In time, however, he explained he realized his unique perspective could bestow the genre with far more meaningful material. Accordingly, he said he initially fell into that same trap, albeit from a gay perspective, rapping about being thirsty for men. Regarding being a gay hip-hop artist, he contrasted himself with straight rappers, many of whom he deemed preoccupied with reducing women to the sum of their parts. doesn't scream 'rapper.''īut as he revealed to Out, his love of hip-hop began at a young age, since he had far more flair for rapping than singing. 'I was able to find a place where I felt confident and sexy and comfortable.' He also admitted being a 'white, gay, chubby, Jewish bear. 'I never knew where I stood until I looked around and realized that not only did a certain group of people find me attractive, but the feeling was mutual, and that was the bear community,' he revealed. In an interview with Tablet, Big Dipper identified as a bear, a term that refers to hirsute, well-built gay men.
