When Frank Ocean came out of the closet in a Tmblr post in 2012, the revelation emboldened other hip-hop/R&B artists such as Kevin Abstract, Lil Peep, ilovemakonnen, Taylor Bennett, and Lil Nas X also to reveal where they landed on the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Although gangsta rappers have foretold prison stories about their acquaintances having relationships with members of the same sex, there has never been a rapper associated with the Crip gang to openly admit that they were gay until recently. (You can listen to him rap about that here)
Tony Willrich, a new rapper from Texas, spoke about being an openly gay crip rapper during an interview during the Spring. He dropped "F*ck A N*gga" on Tuesday, and the song has since gone viral, along with his backstory.
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