FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2011 file photo, Frank Ocean arrives at the 16th annual GQ "Men of the Year" party in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, July 4, 2012, Ocean, the rising and highly acclaimed singer revealed on his website that his first love was a man. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
July 04, 2012 - 11:18 AM
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Frank Ocean says he feels like a free man: The acclaimed singer has revealed on his website that his first love was a man.
He wrote Wednesday on his Tumblr page that he fell in love at 19 with a friend whom he spent two summers with. When he confessed his feelings, the friend didn't reciprocate, though he did years later.
Ocean's self-released "nostalgia, ULTRA" was named as one of the best albums of 2011 by some critics.
He also was prominently featured on Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch the Throne" album last year. He is part of the hip-hop collective Odd Future led by Tyler, the Creator, who is known for using anti-gay epithets in his lyrics.
Tyler is expressing support for Ocean on Twitter — in typical crude fashion.
News from © The Associated Press, 2012