Tyler, the Creator has addressed fans leaking security camera footage of him again.
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At the end of March, fans were sharing footage of the rapper browsing a bookstore in Mexico City while he was in the area on tour.
He has now addressed the situation on his Instagram story, criticising people doing so for invading his privacy while also rebuking surveillance culture at large.
“So annoying. Just existing, living, mind your biz and next thing you know it’s security camera footage of you just existing uploaded so folks can either prove they saw you or get some engagement they crave,” he began.
“I understand the excitement, but the behaviour is going to morph into everyone having footage or anything involving them uploaded for content. doctors office, grocery store, with the way ring and other home things are, soon brushing your teeth or taking a piss is gonna become content without you knowing. ‘lol’ ‘why did he look at the sink like that’ ‘who gets blood work in a hat like that’ type of comments will flood, rather than folks really understanding how weird it is.
“Sucks too cause I congratulated this girl on her amazing book store, keeping physical media alive…even signed something out of pure appreciation for what she was doing.
“I wanna be able to brush this stuff off but I’m gonna keep being vocal about this. Y’all know how i feel with the relationship people think they have with musicians/actors/etc just because they like some songs or a movie or clothing etc. Not over here, space should be respected no matter how many lyrics you know. love.”
Tyler, the Creator also hit out at those using Meta Glasses. “Ban all viral media coming from this technology expeditiously,” he said in a separate story, saying “anyone who uses these is a true weirdo, anyone ok with these is a true weirdo.”
Tyler, the Creator calls out bookstore for posting security cam footage of him without his consent pic.twitter.com/DhJTOhfc83
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This isn’t the first time security camera footage of the artist has been leaked. In February 2025, Tyler, the Creator called out a shop owner for allegedly leaking footage of him and Lil Yachty without his consent.
The song ‘Noid’ from his album ‘Chromakopia‘ also criticises surveillance culture: ‘No cameras out please/I wanna eat in peace.”
In other news, Tyler, the Creator recently performed the tracks ‘Thought I Was Dead’ and ‘Sugar On My Tongue’ at this year’s Grammys.
On the night, he was up for Album of the Year, Best Album Cover, and Best Rap Album thanks to his record ‘Chromakopia’, as well as Best Rap Song for his track ‘Sticky’ featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne.
He was also nominated for Best Rap Performance for ‘Darling, I’ featuring Teezo Touchdown, and Best Alternative Music Album for another one of his LPs, ‘Don’t Touch The Glass’.