Hip Hop's latest controversial Creator

Tyler, The Creator (the leader of the rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, or OFWGKTA for short), has been setting the music blogosphere ablaze over the last few months with his production and lyrical content.

The former is more than capable, often beautiful and certainly the part of his skillset that is most often cited as the best. The latter has become polarizing, refreshing and transgressing as his act has gained momentum. His debut studio album, “Goblin,” has been pushed for a quick release to take advantage of said momentum after signing a deal with XL.

If you haven’t heard of Tyler yet, you probably haven’t visited a music blog in six months. Rape jokes, murder stories and assorted bits of juvenile horrorcore are part of the reason Tyler’s blown up. His sensational content has attracted a lot of attention from pretty much everyone on the web.

Each of them feels some way about Tyler, but he doesn’t give a f*** and he’ll tell you over and over.

“Bastard,” his debut mixtape that he released for free back in 2009, deals heavily with his absent father and is markedly personal when compared to “Yonkers,” the song with the video where Tyler eats a cockroach and later hangs himself.

His piano-based production lends a personal element to this dark backpack angst. So, “Goblin” could be a one-trick pony or the unearthing of a carefully brash façade.