Tyler, the Creator threatened to bring back the “old” him at his “30 Minutes of Chromakopia” mini-concert in Boston on Halloween (Oct. 31) while talking about his ire at Taylor Swift fans. The rapper lashed out at what he deemed an attempt by Swifties to “cancel” him recently over old lyrics after he momentarily took over the No. 1 spot on the global Spotify Top Artist chart for three days this week, marking the first time since the tally was launched, breaking Swift’s 698-day tun at the top.
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“I got Swifties all mad at me with their racist a-s,” Tyler said while standing atop a green shipping container in his full Chromakopia character costume. “Bringing up old lyrics, b–ch, go listen to ‘Tron Cat,’ I don’t give a f–k hoe. I don’t give a f–k b–ch. They gonna bring out the old me.”
While it was unclear which lyrics Tyler was referring to, the MC has brought up Swift more than a few times in sexualized ways in his songs, including on the 2011 Goblin track “Fish,” on which he rapped, “B–ches running ’round down, p–sy take a trip/ Make her strip, got my d-k harder than the unzip/ Tyler swiftly slips his d–k inside of Taylor Swift’s slit.” On that same album’s “Nightmare,” he says, “My father called me to tell me he loved me/ I’d have a better chance of gettin’ Taylor Swift to f–k me.”
Tyler bucked music industry convention this week by releasing his latest album on Monday, instead of the typical Friday window for new releases. He’s also announced the 2025 dates for a Chromakopia world tour, with the U.S. leg slated to kick off on Feb. 4 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. and wrap up on July 27 in Newark, N.J.
