Having recently wrapped up a successful year with the release of his critically-acclaimed Chromakopia album in late October, Tyler, The Creator now has more praise coming his way, this time from proto-punk veteran Iggy Pop.

Iggy Pop has hailed Tyler, The Creator a "genuine old-school talent". The 77-year-old punk rock icon has "always liked" the 33-year-old rapper and got the chance to see him at work when the pair starred alongside hip-hop star A$AP Rocky,

If a music writer were to say that Iggy Pop and Tyler, The Creator are kindred spirits, it would look like goofy hyperbole. If Iggy Pop himself says it, then that kind of talk takes on a different weight.