In 2014, Lord Jamar shared his thoughts on Tyler Perry's pregnancy announcement, and said that he was shocked that the Madea creator had a girlfriend. The Brand Nubian rapper said that everyone thought that Tyler was gay, and believed his girlfriend may have been a "beard" for the filmmaker. The New York rapper then questioned why the famed director wouldn't come out as gay, and said that Tyler may be saving the announcement for when he "falls on bad times."