Tyler, The Creator Recalls Being Helped By Frank Ocean

    The Odd Future collective’s infiltration into the worlds of music, fashion and television can obscure the fact that Frank Ocean was actually one of the first members of the crew sign a recording contract. Ocean was inked to Def Jam—where his work was shelved before he decided to release Nostalgia, Ultra on his own—before the “Yonkers” video went viral. In a brief interview with GQ magazine, Tyler the Creator reflected on those early days when he got a helping hand from Frank Ocean.

    “That’s my nigga, because I was broke as fuck a year and a couple months ago,” Tyler revealed, in a brief interview for GQ’s Men of the Year 2012 series. “He would take me and a couple other friends to random restaurants and meet all his other famous friends and shit. It was cool. It was like this other life I didn’t know. He had a nice ass car.”

    After signing a distribution deal with Sony, Tyler noted that the nice cars are spread around the rest of the crew. But he also praised his fellow Odd Future member’s solo debut, Channel Orange, which is close to being certified gold domestically.

    “I first heard Channel Orange like in pieces,” Tyler added. “[Frank Ocean] took me to the studio and played me pieces, and I was stoked. My favorite is “Sierra Leone.” I actually don’t know what the fuck he’s talking about on “Sierra Leone,” I just like the way it sounds if you want to know the truth.”

    The full interview can be seen below, courtesy of GQ.com.

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    53 thoughts on “Tyler, The Creator Recalls Being Helped By Frank Ocean

    1. I hope tyler is saving his money…. Cause this hipster/indie/instagram thing probably only has about a year or two left in it. And hes getting too old to appeal to crazy little white kids…. Good luck in life.

      1. who the hell are you? or yea, the master of nobody. shut up, you don’t know shit. the only thing for certain is you will still be trolling HHDX forums a year or two from now. clown.

      1. hip-hop homophobes… take a picture of them having fun on stage (albeit one that was timed a little awkwardly) and say it’s gay just because of Frank’s orientation? come on guys, who gives a shit, his music is dope.

      1. unnatural?? yeah f***ing right. look bubba, don’t listen to this bigot above me. he, like many others, are just afraid of ppl that are different.

      1. I need to get both to Jerry Sandusky’s cell asap!! Keep in mind even though its buttfucking you all can still be civil about it.

    2. He would take me and a couple other friends to random restaurants and meet all his other famous friends and shit. It was cool. It was like this other life I didnt know. He had a nice ass car. Hmm… it sounds like Tyler The ProCreator remember at these expensive, luxurious rape date

    3. Every time I come to hiphopdx I can never find the restroom. I’ll ask the security guard and see if he knows something.

    4. Sorry but I just can’t listen to music from a dude who sucks cock and gets it up the ass for a living. Hope he doesn’t burn in hell for this unforgivable sin.

      1. WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? FRANK OCEAN DESERVES TO BE BURNED TO ASHES AND WIPED OUT OF EXISTANCE. BUT I AGREE WITH YOUR FIRST STATEMENT THOUGH. STRAIGHT NIGGA MUSIC FO LIFE NIGGA. *PLAYS M.O.P.*

    5. 86% of the comments on this page are homophobic, don’t even bother scrolling theres no one intelligent below this line…
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    6. The funny thing is, a year ago, you guys were jockin’ these niggas like they were the next coming of The Wu-Tang Clan. These dudes were corny and wack to begin with. Anyone that has to do outrageous shit in order to get attention is not gonna be able to keep people’s attention for long. Sooner or later you’ll run out of facades and you’ll have to actually show some skills, that’s when they get exposed. To be fair, I do think that there’s some production talent in that crew, but that’s all.

    7. Gay Hollwood Jews who controls whats hot on this rap shit are pushing the Homosexual agenda and effeminizing Black males.

    8. Aaron McGruder is a modern prophet. That picture is like that Boondocks episode with Ganstalicious’ “Homies over Hoes”.

      Yeah, that picture is suspect and guilty. And cosign all the commentary on how rap has been deliberately turned into a gay vehicle. Remember when all of the major rappers were being asked their opinions on gay marriage in interviews around their release dates. All of these rappers had to pledge allegiance to man booty. I don’t trust the rap industry. Rap is gayer than country music. That is saying a whole lot.

      1. DAMN RIGHT MY NIGGA. AARON IS A FUCKING GENIUS. AND ANY PERSON THAT AGREES WITH GAY MARRIAGE OR ANYTHING GAY DESERVES TO GET SHOT IN THE HEAD AND BURNED TO A CRISP. ALL THE TRUE STRAIGHT PEOPLE SAY NO TO THAT SHIT, WORD UP.

      2. You completely missed the point of the Gangstalicious plot if that is what you got out of it. The purpose of the story was to show how homophobic hip hop was; the fact that his repressed sexuality was coming out in his music and style was just for laughs and ancillary to the point. Gangstalicious was ridiculous because he was closeted, not because he was gay. Aaron McGruder is not in the least a homophobe, if you had actually seen his work and not just used it to prop up your talkin points you would remember the plot thread in the comic strip where Huey gets mad at the gay couple that moved into the neighborhood for tolerating their neighbors’ intolerance.

    9. FRANK OCEAN DESERVES TO BURN IN HELL. FUCKING DICK UP THE ASS, COCK-SUCKING FAGGOT. WHOEVER DISAGREES IS ALSO A FAGGOT AND CAN JOIN FRANK WHEN YOU DIE WHILE I LOUNGE IN HEAVEN.

      1. ^^^^ ALRIGHT NIGGA, HAVE FUN IN HELL. AND I HOPE YOU LOVE DICK IN YOUR ASS BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE ALL THE FAGGOTS GO WHEN THEY DIE.

    10. “THOUGH I CAN FREAK, FLY, FLOW, FUCK UP A FAGGOT, DON’T UNDERSTAND THEIR WAYS, I AIN’T DOWN WITH GAYS”

    11. I’M ACTUALLY GAY TO AND I’M ONLYB ASHING FRANK OCEAN TO COVER UP MY OWN INSECURITIES LIKE A BITCHASS NIGGA.

    12. THE GREY ZONE:

      #1..J COLE

      #2 TTC feat FRANK OCEAN

      #3..WIZ

      #4….WAKA FLOCKA

      #5….A$AP ROCKY

      #6….KEEF

      #7….GAME

      1. DON’T FORGET THE INDEPENDENT NIGGAS:

        #1 GRITS
        #2 CUNNINLYNGUISTS
        #3 NAPPY ROOTS
        #4 JEDI MIND TRICKS
        #5 NON PHIXION
        #6 J-LIVE
        #7 MURS
        #8 BLACKALICIOUS
        #9 ANDRE NICKATINA
        #10 C-BO

    13. revin:

      The entertainment industry labels any man who doesn’t take it up the coat a “homophobe”.

      ^ this is a valid statement……

      there are a LOT of people out there who feel like they are being pressured into accepting the lifestyle. People don’t need to know the local weatherman is gay, they just want to know if to carry an umbrella tomorrow or not.

      It looks more & more like a recruitment than an acceptance issue, the Sandusky’s that rule business can say it’s consensual. Women need to watch out, the politicians are trying to change the definition of rape while they’re walking around with Zumba tights and UGGS on.

      In summary, be careful what you wish for.

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