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by Hillary Crosley onMay 11, 2013
How rap fans demanded more of artists and their lyrics by attacking their branding deals.
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by Britni Danielle onMay 2, 2013
In a piece for Clutch magazine, Britni Danielle says that Tyler, the Creator's online commercial -- in which a battered white woman has to pick a suspect out of a lineup consisting of black men and a goat -- peddles stereotypes that black men have been fighting for years.
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by Jozen Cummings onMay 1, 2013
An online spot for Mountain Dew created by Odd Future member Tyler, the Creator gets taken down after being described as racist.
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by Timmhotep Aku onAugust 12, 2012
MCs have gone from rhyming about weed to lyrical odes to trippier substances like MDMA and Xanax.
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by Bassey Ikpi onSeptember 30, 2011
A writer defends the controversial group's right to express themselves, if not their graphic lyrics.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onAugust 29, 2011
Beyoncé made the big announcement, but Lady Gaga, Adele and Tyler, the Creator took home the big awards.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 17, 2011
Tyler, the Creator says that gay fans are fine with the slur. Oh, and feel free to call him the n-word.
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by Cord Jefferson onMarch 28, 2011
So what if Odd Future's music makes critics feel "weird and awful"? The rap group is a success -- especially among white music writers.
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