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Rapper Lil B Announces New Album Will Be Titled “I’m Gay”

04/17/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright

Brandon McCartney, better known in the rap game as Lil B, announced yesterday during his performance at Coachella that he plans to

name his new album, “I’m Gay.”

The self-proclaimed, heterosexual soon explained his reasoning to the crowd during his set on why he decided to go with that particular title.

“I’m gonna do the most controversial thing in hip-hop. Y’all heard it hear first. And I’m gonna just show y’all that words don’t mean s**t. I’m gonna make an album called ‘I’m Gay.’ Now I’m gonna tell y’all why I’m the first person to do it in hip-hop and why y’all are the first people to know my reason…First of all, gay means happy. I like women, I love women, you feel me? But it just shows me, no matter what you do, live life, you only got one life to live, be happy. F*ck the hating.”

Of course, somewhere Busta Rhymes is silently yelling about this – if that is even possible.

Lil B is no stranger to controversy; the 21-year-old rapper has put out songs titled, “I’m a Faggot”, “Ellen DeGeneres”, and “Wanton Soup”. Even though, he has been asked if he is subconsciously fascinated by homosexuality, Lil B has discussed that it is not about that because he knows who he is.

Yet, it is hard to tell if Lil B is being serious or whether he is using the recent hype surrounding homophobia in hip-hop to drum up interest in his upcoming album. Even though, time will tell – at the same time, Lil B has discussed his opinions on the LGBT community in a questionable way – even if he has been more open than most in the industry. During a Complex interview last summer,  Lil B discussed his feelings about homosexuality and the rap game.

“It’s a touchy subject. I respect the hell out of gays and the gay community. I’m not a gay man. I don’t agree with sex with another man or f**king another man or giving blowjobs to another guy. That’s not my thing. I’m breaking down these barriers of society. Society says you’re supposed to do this, and you’re supposed to do it this way, you know you’re supposed to look like this. We’re a new generation of people. We need to be happy. We need to love each other. We need to accept each other for who we are and stop judging each other. Live life and love. Stop judging just to keep yourself secure. Look deeper. There’s always something deeper than what it is.”

So it seems, Lil B wants to open up doors and break down barriers. Although, at the same time, he claims “not to agree with same-sex relationships between men” – allowing only women to get a pass.  Showing, that he feels like he is more involved than most in the rap game, due to the fact that  he feels like he is challenging the status quo. It’s an admirable quality, even if it is quite off base.