Tyler, The Creator Cancels South American Shows With Bizarre Explanation

Tyler, The Creator fans in South America won't be getting the chance to see him any time soon.

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Tyler, The Creator recently wrapped up his co-headlining tour alongside Vince Staples in support of his most recent album, Flower Boy. The North American leg of the tour went well and the whole tour was sold out. While he had plans to hit South America for a few dates, it looks like that won't be happening. 

Tyler, The Creator was scheduled to perform in Chile, Argentina and Brazil as part of Lollapalooza this week. However, they took to their Facebook page to announce that he won't be performing "for personal reasons." The actual reason hasn't come to light but, Tyler hit Twitter today to give a strange explanation of sorts.

"hello, im not coming to south america as planned anymore, sucks, i will be there at some point tho, sorry, i know yall was really really looking forward to it, but, uhhh....yeah, sometimes a duck isnt a jean jacket....ill be out there one day, holla * heart emoji*." He wrote on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/_/status/973286776490962947

His explanation to cancelling his shows are still ambiguous to say the least but "a duck isnt a jean jacket" likely refers to something that's gone wrong behind the scenes but who knows.

Tour dates for American and European fans are still happening. The rapper will kick off a new set of dates on April 11th in L.A. before heading on a festival run which includes Coachella, Soundset and Primavera in Spain. 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.