Today, Tyler The Creator was taken into police custody at a Texas airport under the authority of a warrant. The Odd Future rapper has been accused of instigating a riot this past Thursday at SXSW's Converse/Thrasher concert event. SPIN described the incident as a, "death match." In the clip below, Tyler can be seen and heard encouraging fans to push through a barricade, creating a crazed stampede of angst filled adolescents.
Tyler, The Creator is currently in police custody on a $3,500 bond.
UPDATE: Tyler, The Creator has been released. The Odd Future rapper still plans on performing tonight in Dallas, Texas at the House of Blues.
HAI YALL
— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) March 16, 2014
AND DALLAS IS STILL HAPPENING TONIGHT! MIGHT BE A LITTLE LATE BUT LETS GET NASTY AS FUCK
— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) March 16, 2014
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