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8 Things We Learned From Tyler, the Creator’s Wide-Ranging ‘All Star Series’ Interview

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  • Artists need “cheerleading” to keep them going, like Jasper did for Tyler

  • Tyler believes the internet “ramped up” in 2016, making surprises harder to pull off

  • He’s not a fan of artists using snippets to crowdsource their creative process

  • The NFT space isn’t of interest to him

  • Tyler saw Kanye “building up” to ‘Dark Twisted Fantasy’ as far back as Trina’s “B R Right” in ’02

  • Tyler, the Creator made an “indie rock” album in 2012

  • He says Hype Williams’ greatness was “hindered” after early reactions to ‘Belly’

  • Tyler shares his thoughts on Ye’s Black Future Month