Tagged: frankocean + bisexual

"With a collection of memories sung with painful honesty, Frank Ocean is certainly not your typical r'n'b singer..." Frank Ocean  |  Channel Orange Despite last year's release of the mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra , even less than one month ago Frank Ocean would have slipped (relatively) under the radar, having had only gradual songwriting success for artists such as John Legend and Brandy. Now, his time has come, and not just because of his first major studio album Channel Orange , but perhaps because he has decided to announce his bisexuality on the [...]

Frank Ocean - Pyramids Waking up this morning, we were greeted with an announcement from Frank Ocean that he is bisexual. Rumours about Ocean’s sexuality had been circulating for a little while – a few journalists have been given the chance to hear Ocean’s forthcoming Channel Orange album ahead of its release and it emerged that it includes a number of love songs addressed to men. Despite the speculation, the announcement still hit with a fair amount of force – for a man operating within the R&B world (though Ocean would describe [...]

Soul crooner, Frank Ocean came out via his tumblr page in the form of a screen shot he posted of an open letter telling his story of falling in love with a man, a very moving tale. Big Ups to YOU, Frank, for doing you. In other news, this shouldn’t be as big a deal as twitter would have you think.. He’s definitely not the first gay rapper/singer in the game, and won’t be the last. That said, discrimination based on sexual preference is absurd and we at City Hall applaud Frank Ocean (you too Anderson) for bravely [...]

Every few years, you can feel major cultural shifts happen. Homosexuality, especially in hip-hop/R&B culture, has been a complicated issue for years. Lately, it seems to be opening up—the general consensus, or at least the perception of it, is changing. More artists are stepping forward to openly support gay rights, and the openness to differences, whatever they may be, seems to be at an all-time high. A couple of days ago there was some speculation that Frank Ocean "comes out" through some revealing lyrics on his upcoming album,  Channel Orange . Tonight, the singer shared a personal note, [...]