Tyler The Creator Under Fire Over Resurfaced Anti-Black Posts

Tyler the Creator has been facing major criticism for resurfaced posts from his X(formerly Twitter) account. Prior to the flurry of conversation online, Tyler made a post online paying homage to the late Neo-Soul singer, D’Angelo, who passed away earlier this week. After the tribute, his comment section was flooded with racist remarks, allegedly from members of the rapper’s white fan base. Some folks offered the Odd Future creator some grace, noting that he might’ve outgrown his cult-like base.

However, others accused Tyler of curating said fanbase with his past anti-Black social media posts from his earlier career. Many of the posts appeared to have taken place between 2012 and 2014, meaning Tyler would’ve been in his early twenties at the time he made them. One post, in particular, from February 2014, has been circulated quite a bit, where he gives his thoughts on the importance of Black History Month.

“I HATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE TO FUCKING SEPERATE N*GGAS STILL. ‘ OH, ITS PAYING HOMAGE TO OUR HEROS’ F*CK THAT,” he wrote. In another post made in Janurary 2014, he talked about not trusting “random Black dudes,” who sport “the fade and nappy naturally bummy almost dreads sh*t at the top.” He added, “THEY LIKE EVERYTHING.”

Another post that caught attention was a joke he made about being somewhere and noticing a Black woman who was working there, insinuating she was only there because of Affirmative Action. “Hahahahaha, Some Black Chick Works Here. Affirmative N*gga.” In August 2014, amid the Ferguson riots triggered by the murder of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, by a white police officer, Tyler made a post sharing his opinions on the protest. He inferred that the protests were merely for show and were not aimed at enacting real change.

“AND BLACK PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY MAD RIGHT NOW BUT IN 2 WEEKS WILL BE OVER IT CAUSE THEY REALLY DON’T CARE, COOL HASHTAG THO RIGHT?” he wrote. However, these posts were only scratching the surface as more and more new information came to light. While Tyler hasn’t directly addressed the situation, it appears the rapper has been doing his best to delete some of his past inflammatory comments.