Tori Fixx is one of the first openly

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hip hop artists. He also produces music for other noted queer performers. He is based in

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In the mid-90s, he DJed at parties for

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. After moving to

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circa 1997,Tori Fixx interview, Queer Music Heritage radio show, April 2007
produced by

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he became a part of the hip hop group Rainbow Flava and appeared on their second CD, ''Digital Dope''. He released the first of six solo CDs to date in 1998. Fixx was living again in Minneapolis in 2001 but paid a visit back to the Bay Area to appear in the 2003 PeaceOUT World Homo Hop Festival in

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. Fixx's music appeared on the soundtrack of the 2004 film

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. He appeared in the 2005 documentary ''

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'' about the

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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

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CDs for 2005; the title song was a commentary on

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and it was nominated for a 2005 Outmusic Award for Out Song of the Year. Fixx produced fellow gay rapper

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' 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. In 2007, Tori Fixx was part of the "HomoRevolution Tour 2007" and appeared on

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along with

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and Foxxjazell. 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.

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Tori Fixx on Spotify
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