The controversial rapper made the announcement that he would title his album I'm Gay after his performance at The Coachella Festival earlier this month.
The I'm Gay album title has sparked a discussion about homophobia within the Hip-Hop community.
GLAAD released a statement over the album title stating that the organization hoped Lil B. was sincere in his attempt to be an "ally" of the LGBT community.
"I’m an ally to the people, and yes, I am an ally," Lil B. said in a new interview with New York Magazine. "I am a man that loves women, but I am an ally. I am not interested in men, but I do support men and women and any choices that they make that are positive."
Lil B. also said he was anti-violence and doesn't support "negative energy."
"I don’t support people putting other people down," Lil B. told New York Magazine. "I’m a supporter of GLAAD and the gay community. It’s major love. I have love for the community and I have love for people in general."
Yesterday (April 21st), MTVNews reported that Lil B. was receiving death threats over the album title.
"People been hitting me up like, 'I'm gonna bash your head in,' 'you f----t,' 'I'm gonna kill you,' " Lil B told MTV News. He also said that the album title doesn't even mean he is homosexual.
"I've never been attracted to a man in my life," Lil B. told MTV News. "But yes I am gay, I'm so happy. I'm a gay, heterosexual male."
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