Deadlee

Deadlee
Birth name	Joseph Lee
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Hip hop, homo hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, songwriter
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Clyde-n-Clyde, Bombastic
Website	Official Site Official MySpace

Joseph Thomas Lee, better known by his stage name Deadlee, is an American rapper and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. Of Mexican American and African American descent, he launched his career in 2000. In 2002, he released his critically acclaimed first album 7 Deadlee Sins. The follow-up album, Assault With a Deadlee Weapon, was released in late 2006.

Deadlee is known for his lyrics, which tackle subjects such as race, class, sexuality and police brutality On July 15, 2013, he changed his name to Joseph Thomas LeMar when he married his partner. The name is the combination of his last name and Martinez, the last name of his partner.

Deadlee launched his career in 2000. In 2002, he released his first album 7 Deadlee Sins. A blend of hip hop and thrash rock, his lyrics tackled subjects like race, class, sexuality and police brutality. The album became one of the first albums produced during the underground musical movement, "homo hop", which started in the early 2000s. He performed at a variety of music festivals including the "Peace Out Festival" in Oakland, California, "Peace Out East" in New York City, and "HomoAGoGo" in Olympia, Washington. The mainstream gay community did not accept his confrontational style during his first few years in the music industry. The "Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival" grew larger and even restricted him from performing at the festival. As he became more synonymous with the growing homo hop scene, the LGBT community eventually accepted him and his music. Deadlee later performed at the "Los Angeles Latin Gay Pride Festival", the annual Christopher Street "West Los Angeles Pride" festival in West Hollywood, and the "San Francisco LGBT Pride" Main Stage two years afterwards.

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