Tyler, The Creator has revealed that he recorded his guest verse on Clipse‘s “P.O.V.” up to 100 times in an effort to get it right.
Speaking on Hot 97, Tyler detailed the extreme lengths he went to to ensure he didn’t let Pusha T and No Malice down, as well as Pharrell Williams who produced the track.
He said: “It took me about 79 to 100 times to do it, and I almost texted Pusha, ‘I don’t think this is gonna work.’ It’s been a few times I’ve gotten nervous and trying to nail that verse with two of my Mount Rushmores, produced by Mount Rushmore, was like I can’t fuck this up for me.”
Tyler added that he kept Pusha waiting for the verse: “It took me so long to write that and just trying to perfect it … Was really in that bitch sweating. That n-gga Pusha sent me that before I went on tour, probably in April and I ain’t get him that shit until end of May, early June.”
He concluded by saying: “I was trying to record that verse for so long. Then it came out and people liked it. When I did not fuck up the song, n-gga, ooh.”
As well as providing a verse for the Clipse, Tyler has been busy releasing his own new album, the surprise drop Don’t Tap the Glass which has found itself topping the Billboard 200 becoming his fourth successive album to do so.
On a shortened release week as Don’t Tap the Glass dropped on a Monday, the album still managed to total 197,000 equivalent units sold.
Surprisingly for albums in 2025, this number was largely thanks to physical sales of the LP with Tyler making various bundles available through his website.
However, the final tally is below initial expectations for the album with midweek estimations predicting Don’t Tap the Glass would pull in 215,000 equivalent sales in its first week.
It is also a fairly steep decrease from Chromakopia, which Tyler released last year.
That widely acclaimed album debuted to 299,000 equivalent units for the biggest sales week of Tyler’s career with it also reaching number one on the Billboard 200.
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Burna Boy gave fans an exclusive look inside one of the most important performances of his career, with Billboard there to capture the entire experience.
For a new Billboard video diary, the versatile musician walks viewers through his full routine as he got ready for the first FIFA World Cup Final halftime show on Sunday. The footage begins with his police escorted arrival and continues through the excitement of walking onto the field at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. It offers an honest look at everything that happened before and after the major performance.
Throughout the day, Burna enjoys several unforgettable encounters. He takes pictures with Shakira, his collaborator on the official 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem “Dai Dai.” The pair performed the track during Sunday’s halftime show, while it remains at the top of the Billboard Global 200 for a second week and leads the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a fourth week. Burna also catches up with streamer iShowSpeed, shares a hug with Justin Bieber and meets Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis, who surprised the audience by introducing Bieber. Once the greetings are over, Burna fits in one last rehearsal before heading out to perform.
The footage continues as Burna walks onto the field and joins the celebration. He looks thrilled when the set concludes, making his way through the players’ tunnel and returning backstage. There, he receives compliments from Chris Martin, who organized the halftime show and helped write the finale song “We Dance” alongside his Coldplay bandmates.
Watch Burna Boy’s complete Day in the Life video through Billboard below.
