Tyler, The Creator feels he needs to apologize to Eminem for criticizing his ‘Recovery’ album, nearly 15 years ago. Here’s what happened:
- Initially, Tyler thought ‘Recovery’ was terrible and said so on social media.
- Watching ‘Painkiller’ on Netflix made Tyler realize the impact of his words.
- Tyler claims Eminem taught him how to rap and felt awful about his comments.
- He hopes to apologize to Eminem in person someday.
Tyler, The Creator recently revealed that he needs to apologize to Eminem for criticizing his 2010 album, ‘Recovery.’ The Odd Future rapper confessed this during a chat on Mav Carter’s Mavericks podcast.
Tyler admitted he initially hated ‘Recovery’ and didn’t shy away from expressing it on social media. He only gained a new perspective earlier this year after watching the Netflix show ‘Painkiller.’
Tyler said, “After watching [Painkiller on Netflix], I felt so bad about those tweets and things like that because thinking from his perspective, someone like me publicly saying that stuff… probably felt like I was attacking him.”
He continued, “I thought I was like, ‘I don’t like the music.’ He was in a different part of his life and probably felt like I was attacking him.”
Tyler’s perspective changed after realizing how much ‘Recovery’ meant to Eminem, who was getting clean and moving past his addiction at the time. Tyler added, “I love him, that dude taught me how to rap.”
He felt guilty for voicing such harsh opinions and acknowledged his limited understanding then. Tyler’s realization hit hard: “I felt terrible about some of the things I said about the ‘Recovery’ album because I realized that was a big step.”
Tyler concluded by saying, “If I ever see him, I wanna tell him that in person.”
Tyler has consistently credited Eminem as a significant influence on him and the Odd Future collective. Despite his critiques, he mentioned in a past interview with Rick Rubin that Eminem’s energy and witty lines made his songs cool.
Notably, Tyler was also a target in Eminem’s track “Fall” from the album ‘Kamikaze.’ Eminem faced backlash for a homophobic slur in the song, but Tyler wasn’t offended. He shared, “Did you ever hear me publicly say anything about that? Because I knew what the intent was.”
Tyler recalled, “We were playing Grand Theft Auto when we heard that. We rewound it and were like, ‘Oh.’ And then kept playing.”
Tyler, The Creator hopes to someday apologize to Eminem in person for his past criticisms.
