No Homo?

Hip hop culture has been infamous for being homophobic, but recent events bring that to question. Frank Ocean, a singer/ songwriter recently 'come out the closet', announcing he is by-sexual. Although he shocked the hip hop industry, fans and the world he surprisingly received a lot of support from peers and fans. Various artists suck as Tyler The Creator, Busta Rhymes, Beyonce and many more tweeted and commented applauding his honesty.
Phrases such as 'no homo'and 'thats guy' have been used rampantly in the hip hop culture. No homo is used as a disclaimer to clarify or distance oneself from statements that may be ambiguous and seem to be of a homosexual nature in a certain context. This saves as evidence of how hip hop culture as distanced its self from the gay society. Derogatory words for homosexuals such as fagg*t, f*g and fruity have been used as a way of cursing or expressing disrespect for heterosexual people. So one may question the sudden embracing of Frank Ocean's sexuality.
One can suspect that the embracing of homosexuality may be more of a public relations stunt by the artists who have shown support. On the other hand some of these people may respect Ocean's honesty more than his sexuality. There has long been rumors about rap stars who are by-sexual or living double lives on the down low. So the fact that Ocean has come out in an industry that is very septic towards homosexuality is a great display of honesty and courage in which anyone can respect that. And for that I too respect Frank Ocean for. One can wonder whether he is the first of many to come out.