Tyler, The Creator’s Will Does Not Allow for Posthumous Releases

Wednesday night (April 26), Tyler, The Creator hosted a one-night-only concert to celebrate the release of his recent deluxe album, Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale. Taking place at El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, The Estate Show saw Tyler perform hits from throughout his career, as well as some of the eight songs from the deluxe like “HEAVEN TO ME” and “STUNTMAN.”

At one point during the performance, Tyler took a break to speak to the attendees. During his speech, he discussed why he decided to put out The Estate Sale in late March, which was essentially a group of songs that didn’t make the track list for his Grammy-winning 2021 album, Call Me If You Get Lost.

“Some of these (songs) are so good, I can’t just let it sit on my hard drive,” he said.

Additionally, he continued by revealing his stance on posthumous albums. Doing this, he noted that his official will forbids his team or estate from putting out any of his unreleased music after he dies.

“I have in my will that if I die, they can’t put no fucking post-album out,” he said. “That’s fucking gross. Like, half-assed ideas and getting some random feature(s) on it (from) some n***a I didn’t fuck with.”

This should not necessarily come as a surprise, considering Tyler is a meticulous artist whose albums usually follow a strong concept. But, his stance is not one that is agreed with unanimously throughout mainstream music.

Last month, Ed Sheeran explained that he is already planning what his posthumous album would look like. Additionally, legendary hip-hop producer Madlib is currently preparing to release albums alongside deceased rappers like Mac Miller and MF DOOM.

But, it does not appear that Miller or DOOM ever revealed their stances regarding posthumous releases. So, with Tyler making the bold statement that he did on Wednesday, perhaps other artists may begin leaving notes in their wills similar to Tyler’s.

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