Juba Kalamka is perhaps most well-known as a rapper and former member of the queer hip-hop group Deep Dickollective, however he's also an incredible writer and performance artist. This week I sat down with him to discuss the politics of coming out as a black polyamorous bisexual who is married with two kids, transphobia in gay hip-hop, and the ascension of Big Freedia. Highlights include:
Transcription here.
Check out Juba's music in progress here.
(Still figuring out this new microphone and editing software. Please excuse the sound quality.)
- when white people calling out appropriation goes wrong,
- how biphobia plays out in Bay Area queer communities,
- and why assimilation is a fruitless pursuit.
Transcription here.
Check out Juba's music in progress here.
(Still figuring out this new microphone and editing software. Please excuse the sound quality.)
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