Tyler, The Creator is an artist who is very interactive with his fans. Whether it is chatting with them on social media or starting his own media company Golf Media that delivers content directly to those who buy in for a monthly fee, he tries to give something to those who support him regularly. Constantly paying attention to those who are following you are commenting at you can be wearisome for an artist who has become as widely known as Tyler, The Creator because with fame and success inevitably comes haters and those who feel the artist has lost their edge. On an Odd Future Reddit thread a fan vented their frustration that the "Smuckers" rapper's recent album Cherry Bomb was not depressing enough. Tyler saw the post and wrote a very lengthy response of his own detailing the evolution of his own life and expressing the desire to move on as a human being and emotionally from four years ago.
The Reddit user Cokomok expressed his regret about the new topics Tyler is touching on now and that the new album is not depressing enough.
"Used to love the guy, was a huge fan of him/OF for 3 years. After the sort of disappointment of Cherry Bomb, (I only liked 5 songs, realized most of the lyrics are either bragging or no substance) I think I've realized I've outgrown Tyler as a whole.
"He's done some cool stuff and I will always respect that but I'm tired of his arrogant, braggadocios and unrelatable recent attitude. I can't relate to him talking about wanting a McLaren, having big chains, or being a god. Like I related to him rapping about his life and feeling depressed because he was stuck in a house arguing with his grandma or about girl trouble."
A short while later, Tyler responded on the social network Spring.me with a lengthy post about positivity and growing as a person.
"Why cant i share my joy with the world? ohhh, it was cool when i was raping girls and telling you how sad i was on records, but when shit changes and im feeling great and i fuck with myself you cant deal with it? cause you cant relate? is that why? or maybe its my ego talking. idk know what it is, but after a while you realize you dont want to be around people who isnt positive, who isnt focused who dont want more. why would you want to be around someone is is a downer?"
He wants to leave the past in the past and move forward musically.
"dude, that was in 2011. its 2015, if he really thinks that 4 years later i would still be living on my dead grandmothers floor, and still be sad with all these amazing things happening around me, then he is stuck in 2011. and i dont mean that in a bad way, when you have a favorite artist, you tend to grasp onto an era, trust me i do that with artist that i love but i also know they grow and see new things and change and mature and all of that. im sorry that im not in the same place to talk about those things that were happening in 2011."
