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Odd Future: Is This The Most Obnoxious Man In Hip-Hop?

Dorian Lynskey, Q, May 2012

Tyler, The Creator breaks new ground with every release, jokes about rape and "faggots", and runs LA rap crew Odd Future the way he wants. "I'd rather be myself and be hated," he tells Dorian Lynskey, "than try to be the guy everybody likes."

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