Rapper iLoveMakonnen came out as gay Friday morning in a series of Tweets, while also implying he wasn’t exactly in the closet before today.
He joins a small but steadily growing group in the historically homophobic hip-hop world who are changing the face of their art form for the better. Just yesterday, hip-hop artist and Chance the Rapper’s brother Taylor Bennett came out as bi.
iLoveMakonnon wrote, “As a fashion icon, I can’t tell u [sic] about everybody else’s closet, I can only tell u [sic] about mine, and it’s time I’ve come out. And since y’all love breaking news, here’s some old news to break, I’m gay. And now I’ve told u [sic] about my life, maybe u [sic] can go life [sic] yours.”
Here’s how it looked on Twitter:
As a fashion icon, I can’t tell u about everybody else’s closet, I can only tell u about mine, and it’s time I’ve come out.
— Oceanic Makonnen (@iLoveMakonnen5D) January 20, 2017
And since y’all love breaking news, here’s some old news to break, I’m gay. And now I’ve told u about my life, maybe u can go life yours?
— Oceanic Makonnen (@iLoveMakonnen5D) January 20, 2017
Makonnen’s first single “Tuesday”, featuring Drake, was a smash success in 2014. The rapper is signed with Warner Brothers.
h/t: Queerty
