Tyler, The Creator reveals 'no posthumous album' policy written in his will

The rapper finds the idea of releasing an artist's music after their death "fucking gross"

Tyler, The Creator has revealed a policy in his will that states none of his music can be released after his death.

During an intimate performance at The El Rey in Los Angeles on Wednesday (April 26), the rapper told his fans that he finds posthumous albums "fucking gross", revealing the measures he's personally taken to ensure his work isn't put out once he's gone.

“Some of these [songs] are so good I just can’t let them sit on my hard drive,” Tyler told the crowd. “Because I have in my will that if I die, they can’t put no post album out. That’s fucking gross, like, half-ass ideas and some random feature on it from some n**** I didn’t fuck with. Like, no."

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A number of artists have come out with similar stances against posthumous releases, including Anderson .Paak, who got a tattoo on his forearm with the text: “When I’m gone, please don’t release any posthumous albums or songs with my name attached. Those were just demos and never intended to be heard by the public."

Soon after, Lana Del Rey echoed his sentiments, posting a screenshot of .Paak’s tattoo in a now-deleted post on her Instagram account. “It’s in my will but it’s also on his tattoo.”

Tyler, The Creator recently shared an extended cut of his acclaimed 'Call Me If You Get Lost' album. The new version, formally titled 'Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale', is described as "a collection of songs that didn’t make the original album."

The rapper is clearly not afraid to return to and put out previously unreleased music - just in his own time. Not posthumously.

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