For years now, Tyler, the Creator has been disproving that adage that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Since he burst onto the scene as a teenager in the late aughts, spewing slurs and courting controversy alongside his Odd Future crew, the rapper-producer-singer has been constantly reinventing himself. With each successive effort, he’s gotten closer to answering the question: What happens when an enfant terrible grows up?
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