He gives graphic depictions of sexual acts between men he either participated in or witnessed, some allegedly involving well-known rappers or Hollywood celebrities.

[2] In 2007 the publishing company Simon & Schuster announced the upcoming release of a book by Terrance Dean that would out gay men in the entertainment industry.

[2] Contrary to its marketing, the book does not name real-life hip-hop artists, but rather contains blind items: allegedly gay rappers are assigned pseudonyms.

[1] The Movie Nation critic Wesley Morris described the book's prose as "E. Lynn Harris sending Terry McMillan a one-handed email from his BlackBerry".

"[3] Black entertainment magazine Essence listed Hiding in Hip Hop as a best-selling non-fiction book in November 2008, based upon sales from African-American bookstores throughout the United States.