.tylerthecreator addressed some GRAMMYs controversy in the pressroom tonight: 'It sucks that whenever we (...) do anything that's genre-bending or anything, they also put it in a rap or urban category'
on the Grammys stage earlier in the night hewed closer to a rock performance — felt about that. His comments were measured and thoughtful."On one side, I'm very grateful that what I made could just be acknowledged in a world like this," he said."But also, it sucks that whenever we — and I mean guys that look like me — do anything that's genre-bending or anything, they also put it in a rap or urban category. I don't like that urban word.
"When I hear that, I'm just like, why can't we just be in pop?" he said."Half of me feels like the rap nomination was a backhanded compliment, like, 'Oh, my little cousin wants to play the game. Let's give him the unplugged controller so he can shut up and feel good about it. That's what it felt like a bit."
But Tyler was quick to reiterate the gratefulness he expressed onstage accepting his award earlier in the evening, where he gave a heartfelt shout-out tofor making music that he connected with as he felt"left-of-center" of mass media growing up.
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