Makonnen is gay

Someone said to me next time they see me, they was gonna fuck meI said next time I see me, I'm gonna love me up. Tom Sykes European Editor at Large. Makonnen, who was nominated for a Grammy, is closely identified with the New Weird Atlanta rap scene which in recent years has produced iconoclastic stars like Future and Young Thug.

Published Jan. Tom Sykes European Editor at Large royalist tom. 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. European Editor at Large. But one thing is for sure: Throughout his career, even before he officially came out inMakonnen's presence as a queer artist in the hyper-masculine trenches of hip-hop has been a gay.

Inevitably, the online homophobic abuse has already started, but the majority of voices are saluting the artist for his authenticity and praising him for living his truth. Only two days before iLoveMakonnen came out, Chance The Rapper’s brother and collaborator Taylor Bennett announced on Twitter that he identifies as bisexual.

ILoveMakonnen says coming out as gay is why people discredit his talent. Closeted gay stars will be watching with interest. Makonnen, born Makonnen Sheran, made the announcement following years of speculation about his sexuality.

Trending Now. Rapper iLoveMakonnen came out as gay in a year after leaving Drake ’s OVO label, making him one of the first mainstream male hip-hop artists to come out. "Moving into next year I'd like to be more open about myself to help others that struggle with the same issues," Bennett, 21, tweeted.

There are remarkably few out gay male stars in the hip-hop world; prior to today's declaration by Makonnen, the best-known would have been the producer and rapper Le1f, born Khalif Diouf. And since y'all love breaking news, here's some old news to break, I'm gay.

Send it to The Daily Beast here. A lot of people out there do. Got a tip? ILoveMakonnen wears his freedom well, as he first displayed when he came out as gay in — a brave public admission for an artist of any musical genre, let alone hip-hop.

The rapper came out infollowing the success of his self-titled debut EP. Four years after coming out as gay. Thug—who raps about having sex with women and has several children—is known makonnen messing with traditional concepts of masculinity, including painting his nails and wearing feminine clothing.