I Ain't Got Time!: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

On July 9, 2017, ''Flower Boy'' was leaked and surfaced online. One particular line in "I Ain't Got Time!" especially caught the attention of fans as it hinted at Tyler, the Creator's sexual orientation: "Next line will have 'em like 'Whoa' / I been kissing white boys since 2004".<ref name="Uproxx">{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Eddie |title=Tyler, The Creator Appears To Come Out On His New Album ~~‘Flower~~'Flower ~~Boy’~~Boy' |url=https://uproxx.com/music/tyler-the-creator-come-out-gay-bi-new-album-flower-boy/ |website=[[Uproxx]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> The song premiered on July 19, 2017 via [[Zane Lowe]]'s [[Beats 1]], on which Tyler, the Creator revealed he made the song during one of [[Kanye West]]'s studio sessions for his album ''[[The Life of Pablo]]''. When West was taking a nap, his engineer Noah recorded Tyler on an MPC as Tyler had requested. Tyler started smacking, clapping, "making weird noises", added bass and then a hook to the song. He was inspired to sample "Introduction" after hearing "[[Groove Is in the Heart]]" by [[Deee-Lite]], which also samples the song. Tyler offered Kanye West to perform on the song, thinking would "sound so much cooler saying 'I ain't got time'", and also contacted [[Nicki Minaj]] many times with the same offer. Both rappers turned it down; West did not like the song, while Minaj could not think of what to write.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bulut |first1=Selim |title=Tyler, the Creator made his new song while Kanye was napping |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36809/1/tyler-the-creator-made-his-new-song-while-kanye-was-napping |website=[[Dazed]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=F |first1=Matt |title=Tyler, The Creator Says Kanye West & Nicki Minaj Declined "I Ain't Got Time" Features |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/478522-tyler-the-creator-says-kanye-west-and-nicki-minaj-declined-i-aint-got-time-features-news |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wallace |first1=Riley |title=Tyler The Creator Explains Why Kanye West and Nicki Minaj Passed On "I Ain't |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44122/title.tyler-the-creator-explains-why-kanye-west-nicki-minaj-passed-on-i-aint-got-time |website=[[HipHopDX]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 20, 2017}}</ref><ref name="RU">{{cite web |title=New Music: Tyler, the Creator - 'I Ain't Got Time!' |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2017/07/19/new-music-tyler-the-creator-i-aint-got-time/ |website=[[Rap-Up]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 19, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Fader">{{cite web |last1=Dandridge-Lemco |first1=Ben |title=Tyler, The Creator Shares New Single “I"I ~~Ain’t~~Ain't Got Time!”" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/07/19/tyler-the-creator-i-aint-got-time-single-flower-boy |website=[[The Fader]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> According to Tyler, "I Ain't Got Time!" began as two separate tracks which he then joined together since he could not decide "which one should go as the banger".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burney |first1=Lawrence |title=Tyler The Creator Made "I Ain't Got Time" While Kanye West Was Napping |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzaygy/tyler-the-creator-made-i-aint-got-time-while-kanye-west-was-napping |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 19, 2017}}</ref>

==Composition==

"I Ain't Got Time!" is a "psychedelic" [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] song<ref name="RS">{{cite ~~web~~magazine |last1=Reed |first1=Ryan |title=Hear Tyler, the ~~Creator’s~~Creator's Jolting New Song ‘I'I ~~Ain’t~~Ain't Got Time!’' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-tyler-the-creators-jolting-new-song-i-aint-got-time-253253/ |~~website~~magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> with an uptempo bounce and quick-paced production<ref name="Fader" /> that contains synthesizers,<ref name="RS" /><ref name="PF">{{cite web |last1=Ramirez |first1=Matthew |title="I Ain't Got Time!" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/tyler-the-creator-i-aint-got-time/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 20, 2017}}</ref><ref name="BB">{{cite ~~web~~magazine |last1=Holterman |first1=Alexandra |title=Tyler, the Creator Releases ~~‘Ain’t~~'Ain't Got Time,’' the Single That Fueled Sexuality Rumors |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tyler-the-creator-aint-got-time-single-release-7873093/ |~~website~~magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> a thumping bass and drums with a looped sample from "Groove Is in the Heart".<ref name="BB" /> The song uses two different variations of the beat and finds Tyler, the Creator rapping in multiple flows.<ref name="Uproxx" /> In one verse, he states he has been "kissing white boys since 2004", before addressing his departure from [[Vans]] and shoe deal with [[Converse (brand)|Converse]]<ref name="Fader" /><ref name="PF" /> as well as mentioning "getting neck from a broad".<ref name="PF" />

==Critical reception==

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==Charts==

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==Certifications==

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[[Category:Songs written by Tyler, the Creator]]

[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]

[[Category:~~LGBT~~LGBTQ-related songs]]