iLoveMakonnen comes out as gay
A memorable day for the American artist
Rapper and vocalist iLoveMakonnen took to social media this morning to publicly announce that he is officially "coming out" as gay.
Through a series of personal tweets, Makonnen proudly proclaimed his sexual identity, which he called "old news to break". The Atlanta rapper also shared screenshots on Instagram with the caption, "Thank you for letting me be myself".
The messages came with an outpour of support from both fans and other artists.
See the Tweets below.
And since y'all love breaking news, here's some old news to break, I'm gay. And now I've told u about my life, maybe u can go life yours❤
— Oceanic Makonnen (@iLoveMakonnen5D) January 20, 2017
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.
— Oceanic Makonnen (@iLoveMakonnen5D) January 20, 2017
Someone said to me next time they see me, they was gonna fuck me , I said next time I see me, I'm gonna love me up
— Oceanic Makonnen (@iLoveMakonnen5D) January 20, 2017
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