'Coming into my understanding of my sexuality helped shape the record. This album represents sexual freedom and liberation for me.' - Steve Lacy
By the time he could drive, Lacy was known around Compton as a musical prodigy who could cut Grammy-caliber beats on his phone and play guitar with a low-key, chameleonic virtuosity. Of black and Filipino heritage, Lacy first earned notice when he joined up with the Internet, the experimental R&B project helmed by Odd Future-aligned singer Syd Tha Kid and Matt Martians. Tyler, the Creator immediately brought him into his fold .
Coming into my understanding of my sexuality helped shape the record. This album represents sexual freedom and liberation for me.Those innovations have quietly helped shape some of the most important and popular albums of recent history. The Kendrick, Cole and Solange collaborations got the attention .
With “Apollo XXI,” Lacy’s finally come into his own as a solo artist, one straddling R&B, indie rock and his own idiosyncrasies. His coming out had speed bumps; Lacy was criticized for saying that he wasn’t sexually attracted to fellow black men, before deleting much of his social media and asking via Tumblr: “PLS LEAVE ME ALONE…not answering any more questions about my sexuality.” But while “Apollo” is not a dramatic coming-out album — “I didn’t wanna make it a big deal,” he says on “Like Me” — his path to self-discovery deeply informs the LP.
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