Lil B Releas ‘I’m Gay’ Cover Art

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• READ THE 'YEP, I'M GAY' ELLEN DEGENER INTERVIEW FROM 1997
• LIL B UNVEILS 'I'M GAY' ALBUM COVER, FANS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY D.L. CHANDLERJUNE 15, 2011/11:23 PMBY D.L. CHANDLERJUNE 15, 2011 / 11:23 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LIL B UNVEILS 'I'M GAY' ALBUM COVER, FANS REACT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-06-16T03:23:09.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-06-16T03:23:09.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"D.L. CHANDLER","KEYWORDS":"HIP HOP","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHOW||VIO|664573|{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WT AST INTER SENSATN LIL B HAS NTUALLY FIED THE ODDS WH HIS FIANT STANCE AGAST WHAT SHOULD BE NSIRED NVENTNAL HIP-HOP. FROM HIS NUMERO “BASED” ETYL, PROPENSY TO FE POP CULTURE INS HAPHAZARDLY HIS RAPS AND THE LIKE, THE BASED GOD SHOCKED MANY WHEN HE ANNOUNCED THE TLE OF HIS UPG ALBUM I’M GAY. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH TONGUE CHEEK OM B’S PERSPECTIVE, THE LP’S NAME ED A B OF AN UPROAR WHICH MANY FEEL WAS LIL B’S AIM ALL ALONG. TODAY, B REVEALED THE VER EXCLIVELY TO RAPFIX LIVE AND WHILE MANY FANS ANTICIPATED A NTROVERSIAL PIECE OF WORK, THE ALBUM’S VER ULD BE POSSIBLY BE NSIRED TAME BY MANY STRETCH OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE I’M GAY ALBUM ARTWORK WAS SPIRED BY MARV GAYE’S I WANT YOU ALBUM VER DRAWN BY LATE AIN AMERIN PATER ERNIE BARN; BARN ALSO DREW A SIAR PIECE FOR THE OPENG CREDS OF 70S S GOOD TIM. LIL B’S VERSN IS CIDLY SIAR, MUCH LIKE CAMP LO’S BUT ALBUM UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT AND S VER, BUT HIGHLIGHTG A MSAGE OF THE NTRAST BETWEEN SLAVERY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE PIC SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BLOGOSPHERE, FANS HAVE MENTED ON THE PIC WH MOST OFFERG APPROVG WORDS OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FLABBERGASTED TWTER ER @EMPRSERICKA TWEETED, “[FOR] THE LOVE OF EVERYTHG I BELIEVE . I HAVE NO NEGATIVE QUALMS WH THE VER OF LIL B'S ALBUM. SOMEONE ” USER @ODDKNOWLEDGE ADD, “I LIKE . TO ME REPRENTS NEEDG TO BE OPEN-MD AND "MENTALLY EE" TO ENJOY WHAT HE DO WH HIS MIC.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONFED FAN @DONA_TGHTU REMARKED, “I'VE BEEN STAR AT LIL B'S ALBUM VER FOR DA PAST 30 M....I STILL DNT UNRSTAND” WHILE @EXOTICBETY_X3 WAS TOO THROWN FOR A LOOP AND TWEETED, “I DONT GET LIL B'S ALBUM VER.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOST QUOT WERE POSIVE HOWEVER, WH ER @HTLETILLMAN PTURG THE GENERAL NSENS BY SUCCCTLY TWEETG, “IF THAT'S REALLY LIL B'S ALBUM VER, I GIVE HIM CRED.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU THK OF LIL B’S I’M GAY ALBUM VER? TWEET TO AT @MTVRAPFIX OR LEAVE A MENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• LIL B RELEAS ‘I’M GAY’ COVER ART
• ALBUM COVER: LIL B "I'M GAY"
• LIL B UNVEILS 'I'M GAY' ALBUM COVER'I JT WANTED TO MAKE THIS TO SHOW WORDS DON'T MEAN ANYTHG,' B TELLS MTV NEWS OF POLARIZG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY ROB MARKMANJUNE 15, 2011/11:07 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ROB MARKMANJUNE 15, 2011 / 11:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LIL B UNVEILS 'I'M GAY' ALBUM COVER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-06-16T03:07:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-06-16T03:07:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ROB MARKMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[ARTIST ID="1520678"]LIL B[/ARTIST] IS PROUD TO BE GAY -- OR RATHER HE'S PROUD TO BE HAPPY, AS STATED ON HIS NEW ALBUM VER, WHICH HE REVEALED WEDNDAY (JUNE 15) EXCLIVELY ON "RAPFIX LIVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER ANNOUNCG THAT HE WILL BE TLG HIS NEXT ALBUM I'M GAY, THE BASED GOD RECEIVED CRICISM OM THE GAY AND LBIAN ALLIANCE AGAST DEFAMATN AND [ARTICLE ID="1663356"]OTHER RAPPERS[/ARTICLE] AND EVEN GOT [ARTICLE ID="1662490"]ATH THREATS OM FANS[/ARTICLE]. BUT SPE ALL THE HOOPLA, B'S ALBUM ISN'T QUE AS ALARMG AS MANY SPECTED WOULD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE VER -- WHICH WAS DONE BY THE "WONTON SOUP" RAPPER'S ARTIST IEND UNCLE GMPY -- WAS MA OM SCRATCH BUT BASED OFF OF A 1970S ERNIE BARN PATG TLED "SUGAR SHACK." THE FAMO PATG WAS ED THE POPULAR '70S S "GOOD TIM" AND AS THE ALBUM VER TO MARV GAYE'S 1976 ALBUM I WANT YOU. RAP GROUP CAMP LO ALSO THREW A NOD TO THE CLASSIC WORK ON THEIR 1997 BUT UPTOWN SATURDAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BASED GOD, HOWEVER, PUT A 2011 SP ON THE PATG, WHICH PICTED A CLUB SCENE THAT REFLECTED ONE OF BARN' CHILDHOOD EXPERIENC. B TOOK THE PATG AND BROKE DOWN TO THREE PARTS, SHOWG THE STEPS THAT PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE TO REACH "MENTAL EEDOM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PRETTY MUCH THE ALBUM VER, YOU SEE 'S THE THREE SIS OF THE SLAVERY, MENTAL SLAVERY AND MENTAL EEDOM AT THE ENDG WHERE EVERYBODY IS HAPPY," B SAID TO MTV NEWS. "THE REASON WHY I DID THE I'M GAY ALBUM, I REALLY SEEN THAT THE HIP-HOP MUNY IS BEG VERY CLOSE-MD AND VERY HATEFUL, VERY VLENT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, RAPPER FEELS THAT HIS POLARIZG ALBUM TLE WILL HELP TAKE THE STG OUT OF THE WORD "GAY" AND EVENTUALLY LEAD TO GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE. "PEOPLE E EVIL WORDS, MONEY, SEPARATN, STUFF LIKE THAT. I JT WANTED TO MAKE THIS TO SHOW WORDS DON'T MEAN ANYTHG," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU THK OF B'S ALBUM VER? LET KNOW THE MENTS!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

READ THE 'YEP, I'M GAY' ELLEN DEGENER INTERVIEW FROM 1997

It was on the April 14, 1997, ver of TIME magaze that Ellen DeGener, then the star of the s Ellen, nfirmed somethg she’d been buildg up to for s: “Yep, ” as the ver put , “I’m gay. She would be playg the first gay lead character on Amerin work televisn.

LIL B UNVEILS 'I'M GAY' ALBUM COVER, FANS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY D.L. CHANDLERJUNE 15, 2011/11:23 PMBY D.L. CHANDLERJUNE 15, 2011 / 11:23 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LIL B UNVEILS 'I'M GAY' ALBUM COVER, FANS REACT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-06-16T03:23:09.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-06-16T03:23:09.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"D.L. CHANDLER","KEYWORDS":"HIP HOP","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHOW||VIO|664573|{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WT AST INTER SENSATN LIL B HAS NTUALLY FIED THE ODDS WH HIS FIANT STANCE AGAST WHAT SHOULD BE NSIRED NVENTNAL HIP-HOP. FROM HIS NUMERO “BASED” ETYL, PROPENSY TO FE POP CULTURE INS HAPHAZARDLY HIS RAPS AND THE LIKE, THE BASED GOD SHOCKED MANY WHEN HE ANNOUNCED THE TLE OF HIS UPG ALBUM I’M GAY. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH TONGUE CHEEK OM B’S PERSPECTIVE, THE LP’S NAME ED A B OF AN UPROAR WHICH MANY FEEL WAS LIL B’S AIM ALL ALONG. TODAY, B REVEALED THE VER EXCLIVELY TO RAPFIX LIVE AND WHILE MANY FANS ANTICIPATED A NTROVERSIAL PIECE OF WORK, THE ALBUM’S VER ULD BE POSSIBLY BE NSIRED TAME BY MANY STRETCH OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE I’M GAY ALBUM ARTWORK WAS SPIRED BY MARV GAYE’S I WANT YOU ALBUM VER DRAWN BY LATE AIN AMERIN PATER ERNIE BARN; BARN ALSO DREW A SIAR PIECE FOR THE OPENG CREDS OF 70S S GOOD TIM. LIL B’S VERSN IS CIDLY SIAR, MUCH LIKE CAMP LO’S BUT ALBUM UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT AND S VER, BUT HIGHLIGHTG A MSAGE OF THE NTRAST BETWEEN SLAVERY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE PIC SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BLOGOSPHERE, FANS HAVE MENTED ON THE PIC WH MOST OFFERG APPROVG WORDS OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FLABBERGASTED TWTER ER @EMPRSERICKA TWEETED, “[FOR] THE LOVE OF EVERYTHG I BELIEVE . I HAVE NO NEGATIVE QUALMS WH THE VER OF LIL B'S ALBUM. SOMEONE ” USER @ODDKNOWLEDGE ADD, “I LIKE . TO ME REPRENTS NEEDG TO BE OPEN-MD AND "MENTALLY EE" TO ENJOY WHAT HE DO WH HIS MIC.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONFED FAN @DONA_TGHTU REMARKED, “I'VE BEEN STAR AT LIL B'S ALBUM VER FOR DA PAST 30 M....I STILL DNT UNRSTAND” WHILE @EXOTICBETY_X3 WAS TOO THROWN FOR A LOOP AND TWEETED, “I DONT GET LIL B'S ALBUM VER.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOST QUOT WERE POSIVE HOWEVER, WH ER @HTLETILLMAN PTURG THE GENERAL NSENS BY SUCCCTLY TWEETG, “IF THAT'S REALLY LIL B'S ALBUM VER, I GIVE HIM CRED.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU THK OF LIL B’S I’M GAY ALBUM VER? TWEET TO AT @MTVRAPFIX OR LEAVE A MENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Penney, ironilly, as that pany would later hire DeGener for an ad mpaign that would turn draw s own ntroversy — and the natn bated whether the show would “legimize” a facet of life that was still margalized, or if merely proved that homosexualy was already accepted by enough of the populatn that such a plot twist was possible.

LIL B RELEAS ‘I’M GAY’ COVER ART

TIME: So, for the rerd, are you yourself gay?

” I never wanted to be the spokperson for the gay muny. TIME: Is beg gay somethg you stggled wh?

My first gay experience was lerally someone else’s ia–I was eaked out even by the thought of . From his numero “based” etyl, propensy to fe pop culture ins haphazardly his raps and the like, the Based God shocked many when he announced the tle of his upg album I’m Gay. Today, B revealed the ver exclively to RapFix Live and while many fans anticipated a ntroversial piece of work, the album’s ver uld be possibly be nsired tame by many stretch of the I’m Gay album artwork was spired by Marv Gaye’s I Want You album ver drawn by late Ain Amerin pater Ernie Barn; Barn also drew a siar piece for the openg creds of 70s s Good Tim.

ALBUM COVER: LIL B "I'M GAY"

”What do you thk of Lil B’s I’m Gay album ver? After Lil B stirred up a enzy of cricism and support a few months ago when he revealed the ntroversial tle of his new album, I’m Gay, the Bay Area emcee has now unveiled the ver art for the album.

And although many were probably expectg the ver to be a flamboyant and over-the-top piece of imagery, Lil B has provid a rather toned-down piece of artwork spired by the late Ain Amerin pater, Ernie Barn’, famo patg, “Sugar Shack, ” which served as the ver for Marv Gaye’s 1976 album, I Want You. “The reason why I did the I’m Gay album, I really seen that the hip-hop muny is beg very close-md and very hateful, very vlent. [artist id="1520678"]Lil B[/artist] is proud to be gay -- or rather he's proud to be happy, as stated on his new album ver, which he revealed Wednday (June 15) exclively on "RapFix Live.

LIL B UNVEILS 'I'M GAY' ALBUM COVER'I JT WANTED TO MAKE THIS TO SHOW WORDS DON'T MEAN ANYTHG,' B TELLS MTV NEWS OF POLARIZG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY ROB MARKMANJUNE 15, 2011/11:07 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ROB MARKMANJUNE 15, 2011 / 11:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LIL B UNVEILS 'I'M GAY' ALBUM COVER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-06-16T03:07:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-06-16T03:07:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ROB MARKMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[ARTIST ID="1520678"]LIL B[/ARTIST] IS PROUD TO BE GAY -- OR RATHER HE'S PROUD TO BE HAPPY, AS STATED ON HIS NEW ALBUM VER, WHICH HE REVEALED WEDNDAY (JUNE 15) EXCLIVELY ON "RAPFIX LIVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER ANNOUNCG THAT HE WILL BE TLG HIS NEXT ALBUM I'M GAY, THE BASED GOD RECEIVED CRICISM OM THE GAY AND LBIAN ALLIANCE AGAST DEFAMATN AND [ARTICLE ID="1663356"]OTHER RAPPERS[/ARTICLE] AND EVEN GOT [ARTICLE ID="1662490"]ATH THREATS OM FANS[/ARTICLE]. BUT SPE ALL THE HOOPLA, B'S ALBUM ISN'T QUE AS ALARMG AS MANY SPECTED WOULD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE VER -- WHICH WAS DONE BY THE "WONTON SOUP" RAPPER'S ARTIST IEND UNCLE GMPY -- WAS MA OM SCRATCH BUT BASED OFF OF A 1970S ERNIE BARN PATG TLED "SUGAR SHACK." THE FAMO PATG WAS ED THE POPULAR '70S S "GOOD TIM" AND AS THE ALBUM VER TO MARV GAYE'S 1976 ALBUM I WANT YOU. RAP GROUP CAMP LO ALSO THREW A NOD TO THE CLASSIC WORK ON THEIR 1997 BUT UPTOWN SATURDAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BASED GOD, HOWEVER, PUT A 2011 SP ON THE PATG, WHICH PICTED A CLUB SCENE THAT REFLECTED ONE OF BARN' CHILDHOOD EXPERIENC. B TOOK THE PATG AND BROKE DOWN TO THREE PARTS, SHOWG THE STEPS THAT PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE TO REACH "MENTAL EEDOM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PRETTY MUCH THE ALBUM VER, YOU SEE 'S THE THREE SIS OF THE SLAVERY, MENTAL SLAVERY AND MENTAL EEDOM AT THE ENDG WHERE EVERYBODY IS HAPPY," B SAID TO MTV NEWS. "THE REASON WHY I DID THE I'M GAY ALBUM, I REALLY SEEN THAT THE HIP-HOP MUNY IS BEG VERY CLOSE-MD AND VERY HATEFUL, VERY VLENT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, RAPPER FEELS THAT HIS POLARIZG ALBUM TLE WILL HELP TAKE THE STG OUT OF THE WORD "GAY" AND EVENTUALLY LEAD TO GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE. "PEOPLE E EVIL WORDS, MONEY, SEPARATN, STUFF LIKE THAT. I JT WANTED TO MAKE THIS TO SHOW WORDS DON'T MEAN ANYTHG," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU THK OF B'S ALBUM VER? LET KNOW THE MENTS!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

"After announcg that he will be tlg his next album I'm Gay, the Based God received cricism om the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn and [article id="1663356"]other rappers[/article] and even got [article id="1662490"]ath threats om fans[/article].

" The famo patg was ed the popular '70s s "Good Tim" and as the album ver to Marv Gaye's 1976 album I Want You. "The reason why I did the I'm Gay album, I really seen that the hip-hop muny is beg very close-md and very hateful, very vlent.