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Pepsi to meet with Al Sharpton, Emmett Till's family after company dropped Lil Wayne for offensive lyrics
continued to press for the meeting last week after the company's partnerships with Lil Wayne and Tyler, the Creator, of Odd Future to promote Mountain Dew sparked controversies. PepsiCo and Lil Wayne have since parted over creative differences after the rapper's Read more »
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Jambalaya Festival Moves Downtown
Future's Tyler, the Creator getting cozy with the South by Southwest crowd, 3.17.11. Good news for rap dudes who don’t leaving their hood for shows: next Friday’s scheduled for the Backyard has been moved downtown to the Austin Music Hall. The day-long festival, from The Austin Chronicle Read more »
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The mysterious tale of Tyler, the Creator and his lost Instagram account
Tyler, the Creator (real name Tyler Gregory Okonma) of Odd Future fame loves himself some social media. He’s an avid Twitter user, with over 1 million followers and an active account. He’s also a big Vine user and he loves Instagram, which is why he got apoplectic from Digital Trends Read more »
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Odd Future playing Williamsburg Park with Meek Mill, still debating controversial Mountain Dew ads +++ watch that live Tyler the Creator interview
I guess people are claiming that it's racist, which ... you know, that wasn't even portrayed in that commercial. There's no type of hate being portrayed in that work of art at all -- which I'm confused by. But this older black dude, Dr. Boyce Watkins, I gu from Brooklyn Vegan Read more »
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Run, Odd Future Is Coming To Your Neighborhood This Summer
keeps up with the tees, sweatshirts, and caps that fans of the unapologetic music can't get enough of. But, in true Odd Future fashion, the brand's lookbook isn't simply models in fantasized situations—or maybe it is. The images include youths with distorted from Complex Read more »
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Tyler the Creator Says Lindsay Lohan is Dumb, Not Doing Well in Life
Future’s leader Tyler, the Creator has never shied away from controversy, but did he have to go in so hard on poor Lindsay Lohan while visiting Power 106 in LA? Radio DJs are notorious for trying to corner their guests in awkward situations and Tyler’s appearance from Gossip On This Read more »
