Peace Out

Kalamka and Rainbow Flava's other members don't harbor any illusions about the likelihood of straight hip hop accepting them anytime soon. But neither are they looking for it. Hip hop isn't about being sanctioned -- it's about grabbing a piece of territory, claiming it for your people, and defending it at all costs. For Rainbow Flava, it's all about the 10 percent.

"Some of this stuff -- the homophobia, or more accurately, the erotophobia -- is so ingrained that I don't see my mission as ending it, but making people cognizant of it," Kalamka concludes. "Maybe your attitude isn't going to change, but you're going to have to be confronted about it."

Lori Eanes

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