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[HIP HOP] Tyler, the Creator doesn’t make it easy for fans to like him. On one hand, he tends to spew the occasional homophobic verse, but on the other, he launches an anti-homophobia merch line. There are some conflicting tones going on here for sure, and it could be that the 24-year-old rapper, real name Tyler Okonma, is trying to separate his onstage persona from his real life persona, but if that’s the case, he really needs to further develop his onstage character as distinct. The outrageous and controversial Odd Future leader returned this year with Cherry Bomb, a pretty aggressive alt hip hop record full of some pretty major guest appearances including Schoolboy Q, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Pharrell Williams, which includes a track called “Buffalo.” It may not have anything to do with our fair city, but Tyler, the Creator will return here anyhow—to the Town Ballroom on Sunday, June 14 with Odd Future cohort, Taco.