Atlanta-based musician iLoveMakonnen came out as a gay man in a handful of tweets sent in the early hours of Friday (January 20).
Although the self-proclaimed “fashion icon” has remained relatively silent on his sexuality, he referred to his reveal as “old news.”
“Someone said to me next time they see me, they was gonna fuck me , I said next time I see me, I’m gonna love me up…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…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,” iLoveMakonnen wrote across three separate tweets.
He also shared the news on Instagram, sharing a screen capture of his tweets, and channeling Sly & The Family Stone for the caption: “Thank you for letting me be myself.”
iLoveMakonnen’s revelation comes months after the former OVO Sound affiliate announced his retirement from rap. In May of last year, he chucked the deuces to the genre after saying the “Rap game Wack.”
Additionally, iLoveMakonnen’s announcement follows news of Chance The Rapper’s brother, Taylor Bennett, discussing his sexuality online and coming out as bisexual.
Born in 1980. I’m a 90’s hip hop kid. I don’t hate change, and I respect someone to be who they want. With that said, the ‘rap game’ is fucking garbage currently. This guy was a joke from the beginning. The fact he ‘made’ it is embarrassing for the culture. Thanks for new true mc’s like Kendrick and westside gunn for helping bars come back. Now all you need is red dreads and tight jeans to become ‘famous’.
Good for him.
Anyone mad at him for this is either stupid or secretly worried that dick is delicious.
Kill all gays.
start with yourself …go jump off the highest bridge, like you a motherfuckin saint
We don’t call some facts that everybody knows as a ‘news’. Well support his decision though.
Fashion icon??? Yeah sure. No one believed this guy was straight. Not even his parents.
good for you! I’m not shocked at all really, but at least you’ve found peace. Lil uzi vert. You up next.
LOL!…. Ya alright, alright, alright, You was right I was wrong, Ya I should’ve never ever took [HIM] home, Ya I should’ve just boned…
ummm i’m sorry but who didn’t know this from like the very beginning since his introduction in music. Also I always wondered what Gays would say if judgement day was around the corner and its your turn to be judged in front of the most high like what would be a typical gay response be like “My bad I didn’t know” or “I thought it was just a book” or “I thought u weren’t real”. Just curious
Lmao
Damn dude from key and peele ga
Grasping at relevancy
in other news: the sky is blue and the roses are red
How is this news everybody know dude is a major pillow biter
So wait what’s the difference between a major pillow biter and a minor pillow biter? Is like major/Minor league baseball?
Ask your dad
I’m glad he’s being true to himself but can’t say I’m surprised. At all.
Young Thug the flamboyant f4ggot still in the closet though
Nigga used to be a hair stylist in Atlanta…this shit old news smh.
No wonder drake was so butt hurt to see him go or not butt hurt enough? Lol
And water is wet
“Rap Game Wack?” Maybe The Gay Rap Game is sucka
What gay rap game him and like the 2 others? Lmao rap hates gays
Dude hella gay hip hop artist cant name em all here but there takin iver with there shitty rhymes and over saturated social media presence we should make rule where we wont even acknowlede you unless you dropped a full album already im so sick of these internet clowns with one super gimmicky song thay no one listens to a month after it came out and now there like famous and shit and never put out anything with substance (classic material) the list is staggering. This new generation can suck a diiick! (no homo)
You from the A and gay…. Yeah thats surprising..
what straight nigga does hair
I know what u mean but in this type of climate you have to be specific so barbers do hair you probably should say what straight nigga do women’s hair
A barber doesn’t “do” a man’s hair, he cuts it. No man says I’m getting my hair did, unless………
Not surprised one bit. Dude was doing hair in Atlanta before getting on. His whole vibe comes across as gay, not to say that there is something wrong with it btw, but who cares? Time to move on. Good for click bait and fodder for the comment section. It’s 2017 folks.
I already knew that.
This isn’t news, this dude has had flames ? soaring behind him since he first tried forcing his music on us
IDK what any guy does with his dick, as long as he keeps it away from me.
why would he want some ugly biitch like you, son?
Fantasizing? I don’t think your interested ass is on the list.
I don’t understand how a nigga can be gay in Atlanta surrounded by all those beautiful black princesses. I wont ever listen to this gay nigga music again. Flame boy! ugh.
Ignorant savage. Dudes be born gay
Bruh, you wasn’t fooling anyone.
Actually Tuesdays are when gay clubs are the most poppin’. We should have predicted this.
How do you know that ?
Anyone who has seen him perform, knows hes gay. And hes got the gay face. Big deal.
Dweb dont know body give a damn about you suckin’ sausage. It ain’t like you was taking thots from niggas anyway.
U want to know how I know ur gay because u listen to this gay ass shit call ilovemakonnen most of these rappers now of days are gay they mumble now because they got the industry dicks in their mouths
How music be as creative as his name is. ilovemakkonen…smh.
Trump fucked up America
I don’t think so. Rap is pretty trash. Rappers are pretty useless, not to mention low IQ. Black community is basically a big embarrassment due to this Neanderthal mentality which permeates it.
Shut that noise down
I don’t think all rappers have low IQs. Actually, most of them probably don’t. They’re just passionate about their craft, and just because you don’t like how most rap sounds, or what most rappers say, doesn’t constitute a low IQ in a rapper. Also, you can’t group the whole Black community together just because you think rap music has a huge influence over us. Don’t associate everything you see in the media with the whole Black community. Black people aren’t the only people who listen to rap; BLACK PEOPLE aren’t the only people who rap. So, you can shut that ignorant noise down.
No wonder he goes clubbing on a tuesday
What a shocker. Didnt see that coming. But seriously now, the only coming out less suprising than this one will be drake’s.
All black men are raging flamers