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Jul 13, 2011Yeah, he hinted at this sort of consciousness on a couple of recordings in the past, but this is full-fledged social commentary.
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Aug 4, 2011We'll simply have to look at I'm Gay as a sign that B might not prove to be the flash in the pan that so many haters hope he is.
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Aug 23, 2011There is no doubt that this side of Lil B is his most genuine and I'm sure as a statement Im Gay (Im Happy) is sincere just not quite how you might have assumed.
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Jul 21, 2011I'm Gay is a rebuke to the purists who complain he can't rap and that his out-there freestyles are basic and unintelligible.
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Jul 14, 2011So while I'm Gay isn't a definitive statement, it is an especially compelling point on a bizarre trajectory, one that feels worth keeping around.
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Jul 13, 2011I'm Gay (I'm Happy) isn't sly and intertextual, it's an alternate universe beholden only to its own laws.
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Jul 26, 2011Listeners who buy into B's unique worldview on I'm Gay (I'm Happy) will quickly discover that while he's far from a political trailblazer, at least he's completely sincere.
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Jul 19, 2011The thread that tethers I'm Gay to the rest of Lil B's immense, sprawling catalogue is his earnest loyalty to the central tenets of the "based" movement: love and positivity in the face of adversity.
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Jul 13, 2011At the end of the day, I'm Gay (I'm Happy) proves that he is a much better artist (and role model) than anyone was led to believe.
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Jul 13, 2011Lil B die-hards may accuse I'm Gay of pandering to hip-hop purists; in reality, though, the project's production is high quality and inventive.
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