QBoy’s wide, warm smile and handsome, Tim-Curry's-much-hotter/much-younger-nephew face are rather easy to recognize, if one’s interests tend to linger in the pink and rather glittery world of gay pop culturalia. He’s been in wide circulation since 2001, especially in gay circles, famous as THE "Rapper Who Is Gay"—The King of Homo Hop!— especially in the UK (he’s from Essex, as his delicious accent will immediately tell you). He’s just about to drop his latest release called “Moxie”, (available July 13th on iTunes and Amazon.com) and he is in Seattle now, one of the main entrees on tomorrow’s PrideFest menu. This is his second long visit to Seattle since December.

“Back in December…I performed at 'Hot Mess' for LA Kendall and David Richey…The Seattle crowd really connected with what I did and I loved them," he says.

"Before coming to Seattle, I spent a week performing and promoting my new album 'Moxie' in NYC, which was a lot of fun. The new album is a real mix of electro, dance, pop, hip-hop and soul. I also have a new music video 'Coming Out 2 Play' which you can check on www.youtube.com/qboymusic.”

As is clear from the video, much of what makes QBoy sparkle is a combo of camp and flirtatiousness—bouncy and playful. But he takes his art quite seriously.

“I'm an artist - period. I rap, yes, but I also produce, song write, and am behind all the creativity in my look, images, concepts and ideas. My music is generally electro based, leaning to pop, house and hip-hop. I'm not some ghetto hip-hop head with bling and a gun.

“I don't have dreams, I have goals. And making a success out my life, my music, my career is my overall goal… I definitely want to make enough financial success to be able to look after my family and friends as they have done for me, I owe it to them to be successful.”

But please to note! QBoy has clearly lost any and all patience with “old skool” notions of any schism between the (still? allegedly?) homophobic gangsta land that is hip-hop/rap and the radical fairyland that is gayness. Because there is none, stupid. Don’t bother him with any of that bullshit! He’s gets kind of riled up.

“I'm an openly gay artist and there are plenty of them already in the mainstream - from George Michael and Elton John to Beth Ditto and Rufus Wainwright - I don't see why I should be any different...I also think your idea of rap is a little old skool and limited. ”

Okay, okay! Jesus! But what about the good stuff? The Sex? Relationships? L’amour?

“Men are distracting. Relationships stop me from achieving my goal. I need to build my castle before I can find someone to share it with.

“I am looking forward to performing my new material and hope it will be a fun safe day for everyone.”

QBoy has been in town all week, and will be doing his thing at PrideFest (at the Seattle Center) on the Mainstage tomorrow, Sunday, at precisely 4.30PM.