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"&lt;img alt=\"0704_frank_ocean_getty\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/07/04/0704-frank-ocean-getty-2.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kanye West&lt;/strong&gt; collaborator &lt;strong&gt;Frank Ocean&lt;/strong&gt; -- from the rap group &lt;strong&gt;Odd Future&lt;/strong&gt; -- has just declared he is gay ... or bisexual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The revelation makes him the first hip hop star to publicly address a sexual attraction to men.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ocean -- who collaborated with Kanye and Jay-Z on \"Watch the Throne\" -- posted the long, dense message on his Tumblr this morning, writing, \"Four summers ago, I met somebody. I was 19 years old. He was too.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"We spent that summer, and the summer after, together. Everyday almost. And on the days we were together, time would glide. Most of the day I'd see him, and his smile.&amp;#8221;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#8220;Sleep I would often share with him. By the time I realized I was in love, it was malignant. It was hopeless. There was no escaping, no negotiating to the women I had been with, the ones I cared for and thought I was in love with.&amp;#8221;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He added, &amp;#8220;I don't have any secrets I need kept anymore ... I feel like a free man.&amp;#8221;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There has been a lot of intolerance in the hip hop world toward gays and bisexuals, so Frank's disclosure has enormous importance. It will be a bellwether for other stars who are considering coming out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Frank's Odd Future band mate &lt;strong&gt;Tyler the Creator&lt;/strong&gt; tweeted after Frank posted the message, writing, \"My Big Brother Finally F***ing Did That. Proud Of That N***a Cause I Know That Shit Is Difficult Or Whatever.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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