006: Luh Tyler is Rap's Rookie of the Year
At just 17, the feel-good phenom has honed in on his own brand of low-stakes yet remarkably focused Florida street rap.
Luh Tyler’s music has been an obsession of mine since I heard “Back Flippin'” late last year. The 17-year-old’s brand of low-stakes yet remarkably focused Florida street rap firmly places him next to (in my opinion, ahead of) peers like Real Boston Richey and Trapland Pat, who’ve both been rapping for twice as long. “It was easy for me,” Tyler, who was born in Tallahassee and is still based there, told me of his decision to drop out of high school to pursue music full time. “Probably difficult for my mama. [But] she feel good now.” After he dropped his debut album, My Vision (most of which was impressively recorded in just a week) my hunch that he’s one of the most promising new acts in rap music was locked in.
I spoke to him for BRICK about the pockets of Southern rap that have influenced him, how he’s never owned a CD, and a lot more. When we got on our video call, he was in a hotel room in London ahead of his own show independent of Wireless Festival, the main attraction in town that week. What struck me the most is that just a few months ago, Tyler was leading the life of an ordinary teenager—in many ways, obviously, he still is one. His laid-back personality and curiosity made the conversation an extremely substantive and memorable one for me.
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And get into Luh Tyler with these:
Fat Racks Pt. 2, feat. Babytron
A Day in the NOYA, feat. Loe Shimmy
Law & Order
First Show
I Got A Dollar