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Consider California rap star Tyga in outer space. What’s that look like? Is he stealing glances at Earth, knowing he’s conquered her from corner to corner, pole to pole, and so absconded to wider orbit in search of new music likelihoods? Or has Earth been failed by one and many, ourselves and Tyga, and is thus compelled to send selective superstars out into the Great Unknown to scope for new black holes of culture that stand to save our species, to abandon all that once was, and beyond? Either way, whatever’s looming, Tyga looks great.

Considering our brief (and not the first) high-five with the star, in the midst of his smoking summer record, Legendary, and tour stop inside the “Flutter Experience” exhibition on La Brea in Hollywood, Flaunt took liberties to consult one of the numerous astrologists we have in our pretty pockets for a birth chart reading the day of our shoot. The hip-hopper is, after all, on the brink of age 30, a veritable end of days in this postcode, and therefore grounds for a serious reckoning. The results speak to a complex identity at the intersection of contemporary music. They’re also interesting, to some extent, though a bit feebly stated as fact.

Alas, Flaunt is not interested in quasi-spiritual cheap tricks to wholly evaluate ourselves or others, in between these pages or in between the sheets. We love cheap tricks, but with spirit to hand, we don’t fuck around. So, we tossed a silly salad with each of Tyga’s astrological readings’ platitudes and came out with:

A) a philosophical marriage with each respective track from Legendary

B) a coincidence and/or refutal contingent on A, made possible with memorable lines from the prescient 1985 epic film, Legend, starring the delightful Tom Cruise

The results might look something like this:

One of Tyga’s favorite foods is macaroni and cheese.

It’s clear that while Tyga might love Mac n’ Cheese, he can’t stand cheesy shit, especially when it comes to people. Those who are close to him need to understand he’s special.

Consider “Faded”, his track with Lil’ Wayne on the Legendary record:



This ain’t freeze tag, you play, I’m gon’ react

My hoes work, bitches know I put ‘em on the map¹



And while it might seem a bit frosty of him [afterall, Tyga is enjoying some ice these days], Tyga is only firm in his convictions because of the higher pursuits. “What am I addicted to?” he asks me, in between fashion changes. “I would say success and love. Just the feeling and the rush you get from things that you’ve worked hard for and that breed success. And definitely love. That’s the burning fuel for everything.”²

1. Flaunt’s astro-reading of Tyga observes his moon in Leo, which would make sense of this “map” of which he speaks, for Leo moons are dramatic, proud, expressive, and idealistic. But be gentle with this Tyga, for he requires a lot of love.

2. Burning fuel? You bet your ass. Consider Tim Curry’s Darkness’ declaration at the climax of the unequivocal masterpiece, Legend, which strangely, similarly poeticizes the artist journey as Tyga does on Legendary—“Oh, Mother Night! Fold your dark arms about me. Protect me in your black embrace. I sit alone, an impotent exile, whilst this form, this presence, returns to torment me!” It’s evident here that while Tyga’s birth chart reading would suggest him a dramatic temperament, particularly as it concerns “the map” (read: the universe), but impotent exile is an underlying fear in anyone lucky enough to set foot on this here periling planet, right? It ain’t truly easy for anyone.

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LAIA CABRERA AND ISABELLE DUVERGER. “ILLUSION” (2019). COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND FLUTTER EXPERIENCE.

Legendary is Tyga’s seventh studio release and was certified gold upon release by the Recording Industry Association of America given the success of summer smashing single, “Taste.” It’s feats like this that might support the generally understood fact that both Tyga’s parents have tattoos of his name somewhere on their bodies.

This is nice and cool, as far as we’re concerned. But it’s not surprising. Consider “Werkkkk”, off Legendary, which makes no issue of Tyga’s lasting legacy into the decades of tomorrow.
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