So when I hear that IвЂ™m just like, вЂWhy canвЂ™t we just be in pop?'вЂќ ItвЂ™s just the politically correct way to say the N-Word to me.

вЂњBut also it sucks that whenever we - and I mean guys that look like me - do anything thatвЂ™s genre-bending, they always put it in a rap or urban category, and I donвЂ™t like that вЂurbanвЂ™ word. вЂњOn one side IвЂ™m grateful that what I can make can just be acknowledged in a world like this,вЂќ Tyler told reporters. (Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images) Tyler, The Creator said he doesnвЂ™t like the term вЂњurbanвЂќ to be used when it comes to Black music. It was something the 28-year-old told the media after receiving the award, and he talked about his ambivalence. Watch Tyler get the last laugh during his BRIT Awards speech below.Tyler, The CreatorвЂs LP вЂњIGORвЂќ won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.Д«ut Tyler said receiving the trophy was bittersweet, and that he feels his music is placed in the rap category just because heвЂ™s Black. This year has seen several feats for the genre-blending artist, including a Grammys win for Best Rap Album and TIMEвЂ™s Music Innovator of the Year. However, his London concert was ultimately canceled, due to the venue reportedly being overpacked and impossible for the Metropolitan Police Department to control. Tyler was scheduled to make his return to the U.K. is a privilege, and we expect those who come here to respect our shared values,вЂќ MayвЂ™s office had also stated at the time.

вЂњHighlights from the letter include that his work вЂEncourages violence and intolerance of homosexualityвЂ™ and вЂFosters hatred with views thats seek to provoke others to terrorist acts.вЂ™вЂќ for somewhere between three to five years, per a letter from the secretary of state for the home department of the United Kingdom,вЂќ Clancy said. вЂњTyler has been banned from entering the U.K. At the time, TylerвЂ™s manager Christian Clancy had revealed the ban in a statement made to fans. tour, after the countryвЂ™s Parliament and May ruled his albums Bastard and Goblin too violent and homophobic for British audiences. Thank you, Theresa May.вЂќД«ack in August of 2015, Tyler had been barred from carrying out his U.K. вЂњI want to give a special shoutout to someone who I hold dear to my heart, who made it where I couldnвЂ™t come to this country five years ago,вЂќ he continued. boys that keep this place fun for me at night.вЂќ Shoutout Sony and Columbia for always having my back, thank you,вЂќ he began his speech. вЂњShoutout to all the British funk from the вЂ80s that I try to copy.

It was only five years ago that the IGOR rapper was banned from performing in England, and during his award acceptance speech he reflected on the ban - specifically calling out former U.K. 18), Tyler, the Creator was honored at the United KingdomвЂ™s 2020 BRIT Awards, taking home the Best International Male Award.

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