Following West Coast rapper Lil B's controversial revelation at Coachella that his upcoming album would be entitled I'm Gay, several rappers have offered varying perspectives on the firestorm surrounding the announcement.
"Look I don't care who you sleep with at the end of the day," Kweli said. "I don't care if Lil B's gay or not. It doesn't change my life in any way, but for him to name his album I'm Gay, issues such a challenge to his fans. I'm not sure if it's brilliant or not, but what he did with that, in one fell swoop, was challenge every single bandwagon fan. Like are you really down with me or not. And me as an artist, I have no choice but to respect that."
"[The] Lil B sh*t was funny at first but now I feel like it's just a bunch of white people laughing at a n*gga, like a minstrel show," said Gibbs. "Sh*t is wack. I ain't dissin' gays, if you gay that's yo biz."
"He's a happy guy, gay means happy," Killer Mike pointed out. "It makes perfect sense to me. It's a provocative, bold thing to me. That's what B does. It's not as shocking to me. From a social element . . . this just feels like knocking down walls and stereotypes, embracing controversy and flipping it. Bravo to him for being the next Madonna. I also don't think Lil B could ever make some of the music that I make. If he's rapping about (gay) lifestyle the whole album, no I probably wouldn't want to hear it. If he's rapping on some hip-hop sh*t and it's a weird a**, weird Lil B album . . . I'd probably buy it like I I did his last (album) and have a little laugh."
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