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Tyler, The Creator weighs in on what happened with Drake at Camp Flog Gnaw 2019

“THAT SHIT WAS LIKE MOB MENTALITY AND CANCEL CULTURE IN REAL LIFE AND I THINK THAT SHIT IS FUCKING TRASH.”

12th November 2019

This weekend saw the eighth year of Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival, where the rapper curates a line-up of some of the finest acts around atm to perform at LA’s Dodger Stadium.

The line-up this year was just as brilliant as it’s always been, seeing the likes of slowthai, BROCKHAMPTON, Solange, FKA Twigs and Blood Orange performing, but a notable slot for a special guest is what got everyone the most excited.

Rumours obviously swirled, with many thinking that Frank Ocean would make a rare appearance, seeing as he’s best mates with Tyler and has been dropping new tracks via his Blonded radio show. So when Drake actually turned up, the crowd were, let’s just say, notably less than impressed.

Despite being, y’know, one of the biggest acts in the world, videos circulated online of the crowd booing Drake, yelling out “We want Frank!”. Forcing him to cut his set short, Drake took it like a champ, telling the crowd that “it’s been love” before walking off the stage.

Here’s a video from Camp Flog Gnaw.

Drake: “I’m here for you tonight. If you want to keep going, I will keep going. What’s up?”

Some fans boo loudly. One yells “No!”

Drake seemingly cuts his set short & ends the show there. “It’s been love.”pic.twitter.com/n1BYrvLThc
— Andrés Tardio ✍🏽 📷 (@AndresWrites) November 11, 2019

Pretty bad, eh? Well now Tyler himself has weighed in on the situation, and he’s not too happy with those who booed Drake. Check out the tweets below.

I THOUGHT BRINGING ONE OF THE BIGGEST ARTIST ON THE FUCKING PLANET TO A MUSIC FESTIVAL WAS FIRE! BUT FLIPSIDE, A LIL TONE DEAF KNOWING THE SPECIFIC CROWD IT DREW. SOME CREATED A NARRATIVE IN THEIR HEAD AND ACTED OUT LIKE ASSHOLES WHEN IT DIDNT COME TRUE AND I DONT FUCK WITH THAT
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019

THIS NIGGA DID FEEL NO WAYS! SONG IS BEAUTIFUL. ALSO, MOSTLY EVERYONE WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME, THOSE SHITS IN THE FRONT AREA WERE THE ONES BEING MAD RUDE, WHICH, I CAN SEE WHY, BUT, NAH, FUCK THAT, YALL REPRESENTED ME AND FLOG TO MY GUEST AND MADE US LOOK SOOO ENTITLED AND TRASH
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019

THAT SHIT WAS LIKE MOB MENTALITY AND CANCEL CULTURE IN REAL LIFE AND I THINK THAT SHIT IS FUCKING TRASH
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019

NIGGA DID FEEL NO WAYS! THAT SONG IS BEAUTIFUL! MOST GUYS DONT DO ALBUM CUTS! THANK YOU AUBREY!
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019

LIKE, I LOVE THAT SONG AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.......HE REALLY DID THAT FOR ME AND I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE TO COME AT ALL, SEE OUR WORLDS COME TOGETHER WAS SO GREAT IN THEORY
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019

BUT HEY MAN SHIT HAPPENS, ALL JOKES ASIDE SHIT LOWKEY FUNNY HAHAHA, ASIDE FROM THAT, HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD TIME. AGAIN, NO ARREST NO BULLSHIT MAN A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOYED IT, THANKS AGAIN!
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019

AGAIN, THANK YOU DRAKE! ( IM FUCKING PISSED HOTLINE BLING WAS NEXT THATS MY FUCKING SHIT IM GONNA PLAY THAT IN THE SHOWER RIGHT NOW) <3
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019

OK LAST TWEET, I WAS IN THE FRONT, AND I HEAR "TYLLLERRRR!" AND I LOOK TO MY LEFT, AND THIS GIRL, RED FACE, PUFFY, WATERFALL OF TEARS LOOKED INTO MY SOUL AND SAID, TREMBLING WITH ANGER "...WHAT ..THE ..FUCK!.........IS THIS SHIT!" NIGGA I TURNED AWAY SO QUICK SHE WAS PISSED BRO
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019

It seems Drake has actually taken the whole thing fairly well, sharing an Instagram post today with the caption “Plot twist…just signed a 10 year residency at Camp Flog Gnaw sorry kids see you EVERY SINGLE YEAR till you are 30”.

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Plot twist...just signed a 10 year residency at Camp Flog Gnaw sorry kids see you EVERY SINGLE YEAR till you are 30

A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Nov 11, 2019 at 5:15pm PST