For the record I was listening to Tyler, The Creators new album Flower Boy while writing this blog post.
This better win a damn grammy... Yesterday, Thursday 20th 2017, (Also the same day OJ Simpson got granted parole! Little cool piece of history I lived through) Tyler, The Creators new album Flower Boy was dated to come out in California at 9 pm. Being the super fan I am I eagerly awaited the entire day and at exactly 9pm I was already on Spotify listening to the album seconds after it's release. This whole infatuation with Tyler is kind of new for me. I became a fan pretty late in the game and only started listening to him about 2 years ago. I remember the first time I listened to him I was immediately pulled in. His music has it's own vibe and he's practically created an empire of "wolf gang" odd future loving kids with not only the creation of his own music but also a clothing line and music festival. Most people just perceive him as a rapper but he's honestly also one smart business man. I respect that a lot. Although, I don't think I realized that severity of my fandom until I got to see him live. Now that was insane. I saw him at this years first ever Agenda Festival in Long Beach on July 15th. Now along him I also got to see Lil Dicky (who was SUCH a great performer & was funny as hell), Cam'ron, Taco and Ludacris. It was a strange mix of performers but I was into it. Tyler was the last to go on and myself and my friend Sunny had been standing in the crowd since Lil Dicky which made it just around 5 hours of waiting and jamming out, and this was the same situation for just about everyone else that was there. Needless to say it was hot and a lot of us were getting tired but once Tyler came out the entire mood of the crowd changed completely. People went CRAZY. Never in my life have I seen a crowd of people go that insane over one person. They had to stop every now and again just to tell people to take two steps back because they were getting close to breaking the barricade. Needless to say they broke it. Sunny and I were pretty deep in the crowd when the concert started but had decided to move back just because of how crowded it was. And also our not so much love towards mosh pits. Tyler's music can get pretty angry so I understand why people start swinging but it's just personally not my thing. When he came out on stage though he looked unreal like he was perfect. It's really something that everyone would just have to see for themselves to understand where I'm coming from. He was wearing this bright pink outfit and just the contrast with his outfit and his skin made him glow. He looked seriously untouchable. For the first time in my life I was star struck. Oh yeah and then ASAP Rocky came out. I lost it. I was in love. My mouth hung open the entire set and I even cried a couple times just simply because of my love for his music and being able to hear it live and jam out with such a strange but exciting energy. There is one thing that happened that day though that I don't think I'll ever forgot. After the barricade broke Tyler decided to perform Tamale. Anyone that has heard this song will already understand how hyped the crowd got. People were going nuts and the music was bumpin'. Right when the song got to the chorus it seemed like everyone was in there own separate world and it wasn't until I turned around that I realized there was a giant police helicopter hovering low and right behind Sunny and I. Right when Tyler realized it was there he stoped the music and was in an equal amount of aw with everyone else. I don't know exactly why it was there. They could've just been enjoying the concert but I have a feeling it had to do something with the breaking of the barricade and how crazy everyone in the crowd was getting. All this aside, it was defiantly unforgettable. I'm definitely not one of the fans that look up to him as a god but I do really admire his work and everything he's created. Sunny and I always joke around saying that Tyler, The Creator is a savant. But honestly I wouldn't doubt it. Also for everyone who is so obsessed over the idea of figuring out if he's gay or not, who cares! It's 2017 and people are going to love who they wanna love. They don't need to go around labeling themselves or feeling like they have to come out, just realize that this is the future and it's perfectly fine if someone loves someone else of the same sex.
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