Sir Baudelaire, the fresh, fly moniker Tyler adopts on his latest album, Call Me If You Get Lost, is also annoyed by slow drivers in front of him (“I wish you would drive, bitch”) and amused by a jogger to his right (“She ran like a fucking dork”) during the ride. That shit is gorgeous.” He finds joy in the unconventional details of life, even down to what he’s eating. Tyler describes the meat with a gleam of excitement in his eyes, like he just heard the perfect song for the very first time. “It’s called Dry Rubbed Black Forest,” he tells his passengers, including longtime friends Jasper and Lionel Boyce. He’s driving through Los Angeles’ residential streets in his “Green Goblin” Rolls-Royce Cullinan on an overcast afternoon in late August, fixated on his favorite real-deal bacon discovery at Whole Foods. While he’s accustomed to racking up plenty of bluefaces thanks to six critically acclaimed albums, the 30-year-old rapper isn’t focused on the money-inspired idiom at the moment. Tyler, The Creator loves to bring home the bacon. Close to 15 years in hip-hop at his back and respect from peers and vets alike, the rap visionary has no limits on what he’ll do next.Įditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands in October 2021.
He’s been posting random pictures on Instagram with a ring on his finger, but again, no official statements have been made about an engagement or a wedding that occurred. It looks like he might be enjoying the turmoil he’s putting his curious fans through about his sexuality–or maybe he’s simply doing what he’s always done: Produce shock value content.Tyler, The Creator lays claim to arguably the best hip-hop album of the year, and 2021’s not even done yet. But is he single? That is another question fans are going crazy trying to find out. Until Tyler makes an official statement about the lyrics and posts over the years that suggest he is gay or bisexual, no confirmations can be made.
Some have suspected someone named Wyatt, building theories around various tweets the rapper made earlier this year. But lyrics on his latest album are making fans dig in to find out who is the guy he is talking about. He was chastised for promoting homophobia by using a derogatory word 213 times on his debut album, but he also outright supported the LGBTQ community by wearing supportive merchandise at concerts and standing by Frank Ocean when he announced his bisexuality in 2012. He has a complicated history with sexuality in the media. I TRIED TO COME OUT THE DAMN CLOSET LIKE FOUR DAYS AGO AND NO ONE CARED HAHAHHAHAHA But in an unusual post from 2016 about the rumors of the two being an item, he wrote, “NOT POSSIBLE, WE’RE BOTH GAY.” A year earlier, he also tweeted a message that people are going back to: In the past, the 26-year-old rapper has been rumored to be linked to numerous women such as model Milan Bertone in 2011, and Kendall Jenner in 2016. The lyrics in question are the following: “Next line will have them like ‘woah’ / I been kissing white boys since 2004.” If those lines aren’t based on truth, he is really playing a mind game with the media. If the lyrics are true, who is Tyler the Creator dating? Who is Tyler the Creator’s boyfriend? However, others believe this to be a truthful admission of his true feelings. Known for his exaggerated personality and shock value lyrics, some are suspecting that the rumors of Tyler the Creator coming out as gay are false. The album, which leaked over the weekend, has sent fans rushing to social media to point out the suggestive lyrics from his song “I Ain’t Got Time!” Does Tyler the Creator have a boyfriend? Here’s what you need to know about the lyrics that have fueled the rumors. Is Tyler the Creator gay? Rumors have been surfacing online that the rap artist has come out as either gay or bisexual on his new album.