Two of the most prominent rappers alive are openly gay

Tyler the Creator is not openly gay. Stop doing that.

Hmm

Who’s Tyler the Creator’s boyfriend? What guys has he ever dated?

R3 Allegedly this guy. His last album is all about how much he loves him.

He's still straight to me

At least Kevin is man enough to be properly out, six years Tyler’s junior. Tyler looks a little bit pathetic refusing to say the actual words

Kevin

R8 All of Tyler’s recent music is exclusively about guys and he openly lusts after them on Instagram. But for some reason he tiptoes around it in interviews.

[quote]“Next line, I'll have ’em like whoa / I've been kissing white boys since 2004”

[quote]“Shout-out to the girls that I lead on / For occasional head and always keeping my bed warm / And trying they hardest to keep my head on straight”

[quote]”And I pedal through the city with the wide frame steer / With that tall pale boy that I met last year / Grape, that's what I call him, love, that's what I fall in / Fell in, I ain't like sports growing up, but now I'm ballin' / I guess I'm a late bloomer”

[quote]”And he do what I says like Simon / No violence / And my guy mixed like jambalaya”

[quote]”Niggas mad at T, where the tall freckled white boys at? / Cause I don't fuck with niggas”

[quote]"New nigga from New York, I'ma give him sticky hands"

[quote]"Pro black but this twink white"

[quote]”He got them long lashes, couldn’t get the dirt in them, curls on his head look like waves Imma surf in them" "He kidnapped my feelings I ain't paying any ransom, I keep em' like secrets”

He also used this private shot of a guy covered in cum (probably Wyatt R4) as an ad:

Tyler the Creator has been kissing white boys since he was 15.

Tupac was closeted

Yeah yeah, this is the same shit that gets cited in all his threads. You leave out the part where he walked back and/or flat out renounced any connection between those lyrics and his sexuality in subsequent interviews.

This man has never come close to uttering the words “I’m gay.” He is NOT openly gay. He uses the novelty of homosexuality for clout and to shock and awe his audience, drawing attention to himself and his artwork. Targeting small, effeminate white twinks reassures his audience that his masculinity is intact no matter how much he dabbles in homosexual exploits.

R13 Nah Tyler has said that it's the first album where he's been honest and not made up shit for lyrics - he's never renounced any connection between his lyrics and sexuality. If anything he hasn't said anything at all regarding it. But I partially agree with you, Kevin is openly gay unlike Tyler. It's sad considering Tyler is almost 30.

R11 Tupac looked gayer than both Kevin and Tyler, he must've dabbled a bit at least

I wonder how tyler felt about being called a faggot by his idol

tyler's obsession with very young twinks is odd, especially considering that everything about him screams bottom. maybe he's reliving some childhood crush

Yeah, r17, he doesn't seem like a bottom to me, let alone one who screams that fact.

R10 His lyrics have always been pretty gay, it’s funny that it took people so long to notice

R15 Tyler looks and dresses gay as hell though.

Tyler being called out in an article for not being publicly out

[quote]As we learn more about Tyler, and the breadcrumbs that he leaves for curious minds to inquire about his personal life, his determination to remain ambiguous when discussing his sexual preference indicates that rap is still extremely far from maturity in manners of personal preference. That his sexuality remains an important interview topic nearly a decade into his career means that both Tyler, and hip-hop, still have a long way to go.

[quote]Contrary to many of his rapper compadres, Tyler has never been enraptured in any dating rumors or paternal lawsuits. Subtle erotic bars aimed at men crept into his music as he blossomed into one of rap's most respected new-age musicians. In 2015, he outright tweeted that he "tried to come out of the damn closet" and no one noticed.

[quote]His latest interview continues parading his sexuality as a talking point and acts as another integral piece of the confusing narrative that he has spun. One of the most likely theories, that his music and interviews seem to support, is that he's gay, but hesitant to publicly reveal. The world's embrace is one thing, the notoriously homophobic nature of hip-hop is another.

[quote]He continuously throws bones to the public about his sexuality, then wonders why media picks them up. It doesn't read as being playful, but instead it reeks of hesitation. What will it take for Tyler to make a stand?

[quote]But it's still not enough for a rapper to openly claim it—as is evident in artists' fall-off once they come out. For now, Tyler can only flirt with the possibilities that he creates with his performance. It makes for interesting music that creates speculation without admitting to anything concrete.

why won't Tyler properly come out? He's 27

R22 Probably personal issues, I don't think Tyler cares much about homophobia in the hiphop community unlike the article at R21 alludes to.

Daddy issues

He will eventually.

r19 Because, as is seen on this thread, people don't get it at least it's spelled out to them...

From his last interview with Fantastic Man:

[quote] Tyler notices a strikingly handsome assistant in the store as we leave. “He was gorgeous,” he says, to no one in particular. “Did you see his beautiful eyes?”

[quote] During the trip to 0FR., he winds down the window, noticing another model-esque, slim blond man walking aimlessly, artfully across the street. “This is fucking crazy,” he says, wowed by the vision before him. “Look at what the fuck is going on. This is insane. This is fucking insane. Why didn’t we...? What the fuck...? Where were they yesterday? Oh, shit, this is fucking crazy. What is going on?” He asks if it’s fashion week. That’s next week. “Oh, they’re here for castings?”I ask him to explain for the tape what he’s just seen. “Nah, it’s just beautiful people. He was gorgeous, dude. Jesus Christ.”

[quote] He talks to another tall blond man at the magazine stand. “Did you see that?” he says as he leaves. “Gorgeous.”

[quote] He’s as flippantly sensual in talking about bees as he is about beautiful boys.

[quote] There is a warm reflection on his sexuality in the song ‘Garden Shed’, a subdued configuration of nature and nurture.He knew these casual revelations would generate gossip. He didn’t care. [bold]“It’s still such a grey area with people, which is cool with me. Even though I’m considered loud and out there, I’m private, which is a weird dichotomy. The juxtaposition of loud and quiet is weird.”[/bold]

I think one of the reasons he isn't being more vocal about it is because of his unrequited love with Wyatt, even like that he posted pictures of him a lot on SM and wrote songs about him, I think the moment he has a real bf he'd be more open about it.

Singing the verse in Sometimes (also written about Wyatt) with 'he' pronouns

Believe it or not, the OP of this thread is a rape apologist in the Padma Lakshmi thread.

Incredible.

Tyler's Gay/Golf vest.

Is Tyler gay or 'queer' though?

R31 I doubt he’ll ever properly come out, he seems insecure about it

[quote]He will eventually.

When he starts to fizzle, he will. Which is a shame. Gay men do this though.

Ashamed, R31.

R32.

People are quibbling about either of them being gay when "Two of the most prominent rappers alive..." is in the title?

Of the two claims, one is demonstrably more absurd than the other.

Tyler is a male Queen Latifah

He's never been in a proper relationship or been linked to anyone (male or female) in all these years, maybe he's asexual and just obsessed with young white guys

Oh dear ^.

R33 So he'll pull a Ricky Martin?

Probably, R40.

Openly gay Kevin Abstract with his boyfriend:

Kevin is openly gay, Tyler is not.

They’re both gay, R44.

?

OP Link to Tyler coming out........oh nothing,

Tyler always avoids it in interviews while being open about everything else, he clearly has issues

R48 Yeah, his issue is he is straight but loves baiting the queers

Why di'int they mommas beat them up? Imma beat my son up, bish.

Who and who?

R51 Anyone even remotely interested in rap or hip hop knows who these people are, not all of us worship Mariah and Lady Gaga

R49 he’s never been linked to any woman in the 10 years he’s been in the public eye, the gay rumours have always been there though

R53 JUST LINK TO HIM ACTUALLY SAYING HE IS A HOMOSEXUAL

Tyler is obviously a homo, why he won't admit it is another question. I hate fucking around with closet cases especially when they're old enough to man up

R54 People who assume people are straight by default be like..

So, nothing about Jaden Smith outing himself? I figured that would be more of a brouhaha in the media.

Oops, totally missed the Jaden thread.

"I got to spend a few days with Tyler, and, among other things, I found out Tyler's actually a very proud gay man, which many of his fans may not know"

R59 Jesus wept, are you retarded

R60 Your gaydar must be off

Don't forget Big Freedia, who is very clear on being a gay man, not trans, and doesn't give a shit which pronouns you use.

Drake is the most prominent rapper alive.

What is OP smokin'?

r62

Yeah, but Big Freedia is very much a niche artist, not someone with huge mainstream appeal like Kevin and Tyler.

r63

I didn't say "the most prominent rappers, I said "two [italic]of[/italic] the most prominent rappers".

The two most prominent rappers are gay.

r46, two straight stunt queens who live for attention.

Tyler gets no mainstream publicity or clout

I've never heard of these people.

I don't know who these people are either.

Who ?

[quote]Tyler gets no mainstream publicity or clout

You don't get clout, you have clout.

"Rappers"?

Is this 1992?

They are so prominent they keep a low profile...got it!