He’s the rare combination of natural gifts, high functionality, and an inventive mind. He produces, directs, designs and acts among other things.
Rap may have propelled him into stardom but to use his words, he's so much more than just another rapper.
Rhyming words together in a rhythm is just one of those things.” Later Tyler would say “I don’t want my name mentioned next to other rappers.” After King questioned if Tyler was annoyed when being referred to as just a rapper, he said “I’m so much more than that, I just like making stuff. Lofty aspirations for the 28-year old, but well within his ability. While appearing on the Larry King Show, Tyler said he wanted to one day do films and have his name mentioned with Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson. He might fuck around a write your verse for you.” So he’s one of those guys that knows exactly what he wants from you. As Lil Wayne went on to explain: “He’s a perfectionist. I do everything.” And Tyler doesn’t just do everything, he does everything extremely well. I’m on photoshop, sending the labels, my. Maybe, I probably had a line that I knew I wouldn’t say because people would think it was too gross to put into rap or it didn’t go with the whole vibe of the song but I’ll think about something and say Tyler will say this shit."Īccording to the rapper, since day one, he’s produced every song for all his albums except track no. I don’t think there would’ve been a Yeezus if it wasn’t for you." He later ended the statement by saying, " It’s certain niggas that push you different." During the same filming, Wayne said, " Tyler changed the game. During the filming of a documentary for Cherry Bomb, Tyler’s fourth studio album, titled Death Camp - West said this about The Creator: " Thank you for putting that battery in my back. If you don’t believe me, take the word of some hip-hop greats. Projecting a fun-house mirror on hip-hop culture’s perception of “normal.” Artists willing to push these boundaries are usually the same ones we eventually be remember as revolutionary. Even though he’s become known most widely for his controversial statements about homosexuality and atheism, awkward get-ups and just general weirdness - if you look closely enough, Tyler’s art has given commentary on society as few have. Just as was the case during the original period of renaissance, we’re experiencing social and political upheaval. Pushing the boundaries of normality for a millennial generation. Innovatively flowering an alternative hip-hop movement. Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci: these men inspired the term “renaissance man.” For the 21st century, Tyler represents a peculiar artistic revival. The original renaissance era during Europe’s 15th and 16th centuries are best known for progressions in artistic development. In addition to his musical success, Tyler has two successful clothing lines and has had his own television show. It was the first time ever an artist has self-produced and self-arranged an album that flew to no. The project soared to the top of the charts. The success of his latest album, IGOR, is proof of that fact. Not only is he one of the most creative, but he’s also one of the most versatile. A polymath of sorts or a person whose expertise spans a significant number of various subject areas, Tyler thrives on going against the grain. The 28-year old do-it-all artist is a spearheading renaissance man of rap’s newest periodization - a bridge between, what some consider, this genre’s middle ages to stylistically modernized and diversified MCs of the now. The great 21st-century theologian and visionary, Tyler the Creator, once said: “Fuck what they want, give them what YOU want.” Tyler was explaining his avant-garde approach to creativity with Funk Flex during a Hot 107 interview last year. Defining the 4 musical stages of Tyler the Creator, Rap's Renaissance Man.
0 kommentar(er)
