Tyler, the Creator won't be meeting the Queen any time soon.
The rapper and founder of hip hop collective Odd Future has been banned from the UK for 3-5 years, due to the lyrical content of previous albums. Tyler's manager, Christian Clancy, confirmed the news via a lengthy Tumblr post, citing the exact reasons the UK Home Department banned the rapper.
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"The letter specifically cites lyrics he wrote 6-7 years ago for his albums Bastard and Goblin –- the type of lyrics he hasn’t written since," Clancy writes. "Highlights from the letter include that his work 'encourages violence and intolerance of homosexuality' and 'fosters hatred with views that seek to provoke others to terrorist acts.'"
Tyler tweeted about the ban as well.
BASED ON LYRICS FROM 2009 I AM NOT ALLOWED IN THE UK FOR 3-5 YEARS ( although i was there 8 weeks ago) THAT IS WHY THE SHOWS WERE CANCELLED.— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) August 26, 2015
*listens to last three releases in confusion*— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) August 26, 2015
A Home Office spokesperson commented on the ban in a statement to the Quietus.
"Coming to the UK is a privilege, and we expect those who come here to respect our shared values," it reads. "The Home Secretary has the power to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds."
The UK ban also comes on the heels of a potential ban from Australia last month. Women's advocacy group Collective Shout petitioned Australia's immigration minister Peter Dutton to refuse Tyler's visa, because of his "misogynistic hate speech against women."
Tyler tweeted that he was banned, but the Dept. of Immigration confirmed to Mashable Australia that no decision about a ban had yet been made.