Lucas raps from the perspective of someone who keeps their sexuality hidden because they’re afraid of the “eternal damnation” preached by faith-based bigots, and want to be themselves in public but fear being abandoned by the people they love. The pair have bonded since childhood, talked about women, and the things that purportedly “made them boys.” On “ What If I Was Gay,” Lucas plays the character of a closeted gay man addressing his close friend, who is apparently homophobic. Eminem’s career is littered with tracks and music videos that diss and denigrate LGBTQ+ people.īut now, on a newly leaked collaboration with rapper Joyner Lucas, they ask whether or not two grown men could remain friends, should one of them reveal that he’s not straight.