Frank Ocean is gay

 i mean, he followed anderson cooper's footsteps out of the closet.

see: "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. There was no escaping, no negotiating with the feeling. No choice. It was my first love. It changed my life." cute.

not in the business of outing people...

...but this movie is a metaphor for you being gay, right Tyler Perry? Everyone loves you, you have everything you want, but you have never explored what makes you happy. Then a new relationship formed outside of the one you have with your fiance is the way these new feelings came to light? Oh wait, it's a woman in the movie. That makes you still straight. Nevermind. How silly of me!

jay-z + kanye west : otis

click here to listen to "otis", from their highly anticipated and mysterious upcoming collaborative album, watch the throne, now rumored to come out on august 1.

i don't really like it. (UPDATE: i like it pretty well after a couple more listens.)

i do like this:

TSFW

(too scary for work)

sara vs tyler

"As journalists and colleagues defend, excuse and congratulate 'Tyler, the Creator,' I find it impossible not to comment. In any other industry would I be expected to tolerate, overlook, and find deeper meaning in this kid's sickening rhetoric? Why should I care about this music or its 'brilliance' when the message is so repulsive and irresponsible?... The more I think about it, the more I think people don't actually want to go up against this particular bully because he's popular. Who sticks up for women and gay people now? It seems entirely uncool to do so in the indie rock world, and I'll argue that point with ANYONE." (via)

-sara quin, of tegan & sara

tyler's twitter response:

If Tegan And Sara Need Some Hard Dick, Hit Me Up!

cute.

opinionz

have you heard of him? he's this really good rapper that says really scary / terrible things. his album came out today, and according to his twitter, is currently number three on itunes.

i've given it a couple of listens, and i can't decide if i can take the F-bombs (the homophobic kind) and the rape glorification. throughout the album, he repeatedly ridicules anyone who would take him seriously, stating simply "im not homophobic", and i want to be laidback about it, but i've never really understood the artistic appeal / gain of using the word "faggot". i find myself agreeing with this sentiment:

Tyler's combination of dubious fantasies, anti-gay slurs and emo whining about his upbringing recalls Eminem which doesn't leave much room for shock. In 2011, this feels impotent and tedious. Odd Future's defenders in the media emphasise Tyler's technical skills – and it's true that his gift for assonance and internal rhymes is impressive. But his talent is only half the story: the shtick they use it for is played out. And it undermines the rest of his aesthetic: he demands our empathy at every turn for his own tough life, but is too limited an artist to show empathy for people who, with all due respect, suffer much more on a daily basis than growing up in a single-parent household. Tyler's model of male anger ends up feeling a lot more like male privilege – and as conservative and regressive as that implies. (via)

 that "yonkers" video is pretty good, though. do you have any thoughts?