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Alan Johnson

Kendrick Lamar wins praise for supportive for song about trans family members

Rapper Kendrick Lamar has received praise after a song about his transgender family members, which appears on his new album, brought LGBTQ issues to the forefront of hip hop culture.

The 34-year-old musician is releasing his fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, and features a track titled Auntie Diaries which discusses past gender transitions made by his uncle and cousin.

The star recently revealed that his elementary school classmates couldn't understand his uncle's transition, but that failed to stop their relationship growing.

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