Tyler took the interview as an opportunity to air out some previously unmentioned grievances against Khaled and further defended why he feels that his body of work was better than what his rival put out at the same time.
"That Khaled thing, it was fun. It was just watching a man die inside because the weirdo is winning," the rapper explained, adding, "I was moonwalking in a wig. This n---a had everyone on his album, everyone!"
Although it seemed mostly braggadocios, to begin with, Tyler continued, questioning Khaled's authority to deem what is real hip-hop and what isn't. By comparing Khaled's reaction to his work with that of the industry at large, the artist made a case for why the star had no right to say what he did about "IGOR."
"A piece of me really didn’t like that at all because I make music, but rap is my thing. I was already making alternative rap and not fully being accepted by the BETs," Tyler explained, adding, "but for some guy to kinda indirectly be like, 'That ain’t real rap, that ain’t real Black music.' That’s what it felt like, and I was like, 'My n---a.' But I didn’t say nothing, I just let that Number One speak."
Tyler delivered one more scalding blow to the producer by saying, "N---a ego had to deal with that because his whole identity is being No. 1 and when he didn’t get that, that sat with him longer in real-life time than that moment. I moved on."
Khaled has not responded to Tyler's comments, but with the latter's recent release of a new album, "CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST" and Khaled hard at work on his brand, the interview could very well have marked the artist's final words on the subject.