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313: 300:. Tyler praised the song and claimed that he did not initially think it was a diss track. In response to the line "stab Bruno Mars in his goddamn esophagus", Mars said, " has to wait in line if he wants to stab me... he's definitely not the first guy that's said something like that to me and he's not going to be the last." Rapper 262:
Dude, niggas don't know that that beat was made as a joke. I was trying to make a shitty New York beat and we was just rapping like we was from New York like we were retarded. And then, I just had some random verses and I was just like; "I'll just record it to this beat, this beat is kinda cool." And
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named "Yonkers" the eighth best song of 2011, describing it as "minimalistic rap" and "a piece of performance art", concluding that it "creates a thrilling sense of uneasiness that the music world hadn't seen since the early days of
234:, although it was critically acclaimed and landed on numerous year-end lists. Tyler also directed a music video for the single, which was also met with positive critical reception and earned him the 336:, the video features Tyler performing the song on a chair in a blank room while handling and later eating a cockroach, which causes him to vomit. The word "kill" is seen on his hand, along with a 1384: 1051: 381:
awarded it with the "Best New Music" award, stating that it is "not only the best thing any affiliate has produced to date, it's also the perfect distillation of what they do well".
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named the song the 23rd best song of 2011, stating that Tyler "stabs Bruno Mars and disses Jesus somehow, all the bad vibes are mesmerizing".
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then niggas really liked it. That's so nuts, because that shit was actually a fucking joke. I made that beat in literally eight minutes.
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named it the 22nd best song of 2011, noting that the song, video, and Tyler's performance of "Sandwitches" on
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sampled the song in his song "Negus", using the same opening line, "I'm a fucking walking paradox."
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that he thought the "Yonkers" video was the best of 2011. The video earned Tyler the
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on February 14, 2011. It received controversy due to its violent lyrics and numerous
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The music video for "Yonkers", directed by Tyler, was released via Odd Future's
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Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
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The song was featured in the soundtrack to the video game
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named it the third best song of 2011. Claire Suddath of
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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Shot in 1677:Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance 523: 375:"Yonkers" received critical acclaim. 7: 442:Yonkers was written and produced by 1766:Songs written by Tyler, the Creator 988:Suddath, Claire (7 December 2011). 1028:. 21 December 2011. Archived from 607:US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs ( 14: 875:Weiss, Jeff (February 14, 2011). 16:2011 single by Tyler, the Creator 1791:Obscenity controversies in music 1149:"Heatseeker Songs: Sep 17, 2011" 928:Kelly, Zach (14 February 2011). 770:Goodman, William (10 May 2011). 1060:. December 2011. Archived from 347:. On February 23, 2011, rapper 573:Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 489: 456: 363:, as well as a nomination for 1: 1642:You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch 1221:British Phonographic Industry 1801:Black-and-white music videos 411:Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 829:Martin, Dan (11 May 2011). 361:2011 MTV Video Music Awards 320:in the official music video 240:2011 MTV Video Music Awards 60:February 14, 2011 1827: 1776:Songs critical of religion 1138:. Retrieved May 30, 2014. 865:. Retrieved on 9 May 2011. 414:propelled him to stardom. 1293: 690: 675: 660: 645: 637: 634: 631: 606: 588: 570: 558: 512: 501: 493: 468: 460: 288:. 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Index


Single
Tyler, the Creator
Goblin
Genre
Horrorcore
Label
XL
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tyler, the Creator
She
Music video
YouTube
Tyler, the Creator
digitally
Goblin
disses
MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
Yonkers, New York
New York hip hop
disses
Hayley Williams
B.o.B
Bruno Mars
the Game
Martians vs. Goblins
Odd Future
Capital Steez

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