turned down<\/a> his advances to sign him and Odd Future early in their careers. During a conversation with DJ Drama in June 2026, he recalled making a remix of N.E.R.D.\u2019s \u201cInside of Clouds\u201d, in which Pharrell gave a strong cosign. Immediately, all eyes started circling around what Tyler and co. were doing. Jay-Z was no exception. <\/p>\nConsequently, he brought out Tyler, The Creator and the rest of Odd Future to his home in Los Angeles for tacos. There, Hov made his intentions clear: he and Roc Nation needed to sign the West Coast collective. But Tyler gave a firm no, knowing that the major label system wouldn\u2019t nourish what he wanted out of himself and his career at the moment. <\/p>\n
\u201cI just want creative control and do everything,\u201d Tyler, The Creator recalls telling Jay-Z. \u201cI love your work. Everyone\u2019s cool. But I don\u2019t think you guys have what I have and could help me get to what I truly want. Not what we think we\u2019re supposed to have as musicians, the shiny plane. I don\u2019t want that. Right now, I just want to sit on Photoshop and make these weird beats, and then I\u2019ll get there.\u201d<\/p>\n
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