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Wale did more than stir up trouble with Meek Mill during his interview with The Breakfast Club last week. He also raised eyebrows when he mentioned that artists like Sam Smith and Frank Ocean got career boosts because they were homosexual.
Wale says gay artists have an advantage in the music business (10:30)
“People are probably going to go bad on me for saying this, but it’s an advantage to be gay in this country right now, that’s just the fact of the matter,” he said. "Frank Ocean is very, very dope. He got pushed to the moon when he dropped his album though.He got the Grammy joint, everything. There's about 30 artists in the country that sold what he did or more. They didn't get to perform prime spots at the GRAMMYs. All these things happening for him. Do you think Miguel would be getting those looks? Not really. Ty Dolla $ign? Not really. People look at it like you a hero, you a pioneer.”
The Washington, D.C. rapper attempted to clarify his remarks when TMZ recently approached him about Frank Ocean and The GRAMMYs.
"I didn't say [he wouldn't have won]," Wale explained. "I said that he's extremely talented. And I know he would have got to where he's at. But I'm just saying he got there at an accelerated pace because of the situation. I'm not taking nothing away from Frank Ocean. Or nobody from the gay community, straight community or nothing. I'm just saying it was a unique situation and people could have profited from it, so it accelerated his position."
What do you think of Wale's comments?
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