Lil B is Gay?

A year ago Lil B was still known for being a part of the group “The Pack” or getting slapped up on YouTube, but Lil B’s latest album “I’m Gay” was a pleasant surprise to everyone.  The album tells the truth straight out pointing out problems with the poor, people imprisoned and just everyday life issues. Lil B opens up the album with the line “Mental slavery, n***as be hanging off the trees in the woods, and the hood is more than Martin Luther King fighting for a dream, “ In the opening song “Dramatic strings, a bumping drum and clashing cymbals form the backdrop on “Game.” B notes the fake well-wishers that disappear when you need them but track everything you say, waiting to trap you with your own words. He then pivots to the prison industrial complex, noting, ”New kids on the block putting new bids there, new jails with new beds there/ they waiting to put some new kids there. While many people were caught up in the random antics coming from the rapper Lil B showed that he has what it takes to put together a dope album. Johnny Gill’s “I’m Still Waiting” is brilliantly chopped up for “My Last Chance” as Lil B recounts the decisions he made to leave the hood behind. The album closes with the saxophone-infused “1 Time Remix”. Over a funky bass line, B ends the album on a fun note, jazzy note. With songs about struggles of his life people are able to see that he’s more than just an act, he’s legit. Everything on the album was produced and edited on his own, from the artwork, to the sampling as well as promotion. With songs like “Unchain Me” and “I hate myself” we see another side of him. (The album’s cover work is homage to Marvin Gaye’s I Want You album with noted changes to the banners above the dancers. Gaye’s born name was Gay which he had changed to remove any connection to the word ‘gay’)

-Xavier W