


Tyler, the Creator, Gunna, and Pop Smoke also appear on the record, which is the Bape founder’s first album since 2005’s Nigo Presents: Return of the Ape Sounds. Pharrell Williams is the elder statesman of this club, which also includes Pusha T, Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, and Lil Uzi Vert, all of whom appear on I Know Nigo, an album out March 25 that memorializes their friendship with the Tokyo streetwear legend. We think you'll enjoy these related videos below and for more great content featuring your favorite artists, sign up for Fuse+ to access all our videos.It started out as an inside joke: Rappers of a certain tax bracket, at pains to impress peers who had all the same jewels, watches and cars as them, instead signaled their status by telling people “I know Nigo.” Before long, it happened enough that the Japanese fashion designer started printing the words on t-shirts for his industry friends. In case you missed it, check out how Frank Ocean, Jay-Z, Tyler, the Creator and more all contributed to 20 Proud LGBTQ Music Moments From the Past Year. And it could take the power out of that word." People would be so f-cking confused! They wouldn't know what to do.

The same as 'n-gga.'" Tyler continues, "Let's say Frank started using the word 'f-g,' just jokingly. "He knows me, and he knows I don't care about being gay. round of applause?īut does Ocean's sexuality change Tyler's heavy usage of the F-word (not the four-letter one, by the way)? Not quite. But that's my n-gga." Coming from someone whose Twitter bio is "I AM NOT A D-KE," it's possible that's as sensitive as Tyler gets. "I kinda knew, because he likes Pop Tarts without frosting on them, so I knew something was weird. "Yeah, I was one of the first people he ," Tyler told the magazine (via Complex). Ocean revealed his sexuality in a blog post last summer, confessing that his first love was a man. Odd Future frontman/most eloquent orator Tyler, the Creator tells Rolling Stone that he knew bandmate/close friend Frank Ocean was gay before the Channel Orange singer ever came out.
