ScHoolboy Q has been actively hyping up his next project, Blue Lips, and he’s now taken a moment to point out that he isn’t the only artist from his city to excel at a high level.
On Wednesday (February 21), the Top Dawg Entertainment rapper emphasized the creative excellence coming out of Los Angeles by shouting out Tyler, The Creator, Ty Dolla $ign, Vince Staples, SiR, Ray Vaughn, The Alchemist and Hit-Boy.
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“TYLER DOIN SHIT WIT LOUIS. TY$ NUMBER 1 IN THE WORLD. VINCE GOT A WHOLE FUCKING SHOW ON NETFLIX. SIR THIS FRIDAY. RAY VAUGHN wit PUSHA. AlCHEMIST BEEN DOIN IT SINCE HE WAS 15 & and still doin it.. HIT BOY GOIN DUMB,” he tweeted. “BLUELIPS NEXT WEEK [facepalm emoji]. LA LA.”
In a follow-up post, he brought attention to all the artists from the area who are set to drop new material in 2024, namely Dom Kennedy, Jay 305, DJ Mustard, YG, Traffic, Jay Rock and Ab-Soul.
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“DOM THIS YEAR JAY 305 tHis year T.F tHis year MUSTARD & YG tHis year. TRAFFIC. JAY ROCK. SOUL [two facepalm emojis],” he added.
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Regarding the above shout-out, Tyler, The Creator shared his debut collection for Louis Vuitton earlier this week and even took the opportunity to thank Pharrell Williams during his reveal.
The IGOR rapper took to Instagram in late February to unveil his first offering with the luxury fashion house, of which Skateboard P is the Men’s Creative Director.
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“A Louis Vuitton collection by TYLER OKONMA. hand drawn craggy monogram. chess board is my favorite thing ive made,” he wrote. “Thank you @pharrell i love you, you keep throwing me the keys. the @louisvuitton team thank yall for allowing these ideas come to life.
“Thank you @darrenvongphakdy we really ran in there like we ran the place. and @missrazavi and @luisperezdop we the trio for real [pink heart with stars emoji] ive been making clothes since i was 13, sheesh.”
Tyler’s post also included photos of him hanging with the Neptunes producer, who he has long cited as his biggest influence, plus his LV identification card which reads: “Sir Tyler Okonma.”
In a second Instagram post, Tyler, The Creator offered a closer look at his inaugural Louis Vuitton collection, which includes preppy-inspired items like a cricket sweater, short suit, windbreaker, puffer jacket, sandals, travel chess set and a Courrier Lozine 110 trunk worth €68,000 (roughly $73,500).
He also revealed that the collection will be arriving on March 21.
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“I wanted to mix my style and louis vuittons codes together in a way that felt slightly whimsical but could still be worn to the gas station on a tuesday,” the Odd Future founder explained.
“What an experience being in that office, imagination running wild. have you seen that chessboard?!!!! i had a real late night editing these photos, im happy to finally share this collection and lookbook with you guys. still cant believe it.”
