As stated by Hip Hop By The Numbers, Tyler spent more than half of the 12-track album singing rather than rapping, with the famed cut “EARFQUAKE” featuring no raps from him at all. IGOR is probably Tyler’s most diverse body of work to date - and this alone was enough to divide listeners on their appreciation for it. The chaos is still very much present, but Tyler stepped up to the plate with a newfound wisdom. He was already sonically ahead of his age, but Flower Boy, which was created in his mid-20s, was thematically and lyrically a sign of the times. Many may suggest that the absence of Tyler’s anarchic energy and the album’s easy listening are signs of an artist at peace, but this doesn’t seem likely - he just grew up and has bigger introspective problems to deal with. With tighter raps, exquisite production and a straightforwardly honest take on his personal relationships and feelings of isolation, the maturity in the 14-track record was offered at the perfect stage of his career. If Tyler lived off the chaos on his earlier work, Flower Boy heard him digest it. In his own words, “I can’t rap about the same sh*t.” WOLF almost seems like the record where Tyler began to accept the value in his name, and this kind of understanding must come with some form of evolution that will appease his own artistic will. He dove deeper into his creative mind and built a world with a whole new set of refreshing characters, narrating journeys of a fateful summer combined with relatable themes of tumultuous familial, friendly and intimate relationships, loss and the struggles of walking on a path as erratic as fame. TC, Tyler was ready to say goodbye on WOLF. Still, he managed to land on the stars and build momentum for the sonic structure of the album’s followup.Īfter spending two records with his “therapist” Dr. A major shift was obvious in its predecessor WOLF and this album continued to test the limits of the Odd Future founder the album marked the first time he ever oversaw a live orchestra (and in Hans Zimmer‘s studio, nonetheless), which can be heard on the fan favorite entry, “2Seater.” Cherry Bomb was ambitious and imposing, and continued to feed the idea that Tyler, the Creator was now a pedestal for the next generation of artists, but ill-conceived decisions were present in pockets throughout the album. Tyler’s growth in Cherry Bomb was evident, but we all know that growth is almost always a messy process. 5 on the Billboard 200, hinting that the young artist could possibly have the Midas touch.

Regardless, it was clear early on that Tyler, who was only 20 years old when the album came out, is a rare figure bursting at the seams with revolutionary talent. The mostly self-produced album went on to debut at No.

The record in itself proved to be impressive, but as a standalone the artist himself stated in 2018 that he would have kept only seven out of the 17 tracks on the original record.

Released two years after his debut mixtape BASTARD, GOBLIN was effectively billed as Tyler’s first full-length studio effort and effectively carried over the style, themes and the hype of its predecessor.

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