Rapper iLoveMakonnen Comes Out as Gay…on a Friday

*Rapper iLoveMakonnen, best known for his hit “Tuesday,” revealed early Friday that he is gay, tweeting: “It’s time I’ve come out.”

“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,” wrote the 27-year-old.

He added, “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.”

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

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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

Makonnen’s career blew up in 2014 when Drake remixed his song “Tuesday.” The artist followed it up with, “I Don’t Sell Molly No More.”