Review: Lil B, I'm Gay (I'm Happy) - Slant Magaze

Contents:

• LIL B, I’M GAY
• REVIEW: LIL B, I’M GAY (I’M HAPPY)
• I'M GAY (I'M HAPPY)
• LIL BI'M GAY (I'M HAPPY)
• I'M GAY (I'M HAPPY)
• AM I GAY?
• UNRVER DOCTOR: CURE ME, I’M GAY – REVIEW
• MOM, I'M GAY - REVIEWS
• I'M GAY QUOT & SAYGS

LIL B, I’M GAY

[DISCUSSION] Lil B - I'm Gay (I'm Happy) | (10 years later).

REVIEW: LIL B, I’M GAY (I’M HAPPY)

I'm Gay (I'm Happy) is Lil B's fifth stud album, surprise dropped whout notice on June 29, 2011. Ten years later, there's fely somethg to be said about the legacy and fluence of Lil B general, and I'm Gay (I'm Happy) is a good pot at which to reflect.

I'M GAY (I'M HAPPY)

After announcg the tle of his album would be I’m Gay, the California native’s name was plastered mastream prs clippgs om the Huffgton Post to CNN. I’m Gay and his last mixtape, Bch Mob Vol. Like Angels Exod, I’m Gay is fluenced by tradnal East Coast boom-bap productn styl.

For this reason, Lil B die-hards may acce I’m Gay of panrg to hip-hop purists; realy, though, the project’s productn is high qualy and ventive. Sonilly, I’m Gay and Angels Exod are siar, but their subject matter is Based Worlds apart.

Throughout I’m Gay, B shar his opns on plenty of hot button topics, om race to relign to health re to welfare. Labels normally release albums on Tudays, but Based God released I’m Gay late Wednday night, exclively to iTun, pletely unannounced (never md a promotnal mpaign. ” Wh the release of I’m Gay, expect Lil B’s fame to ntue to grow.

LIL BI'M GAY (I'M HAPPY)

On I’m Gay (I’m Happy), Lil B is more likely to talk circl around himself than do anythg like rappg.

I'M GAY (I'M HAPPY)

We n assume that I’m Gay (I’m Happy) wouldn’t have been a blockbter even whout Lil B’s active role tankg s mercial prospects, though ’s funny to see how jt how much light his tractors take repeatg s abysmal sal (ls than 2, 000 pi a week).

AM I GAY?

Promotn asi, no one uld hear the mic on I’m Gay (I’m Happy) and thk was created wh rad play, or even cult-h stat, md. But the bnt of the material on I’m Gay (I’m Happy) dit somethg more radil. I’m Gay (I’m Happy) isn’t sly and tertextual, ’s an alternate universe beholn only to s own laws.

For that reason, I’m Gay (I’m Happy) n be both exhstgly self-referential and as rolutely ncerned wh the tth as any Native Tongu classic. I’m Gay (I’m Happy) is a staed glimpse at that character’s soul, his pacy for feelg nnected to the world and his longg for eedom.

Ser Lil B observers—among them, GLAAD—have qutned the tentns behd the MC’s cisn to name his rerd I’m Gay (I’m Happy); genue mment to the e vers empty publicy stunt has been the bary of choice.

UNRVER DOCTOR: CURE ME, I’M GAY – REVIEW

Early reviews of the album have not only upbraid Lil B for dilutg his msage of solidary by addg the parenthetil subtle, but advanced the cricism that, terms of s ntent, the album has nothg to do wh beg gay. There’s certaly no mentn of gay people, but there’s much Lil B’s msage that n ronate wh people who’ve been ma to feel ashamed of their sexualy. To the ears of this gay hip-hop fan, “I need to rewre my history bee I hate myself” feels closer to the tth than “Words n’t brg down.

” But as a scene the ongog Lil B show, I’m Gay (I’m Happy) mak an even more important statement. I hear I’m Gay (I’m Happy) as an album wh a this, an argument that for all our bickerg and chatterg, for all our soul-stroyg addictn to Inter junk, we’re still pable of sublime thoughts.

MOM, I'M GAY - REVIEWS

I'm Gay appeared on iTun last week, and by nvenience or sign, 's his most herent, hive, and accsible sgle release to date.

His followers may bate whether Ra England or 6 Kiss or Illns of Granur or Bch Mob: Rpect Da Bch is better (Lil B has a flair for tl), but for the uniated, I'm Gay do a great job of articulatg his ethos and appeal the space of one album. If you're trigued by Lil B but shrk om the mment of keepg pace wh a human data stream,  might be the only rerd you'll ever 's not to say that I'm Gay ntas all of Lil B's personae. On I'm Gay Lil B manag to create somewhat of a masterpiece of soulful, upliftg nsc hip hop.

Read moreIm Gay is like a ls herent TPAB, like serly a lot of the msag so eloquently articulated on TPAB are weaved to on this album by the basedgod himself.

I'M GAY QUOT & SAYGS

Read moreWhat is there to say about I’m Gay that hasn’t already been said? Brandon Christopher McCartney is a real person, he is a regular person jt as the rt of are, and on I'm Gay he really lets that show wh lyrics touchg on his childhood the abive low enomic areas that Ameri has forced 's ethnic mori to.