Hip-hop stars start to hit 'pause' on homophobia in rap as gay rights issues rise

Hip-hop stars start to hit 'pause' on homophobia in rap as gay rights issues rise: NEW YORK, N.Y. - Snoop Dogg has rapped in songs where the f-word — the other f-word — has been tossed about. He's even said it, part of a long list of rappers who have freely used the gay slur in rhyme. For years, anti-gay epithets and sentiments in ...