But he wasnt selling blackface merch or doing videos in blackface or being the ringleader/figurehead of it all.

Also he himself is technically a casualty of all that crazy s*** by the fact his mom singlehandedly grounded him from rap for like 2-3 years yo lmao.

Heavy is the head that chose to wear the crown.

hahahaha they on that nigga ASS

telling u first hand my parents s*** on Q Tip all the time for being weird and not making music niggas wanna hear

And your parents are outliers considering tribe is one of the best selling rap groups ever

Niggas gonna hate niggas for everything.

Niggas hate niggas that are cool too lmao.

What I’m saying is the overall outsider complex a LOT of times be self imposed fam

He’s letting this get to him when he shouldn’t

This how it is for any artist with a big fan base. He’s just one of the few big artists that actually talks about his influences and tries to put people onto them

Is that why Syd drifted apart?

they dragging him left and right on twitter my god.

time for my monthly delete of the app

Was wondering when this was gonna be a thread on here lol. But yea he gotta acknowledge directly that he practically cultivated a fanbase that behaves like that

1.How was Earl different pre Samoa?

2.I definitely do think it helps that Earl started his transition earlier and his was more direct, but I don’t think that clears him of taking accountability. Tyler started to shift in 2013 too, I actually think syd and matt (goats) getting on his ass about the blackface s*** was the start of Tyler’s change which was around the same time as Chum came out. I think thats why tyler holds syd and matt so dear today

3.Tyler has too, he has interviews and quotes where he’s addressed it similarly.

Thats the thing, I feel like some of the stuff you’re asking for has already happened. I personally don’t think it’s enough but I also don’t think we’re gonna get any further without expanding the conversation past what its already been for years

There's also the issue of some of his humour at the expense of black people looks worse given the mostly non black fanbase
Sort of like Chappelle's thoughts that led to him leaving his show

Niggas making fun of Niggas in front of other niggas is just jokes
But doing it mostly in front of a 'white' fanbase will lead to those fans having even more negative thoughts surrounding blackness

Young Nigga Come Thru Lookin Clean

From her tweet, it seemed to have been the last straw at the time. This was also pre-cherry bomb where it seemed like Tyler's and OF hype was dying down.

Okay so by this you admit that its not black & white lol

Syd drifted apart before this because she went on tour with them in 2011 and said the boys didnt take enough time to care for her or ask how she was doing

Basically didnt like being the only woman amongst a bunch of wild guys

100%

It emboldened white people

Our president was black, we were more united and the future looked bright. Times were different

I definitely think a lot of niggas was drinking the racism is ending kool aid in the early 2010s lmaoo

"boy you look like an African poet" (clearly referencing his dad) on the intro,

the way he rapped he was instantly the one out of OF that was taken the most seriously as a "lyricist"

or in layman terms, bro was RAPPING rapping

2. And that's why I acknowledge he has changed, the difference between perception of him and Earl is earl wasnt the ringleader/figurehead of all that OF represented (which unfortunately, along with good music, it represented a lot of anti-black gimmicky s***).

3. I will concede that most likely, it's unfortunately the legacy he'll leave behind. It's unfortunate but it brings a good point that blowing up as a child like....95% of the time aint worth it cause the fans grow up with you so you're kind of always frozen in time.

Q-Tip has said it himself, he made a calculated play after the first album to make his and the group more appealing to the larger black population

They changed up their fashion style, started wearing Polo etc
He knew what criticism they were getting as them niggas wearing African clothes

OutKast acknowledged this issue too, you heard them skits on Aquemini with them niggas coming to buy the album & say they weren't messing with OutKast no more vwyase they were too weird

It's a real thing, mitch's experience of what he heard from his parents is definitely something that was widespread and occurring all over the place

I'll admit to that yeah.

That’s fair and I empathise

I really don’t care about white people’s opinion on anything to do with black people…

Tyler still has the Edgelord fans? I don't follow him like that so I'm out of the loop

Caring about twitter comments is everyone's first mistake. That site is full of Nazis and bots.