Tyler, The Creator has admitted he used to “hate” Childish Gambino — while sharing the stage with the man himself.
The Odd Future founder brought out Gambino as a surprise guest during his headlining performance at Coachella on Saturday (April 13), with the Georgia native singing the hook on “Running Out of Time” and adding some gorgeous harmonies.
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After their duet was over, Tyler revealed he used to dislike Childish Gambino and can’t put his finger on why.
“I used to hate that n-gga,” he said, prompting laughs from the crowd. “Seriously. I don’t know why. I gotta go to therapy to figure it out.”
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However, Tyler’s opinion changed when he heard “Urn,” from Gambino’s 2013 album Because the Internet.
“Then this n-gga put this song called ‘Urn’ out,” he said. “It was so undeniable, n-gga. I was at conflict with myself ’cause I’m like, ‘Fuck! How could a n-gga that I hate so much be so good?’ And now, the tables have turned and this n-gga barely returns my calls.”
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He continued: “Donald, I fuck with you. Thank you for putting out shit that exceeds expectations or the perception that n-ggas like us should make. I love you. Thank you for existing and thank you for coming out. Please give him another round of applause.”
Despite appearing on stage together, the pair have yet to release music together — although they did face off in a fictional rap battle in a 2011 episode of the animated sitcom Regular Show.
Tyler, The Creator jokes that he used to hate Childish Gambino until "Urn" came out 😂pic.twitter.com/rXht7f0AM7
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) April 14, 2024
MY NIGGA WHY DID CHILDISH GAMBINO COME ON STAGE WITH TYLER THE CREATOR TO PERFORM RUNNING OUT OF TIME???? WHAT THE FUCK pic.twitter.com/FbKVq8Qxuu
— 𝖇𝖆𝖗 🔜 EDC Las Vegas (@G4SDRAWLS) April 14, 2024
Tyler, The Creator’s headlining Coachella set saw him perform 23 songs including “Wusyaname,” “Dogtooth,” “She,” “Tron Cat,” “Yonkers,” “Odd Toddlers,” “Smuckers” and “Earfquake.”
As well as Childish Gambino, other special guests included A$AP Rocky, Kali Uchis and Charlie Wilson.
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Just days before his Coachella performance, Tyler revealed that he was concerned about the 11:40 p.m. start time due to his early bedtime.
“Dawg I’m sleep by 10 every night this is fucked,” he wrote on Instagram. “I will take a nap on stage. No lie tho its a task to stay up late for me man im an early bird.”
The Grammy-winner is no stranger to the Coachella stage having previously performed at the festival in 2015 and 2018 following his Cherry Bomb and Flower Boy albums, respectively.
He also performed in 2011 as part of Odd Future. The group were kicked out after spraying security guards with water guns, but Tyler managed to get back into the festival to see Lil B perform.
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Tyler will return to Coachella for the second weekend of the festival this Saturday (April 20).
