Tyler, The Creator: He's Cooler Than Kanye | DECODERS
Tyler, The Creator—a troublemaker, a genius, and a fashion icon. His strange personalities haunt him. But in his latest album, "Chromakopia," the artist drops all masks and reveals his true self... Why?
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CONTEST
1. Write an interesting fact about Tyler in the comments that we don't mention in this episode, and include your Telegram and YouTube handles.
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The author of the most interesting fact will receive a new Tyler, the Creator vinyl record, "Chromakopia"!
UPDATE: The contest results are in!
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Timecodes:
00:00 Start
00:30 Introduction
03:27 We're giving away a Chromakopia vinyl record!
05:06 Chapter I. Saint Chroma
08:12 Reading "The Phantom Tollbooth," the book that inspired Tyler
11:38 Tyler's hairstyle on the cover is a reference to Rwanda
12:45 How Tyler is connected to David Bowie
15:29 Chapter II. The Horrorcore Era
19:22 How Tyler is connected to "The Silence of the Lambs"
23:09 Chapter III. Experiments and Searches
27:44 Chapter IV. Transformation
28:40 How Tyler is connected to Wes Anderson
33:45 How Tyler is connected to Charles Baudelaire and the film "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
35:19 How Tyler is connected to Russia
42:40 Chapter V. Returning to Roots
44:59 As a child, Tyler was often hugged by his mother and felt loved
46:42 How Tyler made peace with his father (in his work)
47:57 Chapter VI. Conclusions
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