Movie Review: Blind Faith
Blind Faith Directed By: Ernest R. Dickerson Written By: Frank Military Staring: Charles S. Dutton, Courtney B. Vance First released on the cable channel Showtime in 1998, I had never heard of Blind Faith until I came across it in the Gay/Lesbian section on Netflix. …
VIDEO: These Heels Were Made For Walking
As everyone spends quality time with their loved ones for the Holidays, we here in the Cypher Ave wanted to share this gift with you. In this video, openly gay High School student Tyreese Maye demonstrates a reason why this website exists (please…
Opinion: The Black Woman’s Acceptable Homosexual
So I am looking at this article titled “The 8 Gay Men that Straight Women Love” from black women’s blog-site MadameNoire.com. In the opening paragraph the author states…“We mean love like enjoy. Like we enjoy chocolate-dipped strawberries. The following men are either delightful, entertaining, inspiring…
Is Hip Hop Too Soft?
Based on my numerous posts on the subject, I think its safe to say that I have love for Hip Hop culture and music. How could I not? I came up listening to the music in the 1990’s when Nas, Biggie, Ice Cube, A…
CYPHER AVE ESSENTIALS: Common – The Dreamer/The Believer
Continuing my recent series of posts on Hip Hop music, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to speak about the new album “The Dreamer/The Believer” from rapper Common that dropped today. The 12-track album is a much needed shot of masculine rawness that has been…
VIDEO: “The D.L. Chronicles” Web Series Episode #4
As we’ve previously posted, the creators of “The D.L. Chronicles” are gearing up for a return of the series with new episodes beginning in 2012. They’ve launched a fundraiser with a goal of $125,000 and as of this posting they’re $40,138 closer to reaching…
The Dick-Bag Award Winners Are…
The Dick-Bag Award Winners… The Dick-Bag Awards are awarded to those who openly and freely display ignorance, stupidity, foolishness or who are just straight up dumb asses when it comes to issues of homosexuality and bi-sexuality. The Dick-Bag Awards are just a few of the awards that nominees…
PHOTO BREAK: Tameka Raymond’s Wristbands
The “Smh @ This Bitch” Award of Day goes to Usher Raymond’s 40-year-old ex-wife Tameka. Recently she tweeted that Gay men who look Straight should wear wristbands “because it isn’t really fair” to women like her. Then she mentions the clothing these men wear…
From Boys to Men: 15 Young Actors Who Grew Up In A Major Way
It’s a strange feeling to one day suddenly see a person all grown up and realize that they’re now attractive adults. For many people, its seems as if the very day they turn 21-years-old an “Open For Business” sign starts flashing and we notice them…
WATCH: The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Watch the movie below…but warning, the subject matter may be disturbing for some. “The Strange Thing about the Johnsons“ By film maker Ari Aster The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, a disturbing short movie by film maker Ari Aster that deals with incest, sexual…
VIDEO: “The D.L. Chronicles” Web Series Episode #2
As we’ve previously posted, the creators of “The D.L. Chronicles” are gearing up for a return of the series with new episodes beginning in 2012. They’ve launched a fundraiser with a goal of $125,000 and as of this posting they’re $26,757 closer to reaching…
Cypher Avenue Music: LASTO
THE CYPHER AVENUE MUSIC SERIES As the Pop-Culture Expert here on Cypher Avenue, I’ve been meaning to start a series of posts showcasing music by Gay/Bisexual artists that I dig for one reason or another. I wanted to start this back when we launched in…
VIDEO: Charlamagne Tha God Would Sign a Gay Rapper
I promise you that not an hour after I made a post about DJ Vlad and his obsession with homosexuality by asking Maino, The Game and Fat Joe about Gay Rappers, I found yet ANOTHER video that he uploaded yesterday. This time he brings…
VIDEO + RANT: Fat Joe and the Gay Mafia
This is old news since it was originally spread around a week ago, so many of you may have already seen this. I was hesitant to even post about it, hence the delay. But here it is…DJ Vald recently interviewed Rapper Fat Joe and…
VIDEO: “The D.L. Chronicles” Web Series Episode #1
As we’ve previously posted, the creators of “The D.L. Chronicles” are gearing up for a return of the series with new episodes beginning in 2012. They’ve launched a fundraiser with a goal of $125,000 and as of this posting they’re $23,000 closer to reaching…
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