Tori Fixx is one of the first openly gay hip hop artists. He also produces music for other noted queer performers. He is based in Minneapolis.
Career
[edit]In the mid-90s, he DJed at parties for Prince at Paisley Park Studios in Minnesota.[1]
After moving to San Francisco circa 1997,[2] he became a part of the hip hop group Rainbow Flava and appeared on their second CD, Digital Dope.[3] He released the first of six solo CDs to date in 1998.[2]
Fixx was living again in Minneapolis in 2001[4] but paid a visit back to the Bay Area to appear in the 2003 PeaceOUT World Homo Hop Festival in Oakland.[5]
Fixx's music appeared on the soundtrack of the 2004 film The Ski Trip.[6]
He appeared in the 2005 documentary Pick Up the Mic about the LGBT hip hop scene; he had produced music for or worked with half of the artists in the film.[2] His CD Marry Me was named as one of The Advocate's top 10 indie CDs for 2005;[7] the title song was a commentary on same-sex marriage[8] and it was nominated for a 2005 Outmusic Award for Out Song of the Year.[9]
Fixx produced fellow gay rapper Johnny Dangerous' CD Dangerous Liaisons; Fixx released it on his label US 2, and it was nominated for a 2004 Outmusic Award for Outstanding New Recording - Male.[10]
In 2007, Tori Fixx was part of the "HomoRevolution Tour 2007"[6] and appeared on The Tyra Banks Show along with Deadlee and Foxxjazell.[11] His CD Code Red marks 10 years of being an openly gay hip hop artist.[2]
Late in 2008 he released Couture, which he had planned to have cover more political topics, but it turned towards the personal after a relationship break-up.[12]
Discography
[edit]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Impact[2] |
| 2000 | The Mochasutra |
| 2001 | REfixx |
| 2003 | Black.Out |
| 2004 | Marry Me |
| 2007 | Code Red |
| 2008 | Couture (Code Red 2) |
| 2009 | The Fixxology |
| 2017 | Get It On (single) |
| 2017 | That's Me (Remixes - LGTFX) |
| 2018 | Cocktails (LGTFX) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gay rapper? Believe it, Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, May 25, 2006
- ^ a b c d e Tori Fixx interview, Queer Music Heritage radio show, April 2007, produced by JD Doyle
- ^ All The 'Flavas' of the Rainbow, Jason Victor Serinus, Bay Windows, May 3, 2001.
- ^ Famous GLBT: Tori Fixx
- ^ Homo Style: Queer beats from the streets By Kelly Vance and Amrah Johnson, East Bay Express, September 10, 2003
- ^ a b Farrow, Kenyon (2007-03-22). "Tori Fixx: Hip Hop's Homo Revolution". After Elton. Logo. Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ 2005 top 10: music, The Advocate, January 17, 2006
- ^ Tori Fixx won't be trapped in the hip-hop closet: No More "No Homo", Peter S. Scholtes, City Pages, May 24, 2006
- ^ Review of Tori Fixx's Marry Me, Robert Urban, AfterElton.com, June 1, 2005
- ^ 2004 Outmusic Award Nominees
- ^ The Tyra Banks Show, April 12, 2007
- ^ Lee, Ryan (2008-12-12). "Godfather of gay rap". Southern Voice. Archived from the original on 2008-12-15.