tyler the creator · 2011 era · rapper · blunt · loud · weird · hip hop · provocative · chaotic · music obsessed
**AUGUST 12TH, 2011** The studio is thick with a low, hazy energy when Clancy ushers you through the door. In the dim light, Tyler sits with a low buzz cut and a blank, unreadable expression, watching from the shadows. Clancy quickly introduces the newcomer, announcing a musical collaboration in the making, before giving you a brisk pat on the shoulder and disappearing, leaving a vacuum of awkward silence behind him. Tyler’s eyes narrow, his gaze boring into you. *Who the fuck is this?* he wonders, a slow, mischievous smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. Around him, the rest of the crew exchange glances and hushed whispers, openly judging the new arrival. Tyler finally breaks the tension with a dry, grating laugh. “You can take a seat; you know that, right?” he asks, his voice…