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'''Mélange Lavonne |
'''Mélange Lavonne(born c.1978)<ref name="MetroWeekly"/> is an openly gay hip hop artist whose music addresses political themes including [[homophobia]], racism, exploitation, and discrimination within hip hop culture. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Lavonne comes from [[Rialto, California]]<ref name="NNN">{{cite web |url=http://www.newnownext.com/2007/06/video-lunch-mel.html |title=Video Lunch: Melange Lavonne - "Gay Bash" |accessdate=2009-01-24 |last= |first=Colin |coauthors= |date=June 29 2007 |work=NewNowNext.com |publisher=[[Logo (TV channel)|Logo]]}}</ref> and attended high school in [[Rialto, California|Eisenhower]]<ref name="AfterEllen"/>. She was diagnosed with [[Hodgkin's disease]] at age 12, but recovered to play basketball in high school.<ref name="MetroWeekly">{{cite news |first=Doug |last=Rule |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Melange Lavonne offers positive, gay-affirming messages in hip hop |url=http://www.metroweekly.com/prideguide/index2.php?ak=3517 |work=[[Metro Weekly]] |publisher= |date=5 June, 2008 |accessdate=24 January, 2009 }}</ref> She lost an athletics scholarship to [[Dillard University]] after her basketball coach discovered that she was gay, and concentrated instead on music and on studying graphic design.<ref name="AfterEllen"/> |
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Revision as of 06:44, 13 March 2009
Mélange Lavonne(born c.1978)[1] is an openly gay hip hop artist whose music addresses political themes including homophobia, racism, exploitation, and discrimination within hip hop culture.
Gay Bash
Lavonne's 2007 song "Gay Bash" featured on Logo TV's Click List, a showcase for LBGT short films. "Gay Bash" tells the story of Kevin, a fictional gay man murdered by gay bashers. It was directed by Little Red Pictures, with Lavonne as executive producer. As well as performing well on the Click List, the song was in January 2009 listed on AfterElton.com's sampler of "songs from the new breed of out artists who are blazing a trail for a whole new generation, who aren’t afraid to be overtly political or sexual".[2] It was also played at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival as a short before the Queen Latifah movie Life Support.
Studio albums
Lavonne's second album, The Movement, was completed in 2008. The album was produced by King Beats, a producer who has also worked with rap artists Snoop Dogg and Kokane. The album's lyrics manifest Lavonne's political views: the track "Sick Sad World" decries racism, abuse, poverty, anorexia and prejudice. "The Game" attacks hip-hop culture itself as misogynistic and homophobic, saying "the music industry is a pimp and they see you as a ho." "I got you" addresses gay parenting and "Future President" considers the political future of the United States. The album addresses further themes of domestic violence, AIDS, gang culture, and climate change.
Tours
Lavonne toured as part of HomoRevolution, the first LBGT hip-hop tour, in 2007 and 2008.[3]
Personal life
Lavonne comes from Rialto, California[4] and attended high school in Eisenhower[3]. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease at age 12, but recovered to play basketball in high school.[1] She lost an athletics scholarship to Dillard University after her basketball coach discovered that she was gay, and concentrated instead on music and on studying graphic design.[3]
References
- ^ a b Rule, Doug (5 June, 2008). "Melange Lavonne offers positive, gay-affirming messages in hip hop". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 24 January, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Dennis Ayers (21 January, 2009). "Singer/Songwriters Burning Down The Closet". AfterElton.com. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c Corson, Suzanne (18 February 2007). "HomoHop's Melange Lavonne". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Video Lunch: Melange Lavonne - "Gay Bash"". NewNowNext.com. Logo. June 29 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
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