Tyler, The Creator Shares How 'Urban' Category Feels Racist & Like Backhanded Compliment at GRAMMYs

Watch Tyler, The Creator interview backstage in the TV/radio room at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. In this segment, he shares how "urban" feels like "a politically correct way to say the n-word, and how being put into the category feels like a backhanded compliment.

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[SuperLazyCat]

when pop artists rap on songs they don't put them into the urban category.

[SelloDaGod]

They dont accept you especially when you are different. They use these words to try and put you in box. Tyler to me was the best thing I seen on the Grammys and I respect him a lot for everything he said and he had the best performance.

[madeonearth]

Tyler isn’t one to cry over racism. He is pointing out a good point imho, why tittle it Urban? That’s strange lol. It makes the award seem like “another category” which is dumb and deceiving.

[tnetennba]

To be honest, the first time I heard him say this I thought, “oh come off it, ” but the more I thought about it, the more I realised that he really does have a valid point here.

[egbertosantana]

the emmy nominees are here again and no one learned shit with tyler's speech

[beartoffoli]

Well the R&B charts used to be called the "black singles chart". So yeah... also since that was the name of that chart and the name has changed so much over the years I assumed the all might Hot 100 was the "white singles" chart.

[ShawnCushnie]

Smart and very politically correct statement.

[DarkPitSwell]

Go Take A Look At Billboards Top Hip Hop Tracks Of 2010's List. It's 100% Proof Of This.

[YoMumzinnit]

As long as you keep accepting the “unplugged controller”, that’s all you will ever get.

[thailee]

All I remember is the Source awards and then somebody got stabbed!

[MustafaSebahat]

I listen to Oloff whenever I need therapy. Yeah, I could pay $300 an hour for some college clown to tell me what to feel, or I could just smash great big fucking coconuts on my head and listen to my favourite artist over and over again.

[HasanCemil-qhwb]

Oloff is the biggest sensation since Hitler. Except this time it's in a good way.

[thomxAristy]

His album creatively speaking wasn’t a typical pop album in any sense of the word

[Alesanascreamokid]

Is he a pop artist though ? I would put his music in the rap category but... I dont know.. he's his own brand, almost like indie and rap combination

[Vamsea]

Well what category should he's music be in? Indie rap?

[solt]

But Igor isn't merely as popular as any of the nominated pop albums. He wouldn't have won anything.

[Vaalferatus]

What?
Isn't Beyonce one of the people with more grammys ever? And she's not in the "urban" field.

[kekoa]

I thought Tyler didn’t care about racism. I love him but he’s fake

[maryannemason]

Sorry there wasn’t a Weirdo category or genre to suit you better

[RandomAnonn]

Wins grammy:
Still pulls race card, smh