{"id":2448784,"date":"2019-09-16T10:48:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T16:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=885079"},"modified":"2019-09-16T10:48:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T16:48:55","slug":"tyler-the-creator-channels-igor-alter-ego-in-a-boy-is-a-gun-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/tyler-the-creator-channels-igor-alter-ego-in-a-boy-is-a-gun-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler, the Creator Channels Igor Alter-Ego in \u2018A Boy Is a Gun\u2019 Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Tylerthecreator.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/tyler\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tyler\" data-tag=\"tyler\">Tyler<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-creator\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-creator\" data-tag=\"the-creator\">the Creator<\/a> wanders around a luxurious mansion as his alter-ego Igor in the new video for \u201cA Boy Is a Gun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The visual follows Tyler \u2014 decked out in a blonde wig, sunglasses and several colorful outfits \u2014<\/span><span class=\"s1\">&nbsp;as he gazes from the home\u2019s balcony, runs through a maze-like garden and reclines in a bathtub. At the climax, he appears to be in some kind of emotional turmoil, screaming and falling to the ground as a man swims alone in a pool and eventually rides away in a car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cA Boy Is a Gun\u201d appears on Tyler\u2019s fifth LP, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/tyler-the-creator-igor-review-837811\/\"><em>IGOR<\/em><\/a>, which arrived in May and also featured the single \u201cEarfquake,\u201d along with guest spots from Kanye West, Pharrell, Solange, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti and Santigold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tyler\u2019s tour supporting <em>IGOR<\/em> continues September 16th with the first of three shows at London\u2019s O2 Academy Brixton.<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tyler-the-creator-igor-north-american-tour-843796\/\">North American trek<\/a> launches September 21st in Columbia, Maryland and wraps with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tyler-the-creator-2019-camp-flog-gnaw-carnival-870660\/\">eighth-annual Camp Flog Gnaw carnival<\/a> on November 9th and 10th. That event, set for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, will also feature Solange, YG, Brockhampton, H.E.R., Thundercat, Willow Smith, 21 Savage, Blood Orange and Earl Sweatshirt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tyler-the-creator-igor-a-boy-is-a-gun-video-885079\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler, the Creator wanders around a luxurious mansion as his alter-ego Igor in the new video for \u201cA Boy Is a Gun.\u201d The visual follows Tyler \u2014 decked out in a blonde wig, sunglasses and several colorful outfits \u2014&nbsp;as he gazes from the home\u2019s balcony, runs through a maze-like garden and reclines in a bathtub. 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