Anyone who knows Tyler, the Creator will be aware that he is a man who speaks his mind with little regard for who he might offend.
Well, it seems that the rapper is coming around to a different way of thinking, particularly since the recent change of his Twitter handle from '@fucktyler' to '@TylertheCreator'.
RIP FUCKTYLER, WILL MISS YOU, ITS BEEN GREAT, BUT NOW ITS TIME FOR ME TO......IDK WHAT EXACTLY, BUT ITS TIME, IM OK WITH THAT. LOVE YOU.
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) August 24, 2016
The move didn't go down well with many of his fans:
@tylerthecreator fucking sell out pussy punk bitch. I'm actually disappointed. Time to sell records now I guess 😔
— BEN BALLER™ (@BENBALLER) August 24, 2016
@tylerthecreator i’m sad now
— alex (@ultralightbeam) August 24, 2016
@tylerthecreator number one how dare you...
number two how. dare. you.— angel (@fuqboicth) August 24, 2016
@tylerthecreator HOW COULD U TYLER
— m'adi🌈 (@kysmvdi) August 24, 2016
In an interview with AfroPunk, he revealed that the reason for the change was a purely commercial one. "My stock just went up because of that name change," he said. “Only idiots won’t understand that. I don’t even have to explain it.”
However, he did go on to explain it by saying: "How can I contact corporations, like ‘Yo, invest a bunch of money into me. I have a lot of really good ideas.’ Then, they don’t reply. I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, my name has this in it.’ That first impression is automatically out the window.”
Watch the interview below (click to play):
