I am fully convinced that it seems that Tyler the creator is in a messy love triangle with bestie A $ AP Rocky and “the love of his life” Rihanna. Does that sound crazy to you? Yeah, I thought so too, at first, until I started putting all the songs related to Tyler’s new album, Call me when you get lost, together. Now that’s the only thing that makes sense. Let me explain.
During a new live concert this weekend, Tyler, the creator revealed that A $ AP Rocky was originally supposed to be on “CORSO,” the second track from the new album. Tragically, however, Tyler claims Rocky didn’t end up making the cut because he ignored the “See You Again” rapper for the past five months. Ouch.
“I made this beat for myself and [A$AP] Rocky but that n **** ignored me for five months, ”Tyler said in a viral clip of the performance.
“So the middle part where DJ Drama is screaming and I’m not rapping, that was for Rocky but the n ****….”
Tyler then stops and chokes on his words, throwing his hands up in a defeated position and turning away from the crowd, before trying to move on to the next song. But, while short, that moment stuck with the fans (including me) longer than the entire hour-long gig.
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– Minor ⭕️ (@MinerCerda) July 2, 2021
A $ AP Rocky ignored Tyler the Creator for five months and are you all surprised? If I had Rihanna with me at home, no one would hear from me for at least five YEARS.
– Wow ???? (@wowistaken) July 2, 2021
If that’s true, that’s a hell of a big deal. I mean, A $ AP Rocky and Tyler, the creator are longtime besties and creative partners. Although the couple initially came from conflicting hip-hop collectives, they have had an incredible creative partnership since their first joint tour in 2015.
They are frequently guests on each other’s albums (Rocky appeared on Tyler’s ‘Who That Boy’ on flower boy and Tyler was featured on Rocky’s “Telephone Calls” Cozy Tapes Vol 1. Friends).
When A $ AP Rocky was briefly jailed in Sweden in 2019, Tyler tweeted, “No more Sweden for me, ever. Then, when Tyler, the Creator accepted the the Wall Street newspaperMusic Innovator Award In 2019, A $ AP Rocky presented him for the award as his “best friend”.
Their friendship was documented by Genie videos and various compilations and editions made by fans. Hell, in February of this year, Neighborhood review called their bromance “the healthiest friendship in hip-hop”.
– Tyler, the creator (@tylerthecreator) May 18, 2018
So given all of this, after watching Tyler’s recent gig, I couldn’t help but think about why A $ AP Rocky would have ignored Tyler, The Creator for five whole months. Then it hit me.
In May, Rocky revealed that he and Rihanna were dating. In an interview with GQ, rapper ‘Baushka Boi’ called her “the love of my life. My lady.” Coincidence? I do not think so.
Note: Before you start calling Rihanna on Yoko Ono Bromance from Tyler and A $ AP, backs off TF, okay? As a society, we need to stop blaming women for the creative differences of men. Having said that, looking at another track from Tyler’s new album, it really does seem like there is more to it than we are led to believe.
In ‘Wilshire’, Tyler sings about a crush on someone who loves their friend.
“You told me you felt the same but you have a buddy you deal with,” he recalls.
“The problem is, he’s my friend, but if I’m being honest I really hope you let him down… Even though I haven’t seen him in months, damn it, it’s rare that ‘he never retaliates. “
Now look, I’m not saying that Tyler, The Creator definitely had feelings for Rihanna before she started dating A $ AP Rocky and that things immediately got awkward when Rocky and Riri started dating… but, when you watch Tyler and A $ AP’s change their relationship recently, the lyrics to one of Tyler’s songs and A $ AP’s new romance, it really fucking sounds like it.
If anything, * something * seems to have happened between the three of them. Or, at the very least, A $ AP Rocky would have pretended to be that non-binary guy, girl, or buddy in your friendship circle who gives up group chat every time they have a new beau.
You can watch Tyler, the creator’s full live performance where he claims A $ AP Rocky ignored him for five months here: