![]() ![]() 2, was a glimpse into the future for both artists, nodding towards both Flower Boy and the imminent Channel Orange. This track, taken from 2012’s The OF Tape Vol. It’s easy to hear why: on tracks like “White,” Tyler’s creamy production oozes around Frank’s voice like custard round a sticky toffee pudding, unlocking unfathomable new flavors in the singer’s voice. Odd Future – “White”įrank Ocean used to say he looked up to Tyler despite being three years older than him. Tyler’s attention was drawn to the Canadian band after they uploaded a cover of “Orange Juice” to YouTube not long afterwards they were collaborating, as on this version of Bastard cut “Seven.” “I didn’t mean to offend anyone… alright, I’m lying,” Tyler grins in one lyric. Aside from a shared fondness for Supreme, bucket hats and MF DOOM, the two acts first emerged brimming with a similar youthful talent at odds with the rest of contemporary music. It’s easy to imagine indie jazz-hoppers BadBadNotGood getting on well with the Odd Future crew. Anyway, something about “Garbage” makes it a fitting choice for the GTA V soundtrack. Similarly, listening to Tyler, the Creator lyrics about murdering white girls is not necessarily an endorsement of the crime in question. Unbeknownst to some, it’s actually possible to play Grand Theft Auto without turning into a serial car thief in real life. Even more excruciating (and hilarious) than this is their appearance on BBC’s Newsnight. They were rude (check all the censored swearwords) they had their own look they could rap better than anyone else around and the mainstream media had absolutely no idea what to make of them. Speaking of mums: Tyler, Earl and Domo Genesis’s performance of “Rusty” on Letterman in 2013 epitomized the Odd Future explosion. The two channel OJ Simpson (geddit? OJ?) with bars about nuns, erections and duck-taping mother geese, but Tyler takes the gong with that line about Jack and Jill. ![]() Using the sumptuous piano instrumental from Gucci Mane’s “Lemonade,” “Orange Juice” showed why Tyler and Earl were many early Odd Future fans’ two faves - and also why they weren’t such a hit with rap fans’ moms. On “Fin” he goes by Ace, reeling off a list of acknowledgements to all his biggest influences, including his nearest and dearest, fashion brands like Supreme and Billionaire Boys Club and albums like Sade’s Love Deluxe and Radiohead’s Kid A, as well as some slightly more egregious choices like Hitler, Stalin and “all the porn in the world.” 19. Looking back on the very first Odd Future Tape now prompts many writers to describe a teenage Tyler using terms like “remarkably fully formed.” That’s fair enough: he produced the whole thing while rapping under an array of different aliases. It’s also the introduction of Dr TC, the fictional psychiatrist with whom Tyler discusses his problems throughout Bastard, Goblin and 2013’s Wolf. Across nine verses (and no choruses) Tyler weaves between references to Heelys and Disney movies to his absentee father and strangling imaginary girlfriends. The first track on Tyler’s first mixtape, “Bastard” announced a new rapper on the scene with an opening skit taking shots at any blogger who hadn’t yet taken notice of him. So Tyler’s collaboration with the Council’s $ilkMoney makes perfect sense: he’s on production here, teasing rumbling synth lines that recall 2011’s Goblin. Tyler, the Creatorĭespite only releasing about eight songs in the space of four years, Divine Council are still the hottest rap group to emerge since Odd Future. Lonely”, a breezy, carefree slowjam that could work as on-hold music were it not for the lyrical references to suicide and chronic loneliness throughout. Typical of that complexity is the double-edged “911 / Mr. To date it’s Tyler’s magnum opus, a work of complex, considered brilliance. There would be nowhere near the same hype around IGOR if it hadn’t been for Flower Boy. Fingers crossed Earl Sweat does the soundtrack for the next Cat in the Hat reboot. Also, just like the hairy green tormentor of Whoville, Tyler seems scary and mean from afar, but is all soft and cuddly up close. I mean, in many ways it makes no sense, obviously, but aside from the fact that he’s a polemic rapper soundtracking a children’s film, he is essentially a big kid, obsessed with colors, waffles and Rugrats. In many ways, Tyler writing songs for The Grinch makes a lot of sense. We have Zayn Malik’s poor punctuality to thank for it too: in another world it could have been him singing these lines. It’s a love song about seeing your ideal heartthrob every time you close your eyes, which is a bit like Kali Uchis’ chorus - listen now and it will be wandering around your mind all day. ![]() “See You Again” is reportedly Tyler’s favorite song from 2017’s Flower Boy, and possibly the finest pop track he’s ever written. ![]()
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