Frank Ocean Comes Out Of Closet
July 4, 2012 @ 9:04 AM EDT
News
This was, um, unexpected. Last night, Frank Ocean revealed via his Tumblr page that he’s bi-sexual. Outside of the bedroom, his debut album Channel Orange drops July 17th.
4 summers ago, I met somebody. I was 19 years old. He was too. We spent that summer, and the summer after, together. Everyday almost. And on the days we were together, time would glide. Most of the day I’d see him, and his smile. I’d hear his conversation and his silence … until it was time to sleep. Sleep I would often share with him. By the time I realized I was in love, it was malignant. It was hopeless…
Sidebar: NY Times profile
Why am I not surprised? Tyler the Creator is next. You Golf Wang stans are taking more L’s than a weed head.
NO HOMO BUT FUCK H
B. Dot, maybe you should come out now too!
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cute. real cute.
12 Tribes Of Israel
JUDAH- American Blacks
BENJAMIN- West Indian Blacks
LEVI- Haitians
SIMEON- Dominicans
ZEBULON- Black Indians Guatemala to Panama(Mayans)
EPHRAIM- Puerto Ricans
MANASSEH- Cubans
GAD- Native-American Indians
REUBEN- Seminole Indians
ASHER- Columbia to Uruguay (Incas)
ISSACHAR- Mexicans (Aztecs)
NAPTHALI- Argentina/Chile
Wake up!!!
Stop the madness!
Good for him. I still love his music
Honestly I couldn’t care less. Dude makes awesome music period. Its fucking 2012 if Eminem can be fucking tolerant so can you.
fuck this nigga
damn that was unexpected…..if he continues to make good music have no problems with this
Frank Ocean Comes Out Of Closet
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…………….*DEAD*!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
GREAT MARKETING. THIS NIGGA GONE DO ADELE NUMBERS NOW.
DONT YOU HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!!
Read the whole thing, not just what rapradar excerpted. Nigga makes good music, but, HE GAY! Dont care tho
this guy is a hero. that must have took a lot of courage. good for him.
@meezy: concur !
lol ok now it kinda strange listining to his tracks!
wowzers!
Hopefully Miguel gets some courage now….
Genius Marketing,Album comes out the 17th and he tells the world he likes men and women….This nigga album sales about to go through the ROOF!
Frank Ocean is getting Bigger as an artist while ODD FUTURE FADES away
Why.
dont care. His sexuality shouldnt change my perception of his art. i dont necessarily agree with homosexuality, but at the same time, i dont care as long as it doesnt interfere in my life.
Lmao nigga said B.Dot should come out now, but naww if anybody is straight on this website it’s B.Dot. Amaya & BIg Homie the ones to come out.
it’s a shame we live in a country where people still believe in god and live their life based off a book. when you die, NOTHING happens so don’t follow something a stupid book told you. you might as well believe in santa, grow up. good for frank.
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smh. 2 Corinthians 5:8
Appkaud him. He came out with it in I’m sure he’s not the only one but that took some guts. Ur kool with me
Applaud him
Stay the fuck in the closet Why u got to announce your sexuality to the world, you don’t see chris brown announcing to the world that he is straight, tired of these gay people trying to make head lines for being a fag, he won’t sell no records in the black community after this shit lol career suicide it was to early Frank waay to early in the game to tell them your gay before racking a few million first. he’s ruined!!
really don’t care about his sexuality. i applaud him for his courage. & his music is still fire so i really don’t give a DAMN
oh you chuch going idiots are hilarious. being gay is a sin, but priests touching young boys in the church? all good!
he just wants an attension !!!
so what let that nigga be gay if he wants to doesnt change my opinion of him why would it?
Sadly, he’s not the only one in hip hop, Independence day literally for him, he just fucked up his career hip hop wise, he will have the alternative and gay market on lock though, but like Aries Spears said, “I aint juggling no nuts”!!!
@B.Dot just wondering, what was the bible verse in response to and what point were you trying to get to?
@The Truth
Do you this he cares about hiphop ? first off he’s not a hip hop artist. Secondly, He’s on tour with Cold Play starting in August. This kid is on another level now, where it doesn’t matter about you sexual preference. Just your art & your talent. Where as Hip Hop is stagnated in one stupid mind set, when we all know Diddy is gay as a banana in Elton Johns mouth.
he is bi so the songs for women are still true he just also has songs like Forest Gump and Bad Religion which are about men
Coincidence that Tom Cruise is now single….. I think not
As part of a hiphop collective, Frank Ocean has made a historic courageous move that’ll outlive any closeminded backlash.
helligion… attention* smh you showed your ignorance very well though even without that
What’s funny is how many gay cats you already have on your iPod..you just don’t know it.
lmao!!! all you fruits who were on his dick for the last 12 months…how yall feel bout this news? LOL
be gay if you want….I never fucked with his music anyway……
Crazy how a dude sucking another dude is accepted now. I feel sick and everybody on here is like yay! Just another example of the pussifacation of America! SMFH!
Not a surprise at all.Always said he was a fruitcake.Hood niggers will beat you up for that shit.LOL
@JustSaying Niggas in the hood don’t buy albums….females and white people do.
@dacid
The bottom line is no matter how you slice it, a man being with another man is wrong and him being featured on two songs on watch the throne and writing for Beyonce I would say Jay Z pulled some strings for that Coldplay tour, unless you are white and do pop music or some other genre, being gay doesn’t help you, being gay is one thing but being gay and black will hurt him especially in hip hop!!!
As long as he keeps his lips away frm my dick and his boner stay away frm my asshole, then i aint got a problm with dudes sexuality and will continue to listen to his music … coz hes makes hella gud music.
“Thinkin Bout You” is my song … Oh god maybe its about a dude : ^^Pukes in my mouth^^
SMH@hellishot. You are very ignorant. Good for Frank Ocean.
The letter he wrote was beautiful. You can tell by his music he has both known and lost love.
Awful news b. Straight awful.
I liked this kids music. I really did.
But there’s no way I’m gonna listen to love songs sang by a home about hetero love.
I have nothing against gays. But I listen to rnb for songs about love and relationships. I don’t wanna hear about gay shit in my music. It’s not my preference.
I admit it takes courage to come out, but this is the gay revolution age. He is gonna do nothing but win with this announcement.
Dude was singing bout dudes but writing in females. Fuck!
you dumb fucks finally have your gay rapper….Next!
Haha fuck ghost. Love is love. Even straight people realize that and nobody or anything above people would want someone to actually live a life without love and if you truly see things how you just said then you are an example of ignorance and pussy yourself. Not people like Frank or anyone else who is honest. The bible use to say people should be killed under certain circumstances and shit so if you believe in the bible now then what’s wrong with the old one? wouldn’t it be more accurate? How could they change the basis of a true religion. I believe in a God just not that one. I believe in a good one. Any God who wants his power acknowledged by knees on the ground and begging him or asking him for things or just merely thinking him for you wouldn’t have life because of him is not a good one and that is actually very simple to see. If there is a God though then he will understand regardless. He’d understand you just as he understands Frank. You were born and or raised the way you. I can only hope your views are one day broadened. Regardless of your believes people deserve love
fuck ocean lil gayne kanye drake birdman rick fat ass ross ———->bunch of gays
He is bi, he writes about dudes in songs too. But when its females its female. Forest Gump and Bad Religion and Thinking About You are about a guy
FAGGOT……hahaha
@ Numbers
I would hate to be standing next to you during a storm, if there is a God, yeah ok!!!
I’m confused, is he gay or bisexual? and where are people getting that he said he was bisexual? I read the letter and it sounded to me like he was saying that he was gay. Either way, I think that he was very brave being outwardly honest even though he didn’t owe that to anyone besides himself.
Real talk says:
Wednesday, July 04 2012 at 10:00 AM EST
Coincidence that Tom Cruise is now single….. I think not
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LOL.
W.O.W totally didn’t see this coming
@RC Luther Vandross was gay and there wasn’t any backlash to his music
@ Stein
But he never acknowledged it neither did Freddie Jackson, big difference!!!
what the hell was he doing in the closet for?Lol
Nigga u gay(riley’s voice)
Happy for Frank. Still a fan of course.
im pleasantly surprised about the number of supportive posts, people shake their heads about previous racial prejudice in the past, this issue will be looked upon the same way in the future.. as a bunch of ignorant hateful fucks that dont support their fellow man based on a stereotype.
‘Numbers’ stop being emotional you clown. being gay is not only against the bible but its against human nature. wake up you fool! USE YOUR COMMON SENSE! If everyone was gay the world would literally END! That alone should show you that is is not natural! just because you want to be gay doesn’t mean you should pursue it! there is consequences for our every action! Its cool though all you people that done wake up have a Missile with your name on it! when ww3 breaks out. all praises to yahawa basham yahawashi.
Good for him.
lol and co-signin’ most of the comments.
fuck that gay shit. God created Adam and Eve to love and make babies not Adam and Adam. i’m suprised how most of the comments above me are supporting him. #pussyniggas!!
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sign of the times, man. we’re doomed
My thing is, why now? album releasing in less than two weeks, I don’t call it courageous, it’s more as a marketing tool,music has changed so much, scared of flopping so announce you’re gay when album coming out,Is he talented no question but lets be real here we know what this is!!!
Wouldn’t like to be with him alone in the studio overnight,u never know what might happen.Bwahahahahahahahahaha
fukkkkk boyyyy
i would love to see someone intelligently refute my post without calling upon religion, or hatred.
frank ocean is still that dude! Respect!
as long as his music stays the same idc
dont care…NEXT
did no one listen to his verse on oldies?
@b23ok
You can’t ask somebody to refute what you’re saying and at the same time making the rules, the fact is religion has a lot to do with it, that’s like saying I will play you in a basketball game of one on one only if you spot me five points first, 2 men don’t belong together no matter how you say it, because everyone is accepting of it doesn’t make it right, you are born black but now born gay contrary to what people say!!!
@the Truth… well said!
yahawa basham yahawashi
hmmmm, judgemental religious views causing wide spread hate and prejudice.. i wonder where ive seen this across the world or history…hmmmm…this is a tough one.
LMAO at Bi sexual. The nigga is a faggot. Spent two summers with one dude. There is no bisexual. You either like vagina or you don’t. Fucking weirdo.
@the truth
watch this video. if you agree with this man. you pose a serious risk to many people on this planet.
whether you have malicious intent or not, by stating comments such as above you are supporting men like this. i hope you are satisfied with your choice in choosing to hate instead of love.
Religon doesn’t have shit to do with anything. Christians aren’t the almighty religon so chill with that bullshit. It is hilarious how ignorant people still are. I have no problem with gays but I only have problems with the ones that float around wearing women shit and trying to act like a woman that’s where I cross the line. He isn’t one so I just want him to keep making good music. That is all…
The comment section here shows that the hip-hop community still has alotta catching up to do with the rest of the music world, mentally.
@b23ok
There are always extreme cases Why would I want him Frank Ocean dead,blowing it way out of proportion, if that’s the case, i can post links too
and if you agree with that you might be gay too!!!
Clown ass Numbers
Your even questioning whether there is a god? your so dumb its unreal. Just go read the book of Deuteronomy kmt
This is the start of something big… I see others following up. Remember when him and Chris Brown had that random beef.
Interesting to see all these Bible/Christianity enthusiasts in the comments section of a rap blog. You are aware of the music, themes, culture(in the broader sense) you consume and the incessant idolatry you engage in day after day, track after track, video after video. It’s hilarious to be honest.
im muslim, gays deserve death
i always knew he was gay, ever since i heard him say ” I dont think love is between man and woman, but between love and love” on we all try. that was super suspect to me when he said that when i first heard it.
▲I hate a smart dumb nigga, always quick, nobody is perfect but most of us strive to be better, if we are going to hell you will be right there next to us, because you are on her as well!!
dude make good music and I’m secure enough to vibe to it , but I don’t know if I could totally vibe if he’s actually describing doing sexual shit wit another man<awkward but if he does good hopefully more people will feel more confident about being true to them and more entertainers and average joes will come out.. cause as for someone whose been to prison I know its more than a few dudes perping out here in the free world and it isnt right. a world where people aren't afraid to be themselves is what we need too much artificial shit so for him keepin it one thousand i as 1,000 percent hetero respect and admire his stance. for all the ones that don't -You only know what u see..n people doing them shouldnt affect how u do u
@Hetal….what you say is true brother! Young, Black men worry about the wrong things. See while people in here are quoting the bible and acting holier than thou, a SIN IS A SIN in God’s eyes. So if you think FO being gay is above lying, stealing, premartial sex, speaking with a dirty mouth, lust, etc. YOU ARE MISGUIDED. As a Christian, I don’t condone homosexuality…BUT at the same time I don’t judge it! My own life is rife with daily personal spiritual struggle (i drink, fornicate, curse and listen to blasphemous HIP-HOP….New GOD FLOW???? Really YE??…no cool, but no one was marching with signs about that shit and that is WAYYY more ill than FO being Bi…Jay calls himself HOV…Yaweh is GOD…or HOVA…Blasphemy…who other thread).
But you youngster better wack up and stop laughing at everything because the black community is hurting because AIDS/HIV, uneducated, gang violence, drugs, unwed parenting….and NONE of this shit has to do with “the white man” holding US back. Everyone is righteous when they can point at the next man…”Before you point out the speck in my eye, remove the plank from yours”
Blacks aren’t growing…financially, intellectually OR in population. Our Latino brothers now out number us in the US by over 20-25 mil. But niggas will still worry about that latest Jordan, who fkn who on Chicago Southside, who’s baby moms got HIV in Brooklyn, what gang member was killed in Watts….y’all better wake the fuck up…bc I’m starting to notice the haves are not even extenteding a hand to the have nots….especially blacks amongst black….their take is “why help these people when I worked hard to get it and they don’t want to help themselves” and if your own don’t care…you think a family in Nebraska give a FK??! Especially when they are underemployed as well???
Vote on a local level…it has a national impact…get educated…i don’t care if its DeVry…wear protection when having sex…stay focus…shit i’m ranting now…but I love my people…but niggas I HATE! I DESPISE THEM ACTUALLY!!! And these threads are full of them.
MM out!
So what he has some sugar in his tank. As long as he is making the hits.
@the truth,
im not meaning to be confrontational, but when people are choosing to hate to create inferiority its helpful to bring extreme cases such as that video to help them see what these kinds of views can create. choose love and not hate for a better world.
Gay ass singers,thats the shit i dont like
So what that he has some sugar in his tank. As long as he is making the hits.
@b23ok
Respect, but love should be taught in the household, and at the same time putting it out there that’s ok for 2 men to be together when it’s not is just as detrimental!!!
Jajajaj, he comes out, and now ya’ll are gonna act like you never liked his music? Frank Ocean and The Weeknd are the only ones doing something creative for R&B. They’re like the Kanye and Jay of R&B music.
And it’s even worse that half the garbage ass rappers yu have on your iPod are DL. At least dude had the courage to come out straight up.
Good marketing plan Frank. Now the other 98% of the industry can finally come out of the closet. Let’s start with the #1 Homosexual label in the industry : GAY MONEY.
Next is
Diddy
Usher
Trey Songz
Chris Brown, etc, etc
Can’t forget about the women
Latifah
MC Lyte
Nicki Minaj
Rhiherpes
Debra Lee (BET)
MISSY
Sandra Rose, etc etc, etc
@haha Eat a dick faggot….. Nah for real eat a dick. Again it’s ashame I have to defend a heterosexuals opinion on a hip hop blog. This is Wayne’s fault. I knew shit was going bad when they had pics of him and baby kissing and he still sold a milli in a week. Being gay is COOL now put some leggings on and blast a Drake cd you’ll be
The coolest fag in the hood!
@the truth
I said there was a God, no if haha but you’re thinking of a devil if you think I’d be harmed in a storm brought about by an almighty one. That would not be God if you believe him to be good or at all nice. That’d obviously be a devil smh
looks like whookid in his early days lol
To die doesn’t constitute evil. the devil can only influence people but the THE ONE and ONLY controls nature…I thought THAT was obvious
What a FAG! I knew this nigga had a sweet tooth. Now only if we get B. Dot and Drake do come out the closet will be straight… No pun intended HA!
How many summers were him and kanye in the lab?
Niggas Currnently In A Glass Closet: KANYE, Drake, Kid Cudi, The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky, LIL’ WAYNE, and the other 9 niggas in Odd Future.
homophobic motherfuckers . dude talking about adam eva , adam adam hah fuck off .Frank Ocean straight gay bi still garbage
Ha ha ha…Moderation…You got me B. Dot… 😛 Can’t knock a nigga for trying. Won’t forget RR when I buss tho (Mean that in a good way). Bless up.
So much ignorance in the comments. You are the reason people have to “come out” because it’s otherwise not acceptable in American society to be homosexual. People can’t just be who they are because they’ll get hounded by the press and bloggers and commenters who will speculate about their sexuality. Frank Ocean was just trying to bypass all that and move on with his life and career. All you dumbfucks with your 9th grade educations and your bible that you probably need read to you are the ones that were holding him – and every other MC or singer – back from just living their lives.
I couldn’t care less about Frank’s sexuality. He makes some of the best music in the game right now. As long as his music is dope, I support him!
fuck my fuckin life who’s next ?? bunch of faggots …if u love dicks save it to urself …suddenly i hated his music and by the way odd future is done cuz it’s a good material fo dissing
Lol he announces sexuality on independence day!!! XD! More fireworks!! :p.. But aside that, it shouldn’t affect his career, Hes a Gud artist… Nd OFWGKTA has another bi member… What now? Maybe next year Tyler will real hes a Faggot!! 😀
i think joe budden is to. Sometimes you can hear a fag in his voice, AND he was going crazy about this guy when his tape droped
There is not such thing as Bi- as soon… as soon…. AS SOON. As another mans dick enters any part of your body, mouth, ass, hand, by your own free will…..(not molested or raped) YOU ARE GAY.
as soon… as soon…. AS SOON. As your dick enters any part of another man body, mouth, ass, hand, by your own free will. YOU ARE GAY….PERIOD
When did the line become so blurry?
guess he wasnt making those ‘Songs for Women’
What The Fuck is Courageous About Coming Out The Closet? You Have To Announce Your Gay?
I Was Recently Listening To Thinking About You, & I Heard That Song Mad Times But The Other Day I Caught On to This Part That He Says “And though you were my first time, A new feel.” That Shit Started To Sound Gay To Me, I Guess i Was Right.
much respect frank. much respect.
Why do homophobes all for some reason always feel that if gays exist they themselves have to fantasize about gay sex?
Ghost:
“Crazy how a dude sucking another dude is accepted now. I feel sick and everybody on here is like yay! Just another example of the pussifacation of America! SMFH!”
“As long as he keeps his lips away frm my dick and his boner stay away frm my asshole”
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination. (Leviticus 18:22 KJV)
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. (Leviticus 20:13 KJV)
This nigga makes hot music. Writes great songs. F it.
@ Eternal Laws here are some more:
Don’t let cattle graze with other kinds of Cattle (Leviticus 19:19)
Don’t have a variety of crops on the same field. (Leviticus 19:19)
Don’t wear clothes made of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19)
Don’t cut your hair nor shave. (Leviticus 19:27)
Any person who curseth his mother or father, must be killed. (Leviticus 20:9)
If a man cheats on his wife, or vise versa, both the man and the woman must die. (Leviticus 20:10).
If a man sleeps with his father’s wife… both him and his father’s wife is to be put to death. (Leviticus 20:11)
If a man sleeps with his wife and her mother they are all to be burnt to death. (Leviticus 20:14)
If a man has sex with a woman on her period, they are both to be “cut off from their people” (Leviticus 20:18)
Psychics, wizards, and so on are to be stoned to death. (Leviticus 20:27)
If a priest’s daughter is a whore, she is to be burnt at the stake. (Leviticus 21:9)
People who have flat noses, or is blind or lame, cannot go to an altar of God (Leviticus 21:17-18)
Anyone who curses or blasphemes God, should be stoned to death by the community. (Leviticus 24:14-16)
Don’t let cattle graze with other kinds of Cattle (Leviticus 19:19)
just some standard old testament bullshit.
So proud.
Damn so how does he feel about all the times Tyler said FAGGOT?
It’s always the “straightest” guys bringing up the gayest shit. He came out the closet but never once mentioned the sexual act (its obvious, but when you mention/type something you also visualize it). If I was straight, and saw a gay guy was coming out, why click on the post? Find some pussy and fantasize about what you have a hard time getting.
Also, the bible also states a lot about what the “adam & eve’s” of this world should do, but how many people follow that? Get over yourself! If a gay man makes you realize how much you love the lord. Then instead of drinking, smoking today go to church and pray for the sinners of the world. Maybe you’ll actually get to “heaven”…
Let’s count how many times I’ll be called a fag after this post. Simple response by simple minded people.
^yikes! I knew this would get heated.
rw523
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Alot of laws in Old testmant were done away once the new convenant was passed during the time of Jesus Romans 1:26-27
“PRETTY GIRLS INVOLVED WITH ME” WHAT GIRLS?… “KEEP A NIGGAS BILLS PAID” FRANKY WAS KEEPING A NIGGAS BILLS PAID
B.Dot – exactly, so why aren’t you addressing Eternal Laws who used the same exact book? I’m just pointing out that there are a lot of frivolous, confusing, and obscure laws in the bible. And if they were “done away” with, as you say, then why do christians continue to cling to the old laws?
christians just pick and choose what to follow. end of story.
@WackMoFos FAG, FAG, FAG, FAG, FAG, FAG, FAG, FAG, FAG, FAG, FAG, FAGGOT!
You mad huh? You hit caps lock for that one.
I think we should all be there for Frank Ocean the same way we were there when B. Dot came out the closet.
Wow…didnt know most of y’all were bible thumping ppl when it comes to sexual orientation. Why not be like that in other parts of your lives? Guess its easy to bash someone else shit.
@cosign mega mind…your spot was dead on.
Now if frank ocean wrote the chorus of no church in the wild all by himself you should know its doesn’t matter what any of us thinks…not even God. I’m sure we won’t be there on judgement day for him.
Now I don’t condone it but I’m not going to be overly aggressive in hating it or him. It was done to me and my ancestors for being black and that’s something I will not pay it forward to someone else who is different.
The genre of music he is in listeners tend to juxtapose your songs and your personal life. Now you dealing with people feelings and there understanding of I.d-ing with you. Him announcing this puts a rift between it. That’s why Luther Vandross never put his private life out there. When it comes to love songs no one likes to wonder. They want to make sure what I’m talking about, you talking about…lmao. We will just have to see how this plays out.
@WackMoFos Wouldn’t you rather suck on some tities than suck on a dick? Honestly?
now I know y i never understood y i didn’t get what all the fuss about his music was about… but yeah do wateva dude.. does not bother me
Kanye blew this nigga and then gave him the Kanye Shrug
I can see its A LOT of gay niggas on this site. smh
Frank Ocean has got to be one of the most talented artists to come out in the last 10 years. Like Really Really. He has a solid 100 songs that are infectious. Salute.
News flash bible thumpers. Most of your media, magazines, radio, artists, songwriters and industry people are GAY. Get over it. It is 2012.
damn it.nigga done fucked up those hot lyrics.I can’t playa song knowing a gay dude wrote it for a man and I’m all singing the song.Dude got music, but I won’t be checking for it.Sorry.
Check out “Spaz Out” by LOCH – http://www.reverbnation.com/open_graph/song/13311603
Great Marketing Plan! I’m sure everyone from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance will purchase his album.
@B.Dot
A ton of people who claim “equality” will attack you regardless. You understand the essence of the matter and you don’t hesitate to proclaim it. That within itself is truly courageous. I’m not claiming to be devout, but we both know the Word and that the reward at the end isn’t meant for everyone, so if people want to fiercely throw it away and stick to their ways, then so be it. It’s only up to us, the believers, to continue going on and doing what we can.
The only thing that really irks me is that people will continuously compare the Black plight to the Gay one. You can’t “come out” and be Black. It’s something that shows immediately. It’s not something you can be quiet and just “not be identified”. If one is homosexual, I don’t understand why one has to “announce” it to the world. I dont walk down the street proclaiming “i’m all about the pussy, baby!!!” You don’t need to announce which way you swing. So no, Black people and Gay people don’t go through the same plights at all.
Furthermore, the ignorant views that Christians SUPPORT the priests that are molesting people or that ALL of us drink or smoke or that ALL of us “pick and choose” what we want to follow is preposterous and just wrong. Those people, especially those certain priests, are just wolves in sheep’s clothing.
There’s a reason why Christianity is the most attacked religion as well as arguably the most powerful one.
B.Dot – ignoring me? couldn’t argue your way out of a wet paper bag. chiming in with your little christian apologist bullshit. acting all pious when it’s convenient for you. pathetic.
Lastly, just because he’s gay doesn’t make his music change per se. If he happens to go full swing with the music, then I’ll stop listening to him, but there are songs that are still tough (i’m not going to stop listening to ‘Made It in America’ or ‘Songs for Women’ because of this announcement.)
If everyone wants equality, then they need to practice it on the individual basis first before demanding it from the masses.
@ Doug Heffernan I said the black community not niggas in the hood, there is a huge difference, besides females don’t want to listen to a dude sing about another dude, that don’t make sense so I guess that just leaves the white people according to your theory.
bein bisexual is one thing but does the world really need gay love songs
and……
Dick Breath ass nigga
Wow that was unexpected……this nigga gon do numbers the bitches will LUV HIM!
When his CD is in stores they should put him in the fag section
You niggas care waaay too much about this nigga being gay…..it makes me think that you niggas must have issues with your own sexuality. I like da niggaz music, and I am going to continue to like it AND get pussy….the end.
You Niggers make me sick so what he is bi, let him live his life accordingly to way he feels. You Niggers are so obsessed with his life when you are the ones that seem suspect you pricks. He knows the consequence and the outcomes of his decisions just let him be. Plus his music is great. Now Chris Brown is a major FAGGOT Twitter @SlaughterJW
good for frank. still the shit to me! best out of ofwgkta. do ya thang
He ain’t the only one taking it in the pail.
She what happens when their is no father in niggers lifes.
crzy shit man crazy fucking shit
LMAO LMAO LMAO at these comments…..holy shit yall need to go on a comedy tour. Swim Good has a whole other meaning! smh im a woman and I will listen to his old stuff I dont wanna hear no nigga singing to another nigga….even Luther Vandross played it off til the end and he’s a legend same with Johnny Gill. and yeah Miguel is gayer than 2 boys kissing, Breezy got dicked down at least 1x and Trey Songs has had dick across his lips too many times..looking forward to TGT…Tyrese, Tank, and Genuwine…those niggas love PUSSY 100%. OUT
There’s still more rappers to come out…*cough* Childish Gambino
Fag!!!!!!
Wow… So this is the reason Casey Veggies left Odd Future.
Y’all niggas applaudin that shit are gay as fuck, sorry homey but I can’t get down with that homo shit.
lots of closeted dudes on here today.
This is what its come to? If dmx was here…
FAG
I love how everyone’s a half-educated brokeass marketing expert now.
This will have sales consequences, but a person just revealed something important about himself in the most evolved way I’ve seen for a public figure. Fuck outta here with this money bullshit, you’re in the wrong conversation.
BTW, Frank’s always been one of the 2 douche-free R&B singers, and this locks him in for life as a good human being. See if Chris Brown would ever have this kind of transparency and honesty about ANYTHING.
@doug heffernan
Niggas in the good don’t do shit with their lives, females and white people do.
Don’t hate gay or straight people. But I’m with the drama king on indecisive motherfuckers.
Everyones not gay though and wont be so let love be love. and I’m not being emotion, you seem to be though haha
Hey Ocean Frank quit making excuses for that gay shit talking about his courage, he shouldn’t be gay in the first place…. He only saying this now because his album is coming out…Two men don’t belong together point blank period, his musical talent aint on trial but I will forever stand by that gay shit is wrong wrong wrong.
I BLAME DRAKE FOR MAKING IT OK FOR HOMOS TO HIP-HOP
LOL whoa I wasnt expecting this but good for him for coming out. Still gunna bump his music.
Gay people suck dick…..oh wait.
Can’t wait till Chris brown breaks the news..
@Niyemortal
It’s not the “coming out”Part that one as myself is contrasting when I say I understand the bigotry and won’t be about the bigotry toward someone else because I know how it feels because Im black. What is plight? A condition, situation, or state unfavorable to one. To not be wanted in certain neighborhoods, schools, political parties (situation), not allowed the same rights , benefits or licenses as others (condition) and to worry you wont get a certain job, postion, or be overlooked when your more than capable of achieving a goal (state) A black person, Jewish person, a female, an ex con wouldn’t be able to empathize with a gay person? It’s the same fight, for different causes but the outcome we all want most is recognition as a human being. Equal. Not subhuman or being property to anybody.
And being black is something you can’t hide…that’s how you was born. Whose to say that’s not how they weren’t born. I’m not gay, I’m sure you are not gay, so us being heterosexuals how do we know you cant be born that way? The world scientist is still out to lunch with that one. We arent them, we wouldnt know there feelings. And I preferably would want to believe there is a defect in a persons genetic makeup then for them to be completely fine and desire to be with someone of the same gender.
MLK Jr “dream” speeche he dreamed his four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judge by the color of there skin but by the content of there character. Well the day is here. Blacks are not grossly judge by there color anymore. Our contents of our characters are now being judged/attacked especially from our own kind. Frank ocean and others like him have a tuff fight to fight but me being black will not hinder, fetter or frustrate there fight with my bias to them. Because I understand it.
NOT BUYING IT. ALBUM IS ABOUT TO COME OUT, AND NOW HE DECIDES TO COME OUT A FEW DAYS AFTER ANDERSON COOPER.
NEVER THOUGHT PEOPLE WOULD RIDE THE GAY TRAIN TO SELL RECORDS.
#ImJustSayin
It is really funny how people are saying his career is over when he has been on tracks for Kanye and Jay z. Obviously that means his career is going to end. Smh.
@Itz Yourz
Very concise statement there. And whether gay people are born that way or not, I don’t judge them on such. I don’t look down on them. In the doctrine I was raised on, it is believed that homosexuality is a sin. We all sin. Almost all sins are equal to the Lord (suicide is unforgivable) so just because I see homosexuality as a sin, I don’t say I’m above sin as I sin everyday. Why I say all this? Because I’m an intelligent and God-fearing Christian male. I don’t judge anyone, and I don’t attack them. All the people who are more than likely gay who commented saying “your make-believe God” or “bible thumping” etc. show immaturity saying Christians do this and Christians do that, yet here I am not attacking anyone for their beliefs or views. My true face can be seen in my name. My social links are there. I am not anonymous. I think therefore I am. All people should be able to express their views without belittling one another and I thank you for being intelligent with your thoughts.
As for the plight thing, yes MLK wanted rights for all, regardless of race, creed, sexuality, etc. and all should get rights. Its just that the way gay rights have been advocated in the forums is at the belittlement of those who believe in God, then go on to say the plight is the same when it is indeed not. Everyone has their own cross to bare, so I’m not saying one is greater or less than the other, but it is implausible to call them the same. I wouldn’t go and say the Black plight is similar to what Jewish people had to go through or what the Native American people had to go through, because it just wouldn’t make sense.
Equality has no > or < sign, so people should act accordingly.
P.S. Racism is still alive, it's very institutionalized, but I'm not here to get my Al Sharpton on.
Respect.
Bet you all went back and listened to his shit again like.. .” lemme see if this sound gay” lmao
@niyemortal
I accord with your statement, much respect.
now that i think about it, no wonder Jay z said he supports gay marriage, because he knew Frank is bi-sexual, and fucks with frank ( on the music tip ) makes sense tho
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I’m not mad at dude for comin out, but I wish he would’ve waited to blow up first. Do like Luther and Queen Latifah and George Michael….. get ur platinum plaques first!
shame on me, but becuz he’s not established, i’ll think of him as the gay singer before i even listen to him………News like that is easier to digest after you’ve grooved to the music for a few YEARS, not a few MONTHS……. but i wish u the best, kid.
@Numbers
You type too much. Spare us, please.
teddy penn been gay singing songs about women..2012 doesnt care…i can see his bank account goin 000000 o’ed up
i can no longer listen to novacane ever…if so it may seem as if he sayin vaseline
Man…smh…He should have stayed in the closet..it ain’t cool to go around announcing your sexuality..this nigga might have deaded his own career with this one because I know he lost a fan in me..I can’t listen to a nigga knowing that he could be talking bout another dude.
No shit!
Not a single person needed an announcement to know this dude is gayer than a Glee marathon
No shit!
Not a single person needed an announcement to know dude is gayer than a Glee marathon
Arhf Why
dude makes good music (i liked to put it on when im with a bitch they really like his shit)
but i dont wanna be fucking no bitches to a dude singing “fuck me good fuck me long fuck me now” because this dude is clearly not pitching but getting his shit push in.. hope this is a promo stunt but damm a lot of his songs has changed its meaning by now… and i have nothing against faggots i just dont like them
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Dam I bet Alot of these people supporting Frank are gay as hell too! Sorry I can’t support or accept that gay shit
i don’t give a fuck….only thing that sucks is for all the times i had sex on his mixtape kinda wierd lol
I love what this news reveals in everyone. The hateful, the insecure, the chill, the inclusive, the evolved… Some people like crackman HAVE to be parodies/trolls. That’s fuckin hilarious.
B. Dot is in a glass closet
“Thinkin Bout You” is my song … Oh god maybe its about a dude
^^
nah homie, not really, unless you think that way..
heard he was messin’ with will smith on the low..
@ carl…you know he’s not a rapper right?…soo..you are probably feeling like the dumb fuck now
This Nigga Fucked Up…….. All you fucking fags on RAPradar need a reality check or in yall cases a fuckin Dick Slap!!! Talking bout him being gay doesnt change anything….MY ASS!!! how can a dude chill to his music now knowing its about another dude!!!!
I doubt every single song he’s written is about that one dude he was with five years ago. You’ll know when it’s about a guy, because he’ll use the article “he” instead of “she”, like on the new album (the first time he’s written about a guy, apparently).
Get that huge black dick of insecurity out of ur ass and grow up. You can still vibe to Novacane and not be gay.
Ignorant kids thinking anybody really care about what some ignorant scared ass, 15 year old hiphop stan without his own opinions in life really care about this
100% support for you frank. 90% of you guys favourite r&b jams has been written or sung by gay people so shut the f up, homophobic fools. Are you so insure about yourselves that you really care what sexual preference anybody else has? gay/straight, white/black, booty/no ass, tits/flat chest. Who cares to each his own, and boom i´m coppin 2 albums(nasir &frank) on 17/7 jus to show my support. brrrra
Boom bye bye inna battybwoy head, this world has seriously gone wrong accepting two men fucking each other, God didn’t make Adam and Steve he made Adam and Eve and I agree with you @Ghost
I applaud his courage.. he’s one brave dude!
SMH at the negative posts! That’s why people are stuck in the closet.! Being homosexual isn’t a choice! he is BORN that way!
LOL @ B. Dot quoting Bible verses….is the world all supposed to be christian? Do you even practice? cmon man.
Ha…and yall were concerned about LIl B.
In the beginning it was “Adam & Eve” not “Adam & Steve”. Career suicide in a sense. This “out and proud” movement is getting out of hand? You’re gay? Cool. Not everyone has to agree with it because it’s become more socially acceptable. If you don’t agree with it, you don’t have to! If you do agree with it, you have that right as well. What some people don’t understand is that not everyone agrees with homosexuality, period. And when those individuals are blindsided by news that one their favorite artists is gay, it’s an unpleasant discovery. Do the math, don’t be ignorant. Being straight with an opinion against homosexuality has become the new taboo?
F%*K THAT PIMP C SAID SOME GAY A$$ RAPPERS OUT HERE & I WANT TO KNO WHO THEY ARE SO I CAN STOP BUMPIN THEY SHIT PERIOD! ( 305 MIAMI HEAT COUNTY!! )
I fucks with Frank Ocean.
I love me some Frank Ocean!
[…] This was, um, unexpected. Last night, Frank Ocean revealed via his Tumblr page that he’s bi-sexual. Outside of the bedroom, his debut album Channel Orange drops July 17th. 4 summers ago, I met somebody. I was 19 years old. He was too. We spent that summer, and the summer after, together. Everyday almost. And on the days we were together, time would glide. Most of the day I’d see him, and his smile. I’d hear his conversation and his silence … until it was time to sleep. Sleep I would often share with him. By the time I realized I was in love, it was malignant. It was hopeless… -Rap Radar […]
DO YR THANG FRANK
I would have been surprised if he was straight to be honest. Dope Artist regardless.
I’m sure that took a lot of courage. Now he can move on with his life. I’ve only heard a few songs but he seems like a dope artist.
i feel bad for all these “straight” people who are obsessed with condemning a gay man for being gay. Why do you care so much? Youre actin kinda gay.
I don’t really appreciate how Rap Radar never takes a stance on anything. If you want something that engaging and tackles the real issues in hip hop check out rapsandrings.com
makes great music, and if that is who he is than he should be open about it…. CHANNELL ORANGE JULY 17!!!!
Even if it’s true, it’s also obviously a marketing ploy for his album. Regardless though, once again we have someone with homosexual tendencies looking for acceptance from the world. So what if you Bi nigga? Nobody asked, so, nobody needs to know. It’s that simple.
Not surprised he would pull some shit like this
Respect to B.Dot for knowing his stuff. People unaccepting of Gay/Lesbian people live under a rock. After all the knowledge we have of it being in our genes and the fact that it’s not a choice people make but rather a fact such as hair color makes me wonder what it takes for people to be like, “Oh, OK” and just accept it…
PS. Why are some people mad he’s gay? You’re life isn’t affected by it personally, you don’t have to buy him a gift at his wedding, you are not being forced to have sex with him…lol
I am honestly disgusted at how ignorant hip hop fans are. I thought we were moving ahead. The President Of Hip Hop (Hov) recently showed his support of gay marriage. The Game said in a Vlad interview that he doesn’t have a problem with the gay community. Jadakiss said in a Vlad interview that he doesn’t have a problem with the gay community. I honestly thought hip hop as a culture was moving ahead. But I’ve been proven wrong by the onslaught of homophobic slurs in the comment section of this blog.
It shouldn’t effect any of you. Let the man do what he wants and you guys do you.
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