![]() It was musically credible, calmer, more thoughtful and dynamic. ![]() The Tyler ban lasted for years, unquestioned by an increasingly overzealous culture of performative wokeness.įan-favouite Flower Boy followed, showcasing a Tyler that had clearly been influenced by the boundless creativity that surrounded him. This happened at a time when the Australian music industry was, in an effort to be more “inclusive,” more than happy to overstretch a sense of thinly-veiled virtue, upheld by media who were steadily profiting on progressive politics. His unfiltered approach landed him in hot water more than a few times, making Tyler an OG victim of what is now known as cancel culture, targeted by infantilised go-gooders who quickly discovered that social ostracism and boycotting could be weaponised as long as you exaggerated how offended you were about something.Īs such, the man was even banned from performing in Australia for years, sparking an intellectually lazy and incredibly boring debate about separating art from the artist. With Goblin and Wolf, Tyler was quickly establishing himself as the edgy rapper of the 21st century, blessed with a bass-heavy baritone voice that he’d use in some uncomfortably honest raps. ![]() Frank Ocean shot ahead of everyone else, but artists like Syd tha Kid and Earl Sweatshirt echoed just how credible this collective was becoming. Thoughtful, musically inclined and considered. These were art school kids as much as a Pharrell Williams or a J Dilla. As more and more artists from the collective began to establish their own identities, perception started to evolve. gang.” at the top of our lungs like it was some sort of death metal concert, it was clear these kids didn’t really give a fuck about anything but hyping the crowd up. It was exactly the mess fans of Odd Future’s bare-bones, pragmatic hip hop wanted and while we all screamed “wolf. That show, deep into the bowels of Sydney Opera House at The Studio was a mess. This was shortly after the talk-show performance of “Sandwitches” that drew all types of music fans towards the group. In a rather messy fashion, Tyler and almost all of Odd Future packed into the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Live the same year “Yonkers” turned into such a massive underground hit. ![]() While I can’t profess to be as hardcore a Tyler fan compared to most of the crowd packing the undersold Qudos Bank Arena, I’ve not only seen the man live about four times, I saw him shortly after he first burst onto the scene. Tyler’s show is stylish, sophisticated and well-rehearsed, harnessing the chaos that once kept him from being taken too seriously and using that to power what is genuinely a headline-worthy show. In 2022, the 31-year-old musician adds something to the confidence he’s so clearly expressed since he first stomped onto the scene as the de-facto leader of Odd Future – sophistication. Tyler, the Creator has grown immensely as a performer and is not only capable of commanding an entire arena with just a – highly polished – stage design, a microphone and a ridiculous amount of energy. ![]()
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