Former MTV producer Terrance Dean has written a new memoir about his life as a gay, black man and his dating exploits within the entertainment industry.
Hiding in Hip-Hop: Confessions of a Down Low Brother in the Entertainment Industry – sold to Atria last week, according to Publishers Marketplace – is said to cover "the author's life as a closeted homosexual working in the film and music industry and his relationships with other closeted homosexuals—film stars, rap artists, and music producers."
Unlike other recent industry tell-alls from Karrine Steffans and Carmen Bryan, Dean does not name names in his book, which Atria plans to release in 2008. However, a spokeswoman for the publisher said Dean’s descriptions of the closeted men will be quite obvious.
"Let's put it this way: You'll know who they are," she said, according to Radar.com. "It's a no-holds-barred look at Hollywood and hip-hop and who's living on the down-low."
There has always been a stigma relating to homosexuality in the rap music industry, and an exposure of this magnitude could lead to the end of a career. So those out there who have had a liason with Dean will be hiding in their closets, hoping their secrets are safe.
Hiding in Hip-Hop: Confessions of a Down Low Brother in the Entertainment Industry – sold to Atria last week, according to Publishers Marketplace – is said to cover "the author's life as a closeted homosexual working in the film and music industry and his relationships with other closeted homosexuals—film stars, rap artists, and music producers."
Unlike other recent industry tell-alls from Karrine Steffans and Carmen Bryan, Dean does not name names in his book, which Atria plans to release in 2008. However, a spokeswoman for the publisher said Dean’s descriptions of the closeted men will be quite obvious.
"Let's put it this way: You'll know who they are," she said, according to Radar.com. "It's a no-holds-barred look at Hollywood and hip-hop and who's living on the down-low."
There has always been a stigma relating to homosexuality in the rap music industry, and an exposure of this magnitude could lead to the end of a career. So those out there who have had a liason with Dean will be hiding in their closets, hoping their secrets are safe.