Billboard cover star Daniel Caesar is joined by his friend and collaborator Tyler, the Creator for a hilarious conversation surrounding their work on Tyler’s Billboard 200 No. 1 album ‘Chromakopia.’ The two dive into behind-the-scenes secrets of making the album, what makes their friendship so special and if a hit really matters.
Kyle Denis: How y’all two doing today though?
Daniel Caesar: Very good.
Very good, very good.
Tyler, the Creator: How are you doing Kyle?
When was the last time y’all two were together?
Daniel Caesar: Like four days ago.
Tyler, the Creator: Yeah, I saw this n—a four days ago. Also, I’m doing terrible. I haven’t slept, this tour is whooping my a–. We in Norway right now. I’ve been surrounded by white people for the last three weeks. I’m losing it n—a.
What do y’all normally do when you guys are hanging out together?
Tyler, the Creator: No lie, when me and Daniel kick it, it’s really just us sharing one thought for two hours.
Daniel Caesar: It’s true.
Tyler, the Creator: Legit, one friend like, “Yo, I had a thought,” and it’s never a complete thought. It’s always like a 40% thought that we’re still working out, and then we sit and, like, trade back and forth perspectives and this and that, and by the time we leave, we have the full thought. And that’s one thing I really like about Daniel. It feels like in the outer layer, would not say that, like most folks would not think this, but me and him do share specific frequency, and I think that’s why we click, and it works so well. And I f–king love this dude. He a b–ch, though.
Daniel Caesar: I want to say to that, like, I think we like to figure things out, and we’re also both at, like, not obviously, you know, I mean, he’s been doing this for such a long time. And there’s like, there’s like, this kind of, you know, putting me on to s–t and showing me things that he’s been through, and, like, showing me the way. I feel like both of our brains are, like, almost fully developed, and so we’re looking to the future together. And like, we both like to discuss, like, how we want our lives to look when we’re old, you know. And I think, at least me now more than ever, like, I’m trying to think into the future more, and I feel like, you’re, you’re on the same s–t.
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