to accept people for who they are.
It’s a sad fact that a genre that faces so much criticism, hate, and judgment also directs hate, criticism and judgment on a certain type of people. Director Chris Fisher once said, “Whether or not you respect gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender individuals, we can all agree that hate sucks.” It wasn’t right when a hateful man killed Martin Luther King 43 years ago and it’s not right that hateful people can attempt to kill someone’s career.
While the NYPD did confirm Mister Cee was arrested, the DJ took to Twitter and said, “Never was i in a car with anyone when i was detained.. The facts will come out and show what is being reported is totally untrue.”
At the end of the day, when the truth comes out, we will see what happens, but one thing is for sure, the homophobia in hip-hop needs to stop.
