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Tyler, the Creator: Horsing Around

Even as a solo act, the Odd Future leader remains relentlessly absurd

He can't relate to anyone and neither can his fans, so they fall for him. I ask my 14-year-old cousin why she has "I [heart] Odd Future" on her Instagram and she offers as good an answer as any: "I like how their sound is different from other artists. I like Tyler's humor and how he's his own unique person. Everything else feels fake."

Tyler relates to these stories the most. He still responds to fans' questions on a personal Formspring account, ranging from his favorite theme park (Magic Mountain) to what color fans should dye their hair (green). Mr. Kill People Burn Shit Fuck School even occasionally offers the old-fashioned advice to get off the Internet, go play outside with friends, and eat ice cream.

His eyes particularly light up when telling the story about a girl who wanted to be a ballerina but abandoned her dreams to focus on studying for college.

"She sent me a letter saying that I gave her the courage to try out and win a ballerina scholarship," Tyler says. "We put so much confidence in kids. I just want them to be themselves. I don't know how I did it. ... But it's cool."

The production coordinator interrupts again to tell Tyler to prepare for the last skit. So he wraps orange and blue do-rags around his head and slips on a shirt with an airbrushed piece of bread. Printed in bubble letters is: "RIP JOHN JOHN."

Tyler explains that the skit's genesis stemmed from wondering what would happen if your best friend were made of bread and he died. He lets the ridiculousness of the question linger for a second, shrugs his shoulders, grabs a votive candle and goes off to mourn John John.

The good news is that it's pretty easy to put a do-rag on a piece of bread.

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Sebastianq
Sebastianq

What a no-talent little twat.  So if Tyler "The Creator of Crap" offered me a salad and I yelled "Get that damn ni*ger lettuce away from me!" he would be cool with that?  Yeah, doubt it.  His argument is toothless and makes no sense. Way to promote homophobia LA Weekly. 

BathSalt
BathSalt

LA Weekly staff, I have some constructive criticism. I know you guys are on the OF cheerlead squad and that's cool. They're local and blew up. I get it. However, if you're going to hype up a musician/singer's coming project, tell us about the MUSIC. For example, inform us about the writing process or the beats. What was that about Syd being a sound engineer? That could of been interesting if it were more than a one sentence blurb.  This entire piece tells us that Tyler likes drawing penises, thinks it's OK to throw homophobic slurs at produce and is somewhat of a narcissist. This doesn't tell me anything of substance. Journalism is about engaging your reader, not shamelessly promoting something or someone.

LAWeeklyMusic
LAWeeklyMusic moderator editor

@BathSalt Did you not see the part about how no one's heard the album? 

Crapmandoodoo
Crapmandoodoo

Tyler raps good for a monkey, ape , baboon , orangutan and gorilla

13MitredAbbots
13MitredAbbots

Screaming at the pony is not "smarter than you." They get a good beat once in a while and I like Earl's songs, but this is stupid bullshit. "If I call an apple a fag" is beyond stupid.I realized I was trolled by reading this and responding.

Yinzi
Yinzi

I wasn't a fan before, mainly because of the shock lyrics (I grew up on the Marshall Mathers LP, but I was 15 when that came out), but Tyler's personality and drive are both awesome.

 

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