When Cherry Bomb first came out, it was my favorite song on the album, though it was later supplanted by Smuckers for reasons I will explain later. Songs where he is a guest, even if he has an extensive role on the song, are not allowed.Īlright here we go!!!!! Bench-warmer- What the Frack Right Now Freestyle Songs must have Tyler as "the creator" *Da boom Tizzz* of the song. So my top ten list will not just be a list of Ace's earlier more bloody songs.ġ.
I also think he enjoys his music more, and that shines through. That isn't to say old Tyler is great, new Tyler is whack, it far more complex and I think Tyler from Wolf and beyond is more experimental, and following in the footsteps of his idols like Pharrell, Kayne, Toro Y Moi etc. I don't listen to Tyler as much these days partly because I feel he's evolved and changed his style to suit how he feels about life, as much as some of his fans have also got older and changed and got into different things. It also helps that I'm one of those people who can distinguish between what is said in Art, and what is expressly carried out in real life *Cough* Theresa May *Cough* and the weird fetishization (is that a word?) of them vitamin drinking, Katy Perry listening, lemon fresh, white girls is something which I relate to :P, so when themes of Rape, Murder and Satanism are thrown it, it just feels like another twist. The social outcast status, Clowning around type awkwardness, rejection of so traditional elements of Hip Hop culture. But still, after a hard days work, I sometimes like to kick open one of Tyler's earlier mixtapes and be taken away into ludicrous, violent, visceral world of fantasy that somehow feels so real.
Now, I have sailed the seas of "Alternative" and "Mainstream" Hip Hop, and now my playlists are fortified by among others, guys like Danny Brown, Flying Lotus, Kendrick, Pro Era, Lupe Fiasco, MF DOOM, Action Bronson, The Roots, N.E.R.D, Death Grips, Biggie, Dilla, Kayne and yes Dadivine, Lil B :P. Definitely a few years back, Odd Future probably made up a nigh majority of my listed songs on Spotify. I honestly feel that out of all my favorite musicians, I have taken Tyler closest to my heart for better. Stop lying to yourself, ninja, me the reasonĪnd that really the crux of the issue. Oh you wearing Vans and Supreme this season? Your pants got a flood, a little bit Katrina
For example, outwardly I'm quick to say that I like the clothes I wear for their own sake when I done on skateboarding shoes, a Bape hoodie and box top snapback, and I think I do, but I cannot deny that it was the Odd Future ringleader who highlighted that style of clothing to me, even if he has moved ventures with his "Golf" Clothing line. It peaked a couple of years ago, but he is still one of my favorite rappers out there and I am so glad my youth pastor did the talk about how evil he was all those years back when I was a "slightly" snotty nosed 19 year old just about to enter University. As its well known by many people on the vine, Tyler the Creator has a been a big musical influence on me for the past few years.