Inspectah Deck On Wu-Tang Clearing The Air With Tyler, The Creator [Video]

“Homeboy had a problem with being compared to us,” says Inspectah Deck. “[So] we had to approach him in Europe.” After hearing Tyler, the Creator – the frontman of Odd Future – rant about not wanting his group to be compared to the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, Inspectah Deck felt the need to speak to him along with other members of the Wu. He says if his group was compared to one of a higher status than his, he would have been elated, and would not have gone about it the way Tyler did. “If I’m a young dude coming up and we got like an 8-member group [and] we’re being compared to one of the greatest of our era, I’m taking that as a compliment,” Inspectah states. In this clip he also speaks on why he’s not into the whole “Black hippy” movement and how he feels rappers these days live a life of “absurdity” filled with “showcase broads.” Hear more about his talk with Tyler, the Creator and the modern rapper’s lifestyle above.