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The Conspiracy Theorist's Guide to Tyler, the Creator's 'WOLF' Trilogy | NOISEY
It's a pretty long ass read/conspiracy. Read it if y'all want
Last week, Tyler, the Creator's new record WOLF leaked. Since Tyler has made a quarter of a million off socks, and Im a stay-at-home slacker who gets paid to have an opinion, I decided to have a listen.
It was a bank holiday weekend, so my girlfriend and I bought some pizza, turned the heating on, and pressed play on our (read: my) iTunes account. "It sounds pretty good," we said. WOLF represents a mellow and pretty Tyler, bike-riding through the pastel colored fields of summer love, we thought. But what happened next, we could not comprehend.
Aimlessly flirting through the black-hole of YouTube, searching for that video of Forest Whitaker giving the G.O.A.T Oscar speech, we came across the video for Sam (Is Dead). Then, everything clicked into place.
Since listening to Sam (Is Dead), re-listening through b*stard, GOBLIN and WOLF on the walk to Sainsburys, and trekking through a Google Chrome sahara of forums, Ive come to an audacious conclusion. Within the WOLF trilogyb*stard, GOBLIN, and WOLFTyler, the Creator has created a directorial story-telling masterpiece. In fact, Id go as far to say that hes created the best multi-faceted storyline since Slim Shady told me to go and stick nine-inch nails into each one of my eyelids.
Lets lay it out.
But first, for all you Internet-users...
TL; DR: WOLF is the prequel to b*stard and GOBLIN. "Sam (Is Dead)" is the culmination of the narration so far. In the music video for "Sam (Is Dead)," Wolf kills everyone off except Earl. The story will end in 2015 with the release of EARLWOLF? (Source: Tylers Formspring)
Now, for all you long-form savorers. Without getting too Rap Genius, lets get into it.
Since the beginning, Tyler has philandered with alter-egos. Hes laid them out for us several times in the past. Theres Tyler (obviously), Wolf Haley, Dr TC, Ace the Creator, Tron Cat, and, on WOLF, were introduced properly to Sam.
Im Wolf, Tyler put this fukking knife in my hand / Im Wolf, Ace gon put that fukking hole in my head / And Im Wolf, that was me who shoved the cock in your bytch. - Yonkers
Looking past the cultural references, the trilogy goes, in terms of narrative chronology, as follows. WOLF, b*stard and GOBLIN. First, without any music or lyrical bias, the cover art for WOLF suggests that the record has a a reminiscent theme, with Tyler looking back at images of a younger version of himself, so I'mma go right ahead and put it at the beginning.
WOLF
The record starts with the title track, Wolf," in which Tyler is introduced to Sam, who has been at Camp Flog Gnaw for a while. Tyler appears to have been sent to Camp Flog Gnaw to deal with the loss of his grandmother (Jamba) and his inability to contact his father (Answer, which is beautiful in a floating-around-in-a-haze-bubble-with-R.-Kelly kind of way) suggesting that Camp Flog Gnaw may be a misnomer for the therapy and asylum sessions set out on b*stard and GOBLIN, respectively. When Tyler meets Sam, Samuel is brash and tells Tyler to stay the fukk out of his way.
The two then enter a tumultuous relationship throughout the trilogy, battling for the love of Sams girlfriend, Salem. Specific characters lead the narrative of certain songs. On Awkward, Sam and Salem talk about how they met and fell in love. On Slater, Salem rides on the handlebars of Sams bike, while Frank Ocean pisses Sam off by bullying him for talking to a piece of scrap metal on wheels. Sam continues through the album, angrily rapping about how he sells blow (Y U Mad, bro?) while Tyler battles through father and fame problems ("Answer" and "Colossus"Tyler's "Stan" moment).
On Partyisntover / Campire / Bimmer, Tyler starts to hit on Salem. He asks her to take a chance with a nikka, like me, and when Sam goes out on a drug run on Bimmer, Tyler tells Salem how her man got a lame impala. Sam comes back at the end of the track and is pretty pissed off because Tyler has taken Salem down to the lake, a location referenced on GOBLIN track Analog.
Wolf Performs Sam's Song, Sam Performs Wolf's Song.
This suggests that Sam wrote the song "IFHY" directed toward Tyler and Salem, because Tyler shoved his cock [in Sam's] bytch (as referenced in "Yonkers"). At the end of the track, Tyler asks Salem, Why is Samuel such a fukking dikk? to which she replies, He isnt such a badass actually, hes only here because he ran away, because some shyt happened back home.
The shyt gets delved into like doctors playing operation on PCP with Pigs as Sam murders a bunch of people. Tyler recruits Earl and Domo on Rusty to help him fight Sam, and on Trashwang, they go to war. The album ends with Tyler getting sent to Dr. TC for getting caught masturbating on Tamale.
On the last track, Tyler raps, fukk that nikka, Sammy. If I seen that nikka, I would have killed him.
If youre at camp, talking about murder probably isnt a good idea. Its probably the reason Tyler got sent into deeper therapy, which brings us right back round to b*stard and GOBLIN.
Now, are you keeping up? Are you confused? Do you need a drink? How about this video of Forest Whitaker that I mentioned earlier? Take a break. Watch it. SPOILER ALERT: He makes Will Smith cry.
b*stard
Welcome back. We're here at the first album, which in terms of storyline, comes straight after WOLF.
Its important to remember here that Tyler talking dirt on NahRight, 2DopeBoyz et cetera has nothing to do with the storyline. Its just fun. The storyline starts here with Dr TC meeting Tyler for therapy after he threatened to kill Sam at the end of WOLF. Dr TC tells Tyler that there will be three sessionsb*stard, GOBLIN, and maybe EARLWOLF?
Tyler talks about a girl called Sarah, which "isnt her fukkin' name, [Tyler] just think this shyt is clever." Is "Sarah" Salem?
On Sarah, its apparent that Tyler will never get over Salem. He says that she tried to play him like a dummy, by fukking around with Sam.
For the rest of b*stard, Tylers already futile relationship with his father goes into overdrive ("Seven"). On Pigs Fly, it seems that Sam makes an appearance. A guy talks about selling dope, how he went through a sociopathic phase, and how hes battling half of his mental, continuing the characters narrative from WOLF. If that isnt enough, the name suggests that its Sams apology for the murders that he committed on Pigs.
At the end of b*stard, Tyler graduates from school, but hes still hella pissed at his father, threatening to shoot him. This sets up the asylum scenario for GOBLIN.
Does this make sense? Tyler is still mad at Sam for what happened on WOLF. He's also reeling from the absence of his father. He and Sam are still fighting over Salem. Tyler threatens to shoot his father and gets sent into yet deeper therapy sessions.
GOBLIN
THIS photo. Hear that? That's the sound of a thousand girls dropping their panties and a hoard of teenage boys picking up snap backs and tattooing newfound "motives" under their eyelids. Anyway...
GOBLIN starts straight after b*stard with Dr. TC telling Tyler that he wouldnt ever shoot anyone. Tyler doesnt agree and goes into a brash, six-minute stream-of-consciousness telling everything and everyone to fukk off.
The lyrics of Her cross reference WOLF track, Awkward. On Her Tyler talks about a girl whose name is his password. He seems to be stating that Sam is out of the picture, but by the end of the track they get back together. On Awkwarda track by SamSam states that Salem's name is still his password. Although continuity is broken in the story, like those really good bits in Fight Club, its clear that Sam and Tyler are the same person. Like I mentioned earlier, Tyler has a bunch of alter-egos.
Following up from Her, Sam calls out to Tylers crew on "Sandwitches."
They are them... and we are us. Kill them. All.
Who the fukk invited Mr. 'I dont give a fukk' who cries about his Daddy in a blog because his music sucks.
Sams fukked up, bong-huffing, anti-establishment persona peppers the track, while Tyler urges people to listen deeper to the music.
Tyler, baby. Im listening. Because frankly, the ocean is deep and Ive dived in.
Analog returns back to the summertime scene that takes place after Bimmer, when Tyler takes Salem down to the lake. Summer never has to end with Tyler. But it did, because Sam, Tylers fukked up alter-ego, stole Salem back.
At the end of the record, Dr. TC brings some of Tylers friends to speak to him because theyre worried about their angsty little friend (Window). At the end of the track, Tyler shoots them all. Taco and Jasper Dolphin survive, because they didnt turn up. Could that be why theyre the only two joining Tyler on his recent tour? Earl Sweatshirt also survives, because he wasnt around at the time of GOBLIN. Tyler mentions him frequently in the narrative, which, though amazingly unplanned, ties into the real life Samoa scenario. This supports the theory that the next record could be EARLWOLF.
The album concludes with Tyler trying to break out of the GOBLIN asylum, but Dr. TC confides in Tyler that theyre the same person: See Tyler, Im your conscience. Im Tron Cat, Im Ace, Im Wolf Haley, Im... (Me). This confirms that all the other characters are alter-egos.
Are you keeping up? To recap: since b*stard, Tyler has lost his mind. In the same way, because they're the same person, so has Sam. Tyler's alter egos, Tron Cat and Ace, start to take over, which end in him eventually killing his friends. The album ends with Tyler realizing that he has a bunch of multiple personalities controlling his life and he wants to rid himself of them. How are you doing? Do you understand so far? I know it's hard.
SAM IS DEAD
You really have to admire Tylers creative output. This video, Yonkers, IFHY, and Domo 23 are all vastly different, but also equally brilliant. You cant fault Wolf Haleys ideas. Anyway, in Sam (Is Dead), Tyler matures and kills off his alter-egos. At the end, we see him shooting himself three times, leaving three dead Tylers on the floor.
The track title suggests that Tyler has already killed Sam. The three Tylers on the floor seem to represent Ace, Tron Cat, and Wolf Haley.
This leaves us missing the middle part of the story. After GOBLIN, but before "Sam (Is Dead)," Sam was murdered. How did this happen? The only members of Odd Future to survive after GOBLIN are Tyler, Earl, Jasper, and Taco. This suggests that the next album almost HAS to be his long awaited collaboration with Earl. Will EARLWOLF have the answers?
Have I read into this waaay too much?
Probably.
CONCLUSION
The story obviously has a bunch of flaws. But whatd you expect? This is the Fight Club of music. The Donnie Darko of hip-hop. The Requiem for a Dream love story. Its fukking confusing, but also amazing. In the same way that, when Eminem waxed lyrical about impregnating Spice Girls and a population recoiled because they didnt understand it, the BBC Newsnights of the modern age tackled Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All *Expletive Expletive* and berated them for their angst-ridden service.
But, just like Eminem, its clear that theres more to the portrait than the paint on the canvas. Tyler's music isn't simply surface "fukk everything" water; instead, down in the depths, a stronger undercurrent flows through a story. My theory is probably far from the truth, but its evident that Tyler has a well-thought-out storyline playing out.
Or, maybe Tyler is just fukking with us. Either way...
Roll on, 2015.
Full write up on the site has videos and shyt that tie into this
The Conspiracy Theorist's Guide to Tyler, the Creator's 'WOLF' Trilogy | NOISEY
It's a pretty long ass read/conspiracy. Read it if y'all want
