Tori Fixx

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Tori Fixx is one of the first openly gay hip hop artists, and also produces music for other noted queer performers. He is based in Minneapolis.

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]

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;[6] the title song was a commentary on same-sex marriage[7] and it was nominated for a 2005 Outmusic Award for Out Song of the Year.[8]

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.[9]

In 2007, Tori Fixx was part of the "HomoRevolution Tour 2007" and appeared on The Tyra Banks Show along with Deadlee and Foxxjazell.[10] His latest CD, Code Red marks 10 years of being an openly gay hip hop artist.[2]

[edit] Discography

Year Title
1998 Impact[2]
2000 The Mochasutra
2001 REfixx
2003 Black.Out
2004 Marry Me
2007 Code Red

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gay rapper? Believe it, Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, May 25, 2006
  2. ^ a b c d e Tori Fixx interview, Queer Music Heritage radio show, April 2007
  3. ^ All The 'Flavas' of the Rainbow, Jason Victor Serinus, Bay Windows, May 3, 2001.
  4. ^ Famous GLBT: Tori Fixx
  5. ^ Homo Style: Queer beats from the streets By Kelly Vance and Amrah Johnson, East Bay Express, September 10, 2003
  6. ^ 2005 top 10: music, The Advocate, January 17, 2006
  7. ^ Tori Fixx won't be trapped in the hip-hop closet: No More "No Homo", Peter S. Scholtes, City Pages, May 24, 2006
  8. ^ Review of Tori Fixx's Marry Me, Robert Urban, AfterElton.com, June 1, 2005
  9. ^ 2004 Outmusic Award Nominees
  10. ^ The Tyra Banks Show, April 12, 2007

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