Rapper Lil B on 'I'm Gay': 'We're all one people'

* lil b im gay *

"I'm very gay, but I love women. But y I am gay, I'm so happy, " he said. "I'm a gay, heterosexual male.

"A spokman for the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) told that they hope Lil B's album tle is "not a gimmick, and is really a scere attempt to be an ally. "I got major love for the gay and lbian muny, and I jt want to ph ls separatn and that's why I'm dog , " the Based God said.

"When we asked about the makp of his fanbase, B said he hadn't noticed whether there was any signifint portn of his followg that intifi as gay, but that some have already had a negative reactn to his tle selectn.

I’M GODLIL BTRACK 2 ON 6 KISS PRODUCED BYCLAMS CASOLIL B TOOK ON THE NAME BASEDGOD TO SYMBOLIZE HIS TRANSFORMATN TO THE GOD OF BASED MIC. THIS SONG IS HIS PROCLAMATN OF HIS DIVY.JUL. 13, 20091 VIEWER105.7K VIEWS81 CONTRIBUTORSI’M GOD LYRICS[INTRO]HOW DID YOU KNOW? IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTEDYOU KNOW I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE THE BTCOULD NEVER HAVE TOO MANY OF THEYOU KNOW I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE GODWILL YOU QU KICKG ME UNR THE TABLE?THIS IS REAL TALKI'M TRYG, WILL SOMEBODY MAKE HER SHUT UP ABOUT ?CAN WE SETTLE DOWN PLEASE?IT'S LIL B, YEAH[VERSE 1]MY NEW NAME IS BASED GOD, ICE CREAM PAT JOBONLY E OUT THE DIM LIGHTS: VAMPIRESHOUTS OUT TO A.E. FOR RIDG THAT 6-0MOVE FAST, STICK SLOW, THK FAST, TALK SLOWDU TRY TO PLAY ME, I’M LEAVG WH HIS BCH BROSORRY FOR THE CS WORDS, FUCK THAT, CURSE MOREBH DID THGS SHOULD'VE BEEN THE HEARSE FO'NOW I'M SPT' RAP SH, GAVE ME SOMETH' TO LIVE FO'H HIM WH THE P-9, BET 'LL MAKE HIS RIBS SHOWRAP GAME IS TOO FAKE, REAL NIGGAS LAY LOWWORD AROUND TOWN THAT YOU LIV' WH A HALOBET I GOT KILLERS PUTT' SH ON HALONO XBOX, SHOUTS OUT TO TUNE, BABYFREE TUNE, BABY, EE ROCKY, BCHFREE ROCKY, EE ROCKY, BCHFREE TUNE BABY, BCH, EEFEEL ME, YUHYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[VERSE 2]BH THK I'M GAY E I'M GRD' MY TY PANTSBET I'M THE ONLY GOON NIGGA THE TY PANTSSENDG OFF SHOTS, KICKBACK MAKE YOUR WRIST JAMFULLY-LOAD THG ON MY ARM LIKE A WRISTBANDYOU DON'T WANT THE SPACE JAM, YOU'RE BETTER OFF TO VATENO, 'S NO TEMPLATE TO TOUCH THIS, 6 KISS, RECKLSHANDS AROUND YOUR NECK LIKE A NECKLACELEAVE HIM SCREWED AND CHOPPED, HAVE HIM THKG HE TEXASNIGGA[INTERLU]YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?THE MD IS SO PLEX WHEN YOU'RE BASED, 32 LEVELSWELE TO MY WORLD, LIKE I SAID I BEEN READYAND FEELS GOOD TO BE HERE NOWFALLY REALIZED, WHO'S THE RAWT RAPPER?(Y) LIL B[VERSE 3]JT E YOU A RICH RAPPER DON'T REALLY MEAN SHI'LL E TO YOUR CRIB AND CLEAR THAT WHOLE BCH OUTAND THEN BLOW THE SWISH OUT, MY MOUTH PUT THE STICK OUTI N'T BE HIGH AND ROBBG PSI WH MY DICK OUTI GUS I'M A SHOW-OFF, TAKE MY RAAT OFFI'M SO WET THAT A PSY GET MAD AT MESWCH RS, NEW LORS, LL RASPBERRYGOT MY OWN WEBSE WH THE DOTTAKE OUT THE BAG, OVER STOVE LIKE TOP RAMENI DON'T SELL KE, MY NIGGAS LOOK OUT FOR METHEY A'T WANNA LET ME FALL OFF THE (BALNY)THAT'S LIKE LOSG MIKE VICK ON THE FALN TEAMWE A FACULTY, BUT I'M THE TEAM LEARI PASS YOU GUYS, I'M THE TWO-SEATERAND WHAT'S WRONG WH YOU, THIS IS HIP-HOPTHIS THAT '09 SH, I LL BASED WORLD[INTERLU]I SAID I LL BASEDWORLDYOU KNOW WHAT I MEANSO JT TO TELL YOU, 'S A WRAPTO ANYBODY THAT THOUGHT THEY HAD YOU NEED TO THK AGATHROW YOUR HANDS UP, 'S LIL B FOR LIL BOSSI NEED ALL THE BASED ENERGY I N[VERSE 4]YEAH, IS THIS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT, YOU GOT ME THE FLH NOWNO, I'M NOT STRSED OUT, I'M GOD, I'M THE BT OUTRAP TRANSPARENT, MY SEE-THROUGH GLASSIT'S HERENT, AND NO I'M NOT STARGI JT SEE THROUGH YOUAND OM YOUR HEARTBEAT YOU ARE SOFT THE MIDDLEI'M REAL ON THE OUTSI, SOLID THE SI, BCH, 'S THE WTSICHOPPER THE TNK, LEAVE EM SOAKED LIKE A WET SLIIT'S APARTHEID, RAP GAME IS MY SHI'M SO SICK, I'M FEELG SO NSEOSOMEBODY TELL THE EARTH I'M THE BT NOWSOMEBODY TELL THE OCEAN I'M THE BT OUTSOMEBODY TELL THE TRE I'M HERE NOWSOMEBODY TELL THE WORLD I'M BASED NOWSEE ME OUTER SPACE, I'M OUT OF REACH TODAYCELEBRATE FOR ME, I'M BASED FOR LIFETHIS A CELEBRATN, BCH14EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (LYRIC) AND BOLD (LYRIC) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

"What do you thk of Lil B's cisn to ll his album I'm Gay?

When Lil B, unrground rap's most divisive star, announced that he would name his new album Im[sic] Gay -- his motiv unclear -- the talkg pots quickly explod.

LIL B DROPS 'I'M GAY'THE BASED GOD AVOIDS MENTNG HOMOSEXUALY ALTOGETHER ON HIS LATT RELEASE, SPE NTROVERSIAL {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 30, 2011/12:24 {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 30, 2011 / 12:24 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LIL B DROPS 'I'M GAY'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-06-30T16:24:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-06-30T16:24:16.000+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;}HEALTH RE REFORM, MART LUTHER KG JR. AND SELF-HATE -- THE ARE ALL TOPICS REFERENCED ON LIL B'S [ARTICLE ID="1665868"]I'M GAY ALBUM[/ARTICLE]. BUT HOMOSEXUALY? NOT SO MUCH. LATE WEDNDAY NIGHT, THE BASED GOD DROPPED HIS NTROVERSIALLY NAMED LP WH NO WARNG BUT A SGLE TWEET AT APPROXIMATELY 9 P.M. {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;}"BUY MY NEW PROJECT I'M GAY NOW!" B WROTE, WH A LK TO {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;}THERE ARE NO GOSSIPY TIDBS OR OUT-THE-CLOSET REVELATNS. INSTEAD, B RAPS OF MENTAL SLAVERY OVER A JAZZY LOOP ON THE ALBUM'S TRO TRACK "TRAPPED PRISON." WHEN THE BASED GOD FIRST ANNOUNCED THE ALBUM'S TLE APRIL AT COACHELLA HE DREW [ARTICLE ID="1663356"]CRICISM OM RAPPERS[/ARTICLE], [ARTICLE ID="1662490"]ATH THREATS OM FANS[/ARTICLE] AND NCERNS OM THE GAY AND LBIAN ALLIANCE AGAST DEFAMATN ABOUT WHETHER THE ALBUM WAS A {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;}IN HIS FENSE, LIL B SAID THAT HIS TENT FOR THE ALBUM WAS TO BREAKDOWN BARRIERS AND SHOW THAT WORDS DON'T MEAN ANYTHG. "DON'T LET A WORD MAKE YOU DISCRIMATE UPON ANOTHER HUMAN," HE SAID WHEN HE APPEARED ON "RAPFIX LIVE" THIS PAST MAY. "BEE AT THE END OF THE DAY, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, I SHOULD BE HAPPY FOR YOU, BEE YOU'RE ALIVE. YOU'RE LIVG LIFE."{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;}IN THE MERCIAL SENSE, THERE ARE NO RERDS AIMED AT RAD AND NO KETIC, CELEBRY-THEMED ANTHEMS (SEE PAST LIL B SGL "I'M MILEY CYS" AND "ELLEN DEGENER"). I'M GAY IS FILLED WH MIDTEMPO, SOUL-SAMPLG TRACKS. "UNCHA ME" FDS THE BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, RAPPER PONRG HIS PLACE THE WORLD, AND ON "NEVA STOP ME," HE ADDRS THE HATERS. "WORDS N KILL, WHY HE LL THE ALBUM THAT AND HOW THE F--- HE FEEL," HE RAPS WH A RELAXED TONE. "I HATE MYSELF" IS ONE OF B'S STRONGT PROCLAMATNS, AS HE SAYS, "I SEE MYSELF THE MIRROR, BUT I DON'T SEE NOTHG," AND GO ON TO ADDRS RACIAL PROFILG AND MEDIA {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;}HIS MSAGE IS POIGNANT, NO DOUBT, BUT THE ALBUM TLE IS MISLEADG AS WELL. IN APRIL, LIL B NIED ANY NOTN OF BEG GAY HIMSELF, BUT TO BARELY ADDRS THE ISSUE ON THE LP IS A GLARG OMISSN. "I'M VERY GAY, BUT I LOVE WOMEN," HE SAID AT THE TIME, REFERRG TO THE ALTERNATE MEANG OF THE WORD. "I'M NOT ATTRACTED TO MEN ANY WAY. I'VE NEVER BEEN ATTRACTED TO A MAN MY LIFE. BUT Y I AM GAY, I'M SO HAPPY. I'M A GAY, HETEROSEXUAL MALE."{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;}ARE YOU "HAPPY" WH LIL B'S I'M GAY? SHARE YOUR REVIEWS THE {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

Conservative rap fans bore their ugly homophobic si, the gay muny raised a tentative eyebrow (wh some claimg that was an empty publicy stunt) and former genr-studi-majors-turned-rap crics simply reveled the fact that their what to make of homosexualy hip hop? As if the overpensatg, parenthized subtle Im Happy didn't make apparent enough, Im Gay is not an album about homosexualy. " He do and they are, so 's hard to Gay is the last thg that the sual observers who have dismissed him as the latt rapper to stroy rap would thk B pable of, and exactly what anybody who's given B more than a passg listen knows to expect om him.

And that's the geni of the Im Gay media circ -- forc ears the other jt about everythg B has rerd the past few years, Im Gay is fed by a slopps of urgency. But the ntent of Im Gay is notable that giv purpose to that stream of nscns. At this year's Coachella Mic and Arts Ftival, Lil B announced he would name one of his future albums "I'm Gay.

" STORY HIGHLIGHTS Album tle has brought bate, ath threats "I'm not homosexual.

LIL B RELEAS ‘I’M GAY’ ALBUM WHOUT WARNG, LUPE FIAS SAYS TLE IS ‘GENI’

In ont of thoands of ncert-goers at April's Coachella Mic and Arts Ftival, the 21-year-old rap artist announced that he would name one of his future albums "I'm Gay. Well, for starters, Lil B is not gay.

" "I thk that (announcement) was so much bigger than he was, " said Terrance Dean, a former MTV executive and the openly gay thor of the book "Hidg Hip-Hop. " While advot the LGBT muny like Dean feel that Lil B is scere, others like Lloyd "Gyant" Dwiddie, a BET blogger of the year who is openly gay, aren't so sure. CNN: What were you thkg when you named the album "I'm Gay?

LIL B RELEAS ‘I’M GAY’ ALBUM WHOUT WARNG, LUPE FIAS SAYS TLE IS ‘GENI’

I hope that I n turn some of my fans that might be homophobic or supporters that might be homophobic and say, "You know what, we're all one people. Lil B: Maly, a lot of them are on Twter, sayg that they're gog to kill me for beg gay, and they're gog to kill me for beg homosexual even though I'm not homosexual. For ridg that 6-0Move fast, stick slow, thk fast, talk slowDu try to play me, I’m leavg wh his bch broSorry for the cs words, fuck that, curse moreBh did thgs should've been the Hearse fo'Now I'm spt' rap sh, gave me someth' to live fo'H him wh the P-9, bet 'll make his ribs showRap game is too fake, real niggas lay lowWord around town that you liv' wh a haloBet I got killers putt' sh on HaloNo Xbox, shouts out to Tune, babyFree Tune, baby, ee Rocky, bchFree Rocky, ee Rocky, bchFree Tune baby, bch, eeFeel me, yuh[Verse 2]Bh thk I'm gay e I'm grd' my ty pantsBet I'm the only goon nigga the ty pantsSendg off shots, kickback make your wrist jamFully-load thg on my arm like a wristbandYou don't want the Space Jam, you're better off to vateNo, 's no template to touch this, 6 Kiss, recklsHands around your neck like a necklaceLeave him screwed and chopped, have him thkg he TexasNigga[Interlu]Yeah, you know what I mean?

And self-hate -- the are all topics referenced on Lil B's [article id="1665868"]I'm Gay album[/article]. But homosexualy? "Buy my new project I'm Gay now!

" When the Based God first announced the album's tle April at Coachella he drew [article id="1663356"]cricism om rappers[/article], [article id="1662490"]ath threats om fans[/article] and ncerns om the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn about whether the album was a his fense, Lil B said that his tent for the album was to breakdown barriers and show that words don't mean anythg.

REVIEW: LIL B, I’M GAY (I’M HAPPY)

I'm Gay is filled wh midtempo, soul-samplg tracks.

In April, Lil B nied any notn of beg gay himself, but to barely addrs the issue on the LP is a glarg omissn.

"I'm very gay, but I love women, " he said at the time, referrg to the alternate meang of the word. But y I am gay, I'm so happy.

I'M GAY (I'M HAPPY)

I'm a gay, heterosexual male.

I'M GAY (I'M HAPPY)

"Are you "happy" wh Lil B's I'm Gay?

Lil B Releas ‘I’m Gay’ Album Whout Warng, Lupe Fias Says Tle Is ‘Geni’ – Billboard

Recent Posts

Tags

Contents:

I’M GAY (I’M HAPPY)

LIL B, I’M GAY