Ellie Prohan Presents EnGayged

Ellie Prohan Presents EnGayged

Ellie Prohan Presents EnGayged is a new regularly-updated playlist curated for GAY TIMES and exclusively available on Apple Music that will spotlight, celebrate and support LGBTQ+ artists and our allies in hip-hop & Rap music. Each month, Ellie will refresh the playlist with emerging talent and the hottest new tracks, that will empower and educate the listener on the intersection of hip-hop/Rap and queerness in the 21st century. “I grew up on hip-hop & Rap music so it’s massively nostalgic for me, even my tiny Persian mum would twerk to RUMPSHAKER whilst I held onto her bottom as a kid,” Ellie tells GAY TIMES. “Throughout my adolescence, music shaped my life experiences. In my adult life becoming a DJ, owning my sexuality and always wanting to stay true to my musical roots without being bound by any stereotypes was paramount to me.” Ellie is a DJ, broadcaster and promoter whose passion and knowledge for hip-hop the Rap scene has taken her across the globe. From playing festivals and parties in multiple continents, her flair for fierce DJ sets has seen her make a name for herself in an often male-dominated scene. As an openly queer female, she has also created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people with her own club nights, becoming an advocate in cultivating inclusive parties where people can feel comfortable to be themselves. When it comes to some Ellie’s favourite emerging LGBTQ+ hip-hop artists, she lists Dibo, Truemendous, Zones, Wavy The Creator, Arrii Lopez, Blimes Brixton and OMB Bloodbath as a handful she’s been championing. “Energy defines my being and every time I listen to any of these artists I get an injection of exactly that, whether it be through their lyrics, the production of the track or the beat, I’m there on the journey,” she tells us. “I feel like we all need to know about these artists.” So what does Ellie hope you, the listener, will take away from the Ellie Prohan Presents EnGayged playlist? “A sense of unity in hip-hop & RAP music, my sexual orientation doesn’t impact my taste in music. We don’t all listen to Abba and Steps. I’m excited for listeners to enjoy LGBTQ+ rappers and allies in one place like Keke Palmer, Way the Creator, Headie One, Torro7, Stickzodt, Young MA. We are the scene, not a part of the scene.

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