Caushun

Caushun

Caushun (born Jason Herndon 1977 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rapper, often erroneously referred to as the first black, openly gay male hip-hop artist to be signed to a major record label in the United States. He was said to have almost been signed to Kimora Lee Simmons' Baby Phat Records (the major label distribution status of which is yet unverified), and no record was ever released.Trained as a hairdresser, he worked as an assistant hairstylist to Oscar Blondie for Jennifer Lopez, Kim Cattrall, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rosie O'Donnell

In an interview in Allhiphop.com, Ivan Matias revealed that he created Caushun and that he wrote and performed all of the work attributed to Caushun. He says that the Caushun persona started out as a prank when he and friends called into a radio station as a flamboyantly gay rapper. After a series of call-in performances that became increasing popular, he decided that Caushun needed a face. Matias contacted Jason Herndon who agreed to play the role of Caushun in public. According to him, Herndon has no musical talent. After a series of arrests for identity theft and other charges, Jason Herndon was dropped by Matias' production company and both Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons have cut ties with Herndon.

External links

* [http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=9 metroweekly.com feature]
* [http://allhiphop.com/blogs/features/archive/2007/05/06/18137000.aspx Allhiphop.com feature]
* [http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid45208.asp Advocate.com "Gay rapper exposed as fraud "]


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