Bastard Tracklist
Bastard is the debut mixtape of rapper and producer Tyler, The Creator. It was released on Christmas Day, 2009.
In the album’s intro, the listener is introduced to Tyler’s therapist, “Dr. TC”:
Well, Tyler, hi, I’m Dr. TC and um, I’m guessing that your teacher sent you here to talk ‘cause you were misbehaving
Um, it’s gonna be three sessions: today, tomorrow, and the next day
So, just tell me something about yourself…
Tyler talks about his hatred for his father, relationships, and the most controversial topic that carried over to his major label debut, Goblin: rape.
Most people weren’t fond of Tyler’s lyrics, to the point where he was banned from the UK for the vulgar lyrics from this project and Goblin.
“Bastard” Q&A
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Where can I download the mixtape?
You can download the mixtape on DatPiff.
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Are "Bastard" and "Inglorious" a Quentin Tarantino reference?
Most likely, considering Inglorious Basterds and Tyler’s Bastard mixtape were both released in 2009.
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Has Tyler talked about the project in recent years?
Yes! Tyler made an instagram post on the 10th aniversary of Bastard talking about the project.
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What has Tyler, The Creator said about the mixtape?
My whole first album Bastard, I put out in 2009. I had a cracked version of Fruity Loops, so you couldn’t save the beats. So I would have to make a beat and if I had another idea, I’d just have to export that beat the way it is and that’s it. So because of that, every choice I was made was intentional. So because of that, you get a finer ear for certain choices, because like “Damn, I got to leave to the skate park in fifteen minutes, which means I have thirteen minutes to do this shit”.
—Tyler, The Creator, via SpringHill
