Tyler, The Creator's New Nardwuar Interview: His Festival, Influences & More

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Tyler, The Creator speaks onstage during the Black Music Action Coalition Second Annual Music in Action Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton on September 22, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Black Music Action Coalition )
This is Mr. Baudelaire's fifth encounter with The Human Serviette, and where better to chop it up than at his festival, Camp Flog Gnaw?

Tyler, The Creator and everyone's favorite Internet interview sleuth, Nardwuar, go way back- at least over twelve years, in fact. As such, it's always heartening to see them link up, because few figures are so perfect for each other's brand, passions, vibes, and humor. Moreover, the two linked up for their fifth interview at the rapper's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles. Backstage, they chopped it up about their history, the festival, Tyler's influences, the gifts that The Human Serviette had for him, and so much more. We won't spoil the whole thing for you, though; few music media treats are as wholesome and compelling as a Narduwar interview first-watch.

However, something from this interview that lit the Internet up was Tyler, The Creator's comments on music journalism. "We're at a point where a musician talking in detail about music and people are like 'Why does he keep doing that?'" he remarked. "But if I was on here gossiping, people would feed into it. We need to get back to talking about music. We need to stop f***ing going sneaker shopping or deep-throating chicken wings for an hour."

Tyler, The Creator's 2023 Nardwuar Interview: Watch

Of course, this made many people come to the media's defense, particularly for Sean Evans of Hot Ones, while others completely agree with the "WHARF TALK" creative. A few hours after these comments started to make rounds on social media, Tyler, The Creator clarified that he doesn't hold any hard feelings for Hot Ones and wishes that he would've used a different example. After all, he agrees that shows like this are not the problem, and actually has other podcasts or programs that he actually dislikes. Overall, it seems like the Hawthorne native just wants more of a balance between deep conversation and some fun.

Few artists fall into that "fun" bag as organically, respectfully, and interestingly as Nardwuar, so it's clear that having less serious discussion isn't the issue here. I mean, we're talking about Mr. "So you just gon' bring me a birthday gift on my birthday to my birthday party on my birthday with a birthday gift?" here. Even if people may think he has a big ego- and he would agree- it's because of how passionate he is and how he wants to talk about his love of music, not about whatever Twitter is up in arms about. We can't wait for these two to link up again one day. For more news and the latest updates on Tyler, The Creator and Nardwuar, check back in with HNHH.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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