![]() ![]() “And I guess having something where I can be super creative and express myself has definitely brought it forward how much, no matter what happens, I’m always going to be there for myself.” As such, the rapper is proud that he’s been able to internalize this self-sufficient reality, spending these past few months of the pandemic “learning to love myself more and realizing that sometimes I wasn’t doing that, just being more confident in what I’m doing and blocking out anybody’s negativity.” As he lets off, “If it’s not good critique, then it’s not for me. “I grew up a lot having this hidden self-hatred for myself and not even realizing that it was there,” he begins. It’s that Frank Ocean is one of those songwriters who manages to touch new and distant places in his audience’s imagination, a cartographer of intimacy and confession so intrepid and sensitive that listening to him can feel like eavesdropping on something private, maybe even inexpressible. ![]() Robbed childhoods came up again as the rapper talked about using quarantine to “strengthen my relationship with myself.” Nas confesses that he had a history with self-hatred in his youth, something many queer kids can relate to. ![]() The “Old Town Road” musician also plans to “explore” his queer identity in his debut album.
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