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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. ==Career== In the mid-90s, he DJed at parties for Prince at Paisley Park Studios in Minnesota.〔(''Gay rapper? Believe it'', Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, May 25, 2006 )〕 After moving to San Francisco circa 1997,〔(Tori Fixx interview, Queer Music Heritage radio show, April 2007 ), produced by JD Doyle〕 he became a part of the hip hop group Rainbow Flava and appeared on their second CD, ''Digital Dope''.〔(''All The 'Flavas' of the Rainbow'', Jason Victor Serinus, Bay Windows, May 3, 2001. )〕 He released the first of six solo CDs to date in 1998.〔 Fixx was living again in Minneapolis in 2001〔(Famous GLBT: Tori Fixx )〕 but paid a visit back to the Bay Area to appear in the 2003 PeaceOUT World Homo Hop Festival in Oakland.〔(''Homo Style: Queer beats from the streets'' By Kelly Vance and Amrah Johnson, East Bay Express, September 10, 2003 )〕 Fixx's music appeared on the soundtrack of the 2004 film The Ski Trip. 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.〔 His CD ''Marry Me'' was named as one of The Advocate's top 10 indie CDs for 2005;〔(''2005 top 10: music'', The Advocate, January 17, 2006 )〕 the title song was a commentary on same-sex marriage〔(''Tori Fixx won't be trapped in the hip-hop closet: No More "No Homo"'', Peter S. Scholtes, City Pages, May 24, 2006 )〕 and it was nominated for a 2005 Outmusic Award for Out Song of the Year.〔(''Review of Tori Fixx's Marry Me'', Robert Urban, AfterElton.com, June 1, 2005 )〕 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.〔(2004 Outmusic Award Nominees )〕 In 2007, Tori Fixx was part of the "HomoRevolution Tour 2007"〔 and appeared on The Tyra Banks Show along with Deadlee and Foxxjazell.〔(''The Tyra Banks Show'', April 12, 2007 )〕 His CD ''Code Red'' marks 10 years of being an openly gay hip hop artist.〔 Late in 2008 he released ''Couture'', which he had planned to have cover more political topics, but it turned towards the personal after a relationship break-up.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tori Fixx」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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