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With Frank Ocean at the forefront of talk about Gay acceptance in Hip-Hop, MURS comes out and speaks on it in his newest video for “Animal Style” from his Love & Rockets Vol. 1 album. The video shows a love story about a homosexual teenager who battles with coming out of the closet, before things take a turn for the worst because of his lover.
“Animal Style is a song I did for many reasons,” Murs explains. “The first was to be an advocate for people close to me who are out, and those who have yet to come out. It’s also a love song, which is nothing new for me. But with this one I wanted to challenge the listener to ask themselves: Is the love shared by two people of the same gender, really that different than the love I have for my partner of the opposite sex? And finally, I just felt it was crucial for some of us in the hip hop community to speak up on the issues of teen suicide, bullying, and the overall anti-homosexual sentiment that exist within hip hop culture. I felt so strongly about these issues and this song that I had to do a video that would command some attention, even if it makes some viewers uncomfortable. Even if it came at the cost of my own comfort.”
Directed by HOBOSTEWD.
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Artist: MURS
Song: “Animal Style”
Producer: Embassy
Album: Love & Rockets Vol. 1
Director: HOBOSTEWD