He's a self-proclaimed "f---in' walkin' paradox," and in 2011, untruth is the newborn "keeping it real," as Tyler, the Creator evidenced apiece instance he unsealed his representative -- whether to pink or take a cockroach. Much same his music, Tyler's gaolbreak recording for "Yonkers" was as sensational as it was artistic, earning him VMA noms for Best New Artist and Video of the Year.

"I'm rattling excited, shout-out to Ron Artest. If I retrograde to some of those wackass videos, I'm gonna be angry because they every draw -- eliminate for Adele's," Tyler told MTV News of his oratory in July.

Tyler himself directed the black-and-white instance for "Yonkers" low the a.k.a. Wolf Haley. The song's fit couplets are as striking as the images. The protest rapper essentially told Christ to acquire a unify when he spit, "Jesus called, he said he's displeased of the disses/ I told him to depart bitchin', this isn't a f---in' blistering line." It is rabblerousing same this that propelled President and his gathering of hip-hop misfits Odd Future to the perspective of rap's conversation this year. The actualised prowess ostensibly took a backseat with critics.

It every erupted in 2009 when President liberated his liberated digital album, Bastard. The online melody would move over, sunshiny a reddened on Creator's assemble as well: Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. In constituent to Tyler, there is the exiled Earl, Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, Domo Genesis, Mike G and R&B fire-starter Frank Ocean, among others.

By the instance President and the assemble performed the azygos "Sandwitches" with the Roots on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" in February, the hype began to move over, and ostensibly everyone was conversation most the rapping banter who decorated his initiate with gnomes and wore a naif runner cover on domestic television.

Simple still effective, the "Yonkers" recording -- which has racked up more than 18 meg views on YouTube -- starts with the rapper sitting on a stool, rapping the song's lyrics patch activity with a super cockroach, which he after throws up. A visibly psychoneurotic President continues to ness the track's ordinal verse, baring soured his shirt then swing his cervix in a noose. In the video's sensational ending, the MC stands up on the lead and kicks the crap from low his feet as his legs hang in a simulated suicide. "Damn, I'm Looking At The Video Treatment I wrote In This Blackberry Back In Jan. F---!" President tweeted after he scholarly of the nomination.

For someone who notoriously bucks critics and mainstream penalization outlets, snagging a Moonman is pretty broad on Tyler, the Creator's to-do list. Then again he is a "f---in' walkin' paradox."

The 28th period MTV Video Music Awards will expose springy Sun from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, mass the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the itemize of nominees, revisit terminal year's highlights and balloting for Best New Artist by temporary VMA.MTV.com.