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Zebra Katz is the stage name of Ojay Morgan,〔("Zebra Katz: 'Creating a strong, black, queer male is something that needed to happen'" ). ''The Guardian'', May 25, 2013.〕 an American rapper best known for his 2012 single "Ima Read".〔 He is part of a wave of "queer hip hop" artists who emerged in the 2010s, who were influenced by elements of the LGBT African American ball culture;〔("We Invented Swag: NYC's Queer Rap" ). Pitchfork, March 21, 2012.〕 other artists in the same movement include Mykki Blanco, Cakes da Killa, House of LaDosha and Le1f.〔 The single "Ima Read", which took off when fashion designer Rick Owens used a repeated loop of the song to soundtrack his 2012 show at Paris Fashion Week,〔("Fashion Week season's hottest soundtracks: Zebra Katz, Azealia Banks, Rae Morris" ). Yahoo! News, March 12, 2012.〕 was released on Jeffree's, Diplo's imprint for the Mad Decent record label. Its video was directed by RUBEN XYZ. It has been described by ''The Guardian'' as "queer rap's crossover hit",〔("Zebra Katz, Mykki Blanco and the rise of queer rap" ). ''The Guardian'', June 9, 2012.〕 and has been widely remixed by artists as diverse as Tricky,〔("Zebra Katz’ ‘Ima Read’ remixed by Tricky, Grimes, Azealia Banks and more" ). ''Fact'', August 7, 2012.〕 Azealia Banks,〔 Gangsta Boo,〔 Grimes〔 and Busta Rhymes.〔 Zebra Katz was originally created while Morgan was studying at Eugene Lang College in New York City,〔("You Have to Know the Context" ). ''The New York Times'', March 14, 2012.〕 growing out of a performance art piece called "Moor Contradictions".〔("Zebra Katz Is Booking It" ). ''Interview''.〕 He subsequently worked on songs and videos as a hobby〔 while working as a manager for a catering company,〔 and began to pursue music more actively when he started garnering wider attention following the Owens show.〔 Morgan conceives of Zebra Katz as "the dark rapper, the dark villain, the dark lord of the fashion world".〔("Zebra Katz Talks Busta Rhymes, Covering Tiffany's 'I Think We’re Alone Now' & 'DRKLNG' Mixtape" ). ''Billboard'', May 24, 2013.〕 The single "Ima Read" is an allusion and tribute to ''Paris Is Burning'', the influential 1990 documentary film about ball culture.〔("Hip Hop's Queer Pioneers" ). ''Details'', October 2012.〕 Morgan has since released two mixtapes, ''Champagne'' (2012) and ''DRKLNG'' (2013).〔("Listen to New Releases From Kylesa and Zebra Katz on Pitchfork Advance" ). Pitchfork, May 16, 2013.〕 He has performed numerous concerts in the United States and the United Kingdom, both solo and as an opening act for Azealia Banks,〔("Azealia Banks/Zebra Katz" ). ''New Musical Express'', October 15, 2012.〕 as well as Scissor Sisters, and has also released several follow-up singles on Mad Decent. ==References== 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「Zebra Katz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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