Bta Rhym on Frank Ocean's Gay Announcement: 'It's His Own Choice'

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Bta Rhym has weighed on Frank Ocean's cisn to publicly announce that he is gay sayg, "Whatever that man do his personal space is that man's choice and that man's bs."

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FRANK OCEAN: ‘I CRIED THE NIGHT I ME OUT AS GAY’

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While hip-hop and R&B, had been monly wrten off as herently homophobic, the rponse to Ocean’s emotnal letter was mostly posive, wh many praisg the one-of-a-kd talent for his bravens and honty.

BTA RHYM ON FRANK OCEAN'S GAY ANNOUNCEMENT: 'IT'S HIS OWN CHOICE'

Odd Future member and risg R&B star Frank Ocean announced tonight via his tumblr that he's bisexual or gay. The post, which was origally supposed to be the ler not for Channel Orange, his upg album, scrib the first time he fell love wh a man, and how he's alt wh the years sce. It's worth readg full - 's lked below - but here are some highlights: * it frank ocean gay *

As a young gay Black boy who grew up stgglg to reckon my love for hip-hop, rap, and R&B wh the homophobic sentiments often rattled off, Frank’s g out was a pivotal moment — one that let me know I wasn’t alone and that society uld be ready to accept others like me, too. Apparently, I wasn’t the only young gay Black boy who felt that sense of lmg support followg Ocean’s g out.

Durg a recent holiday episo of Zane Lowe’s #AtHomeWhAppleMic show, Lil Nas X, an openly gay rapper himself, revealed how much Frank Ocean — and his close llaborator Tyler, The Creator, who is also openly queer — has meant for his reer. The word “gay” shows up jt once on Blon, the long-awaed sophomore album om Frank Ocean. After this new acquatance tak him to a “gay bar, ” their patibily be apparent.

Dpe beg an R&B rerd, Channel Orange quickly beme a talkg pot the nversatn about homophobia rap mic, and Ocean tablished a legn of LGBT fans, many of whom had never heard of him before he shared his story. The 300-page glossy boasts imag of both nu men and women, cludg shots om gay art photographer Wolfgang Tillmans.

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" That last one is wrong on several levels: Ocean did not e the word "gay, " nor is he a rapper, nor would he be the first gay rapper if eher of those labels applied.

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Frank Ocean: 'I cried the night I me out as gay' .

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