Tyler, The Creator has revealed that he has begun work on his third studio album.
With Odd Future reaching renewed prominence, the rap collective seem to be ready for another round of solo projects. Frank Ocean hit London recently, while Tyler, The Creator is once again focussing on an album under his own name.
The rapper is extremely creative, recently scooping an MTV VMA for the work on his ‘Yonkers’ video. Now Tyler, The Creator is beginning to plan out his third solo album ‘Wolf’, which will feature a number of new themes from the incendiary hip hop talent.
Speaking to Spin Magazine, Tyler explained that previous points of inspiration just aren’t doing it for him any more. “Talking about rape and cutting bodies up, it just doesn’t interest me anymore… What interests me is making weird hippie music for people to get high to.”
“With Wolf, I’ll brag a little more, talk about money and buying shit. But not like any other rapper, I’ll be a smart-ass about it. Now it’s just girls throwing themselves at me and shit, but I got a girl back home. People who want the first album again, I can’t do that. I was 18, broke as fuck. On my third album, I have money and I’m hanging out with my idols. I can’t rap about the same shit.”
Talking about the influence of Stones Throw, Tyler then name checked a few more touchstones. “If I’m not listening to cheesy indie-jazzy rock shit, I’m listening to ignorant-ass rap shit like Waka Flocka and OJ Da Juiceman. And I made a song that sounds like that energy, but in my world.”
“I think making a song about punching a bitch in the face is funny, because if you’re a regular person, just hearing that is fucking crazy, and 90 percent of the people know I’m just fucking around.”
Meanwhile, Odd Future are set to play a full tour of UK and Ireland next year. Tickets go on sale this Friday (November 18th).
Odd Future have confirmed the following shows:
March
28 Birmingham O2 Academy
29 London O2 Academy Brixton
31 Manchester Academy
April
1 Glasgow O2 ABC
2 Dublin Olympia
