Illustration by Laura Lannes Welcome to New Retro Week, a celebration of the biggest artists, hits, and cultural moments that made 2012 a seminal year in pop. MTV News is looking back to see what lies ahead: These essays showcase how today’s blueprint was laid a decade ago. Step into our time machine. By Rob LeDonne On July 4, 2012, Frank Ocean, one of the buzziest burgeoning musicians who had been steadily making a name for himself as a talented, innovative artist, posted a blog on Tumblr where he, without much fanfare, announced he was gay or, at the very least, bisexual. “[Four] summers ago, I met somebody,” he wrote in the all-caps declaration. “I was 19 years old. He was too. We spent that summer, and the summer after, together. Everyday almost. And on the days we were together, time would glide.” “By the time I realized I was in love, it was malignant,” Ocean continued. “It was hopeless. There was no escaping, no negotiating with the feeling. No choice. It was my first love, it changed my life.” Deeply in the closet then myself, it was a stunning… Click below to read the full story from MTV News
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