Tyler, The Creator is a 30 year old rapper, vocalizer, songwriter, producer, actor, visual creative person, designer & comedian from Ladera Heights, California blowing up a decade ago as the de facto leader of Odd Future. His evolution both artistically & personally since the collective's disbandment in 2015 has truly been amid the well-nigh fascinating ones I've ever witnessed in my lifetime, going from the bratty edginess of Bastard & Goblin to the undeniable maturity & versatility shown on Flower Male child & Igor. I take a lot of addicted memories of Tyler'southward early piece of work back in middle schoolhouse/early high school, but I do remember his last 2 albums are his all-time ones yet musically. That being said, I've been waiting all year for this twenty-four hour period to come & I'm thrilled that it has.

"Sir Baudliere" starts off by introducing us to the Tyler Baudliere character over a sample of "Michael Irvin" by Westside Gunn whereas "Corso" serves every bit an off-the-wall follow-up "talkin' that fresh shit". "Lemonhead" with 42 Dugg of all people has a grimy donkey instrumental & the ii are merely flexing, but then "Wusyaname" with YoungBoy Never Bankrupt Again samples "Back Seat (Wit No Sheets)" by H-Town & details falling in honey with a adult female they merely met.

Meanwhile on "Lumberjack", Tyler takes it back to the "Yonkers" days with it'due south blast bap product sampling the Gravediggaz only before he & Lil Wayne leap on a flute heavy beat out for "Hot Wind Blows" to talk virtually landing in Geneva too every bit reminiscing on leaving LA for the first time on the spacey "Massa". Following this is the triumphant spending anthem "Runitup" & later on that, Domo Genesis reunites with T on "Manifesto" proverb people are fake mad on top of samples of both Jimmy Smith & Nas.

"Sugariness" starts off equally a neo-soul cutting telling this woman how much he loves her with the 2nd one-half "I Idea You Wanted to Dance" is a duet with Fana Hues that I virtually wanna say goes into reggae territory. After the "Momma Talk" skit, DAISY comes in to moving picture to clap back at their non-believers on the sleeky nail bap banger "Rise!" co-produced by Jamie xx leading into the "Blest" interlude.

The song "Juggernaut" with Lil Uzi Vert & Pharrell is a flatulent homage to the iconic Gucci Mane joint "Lemonade" while the penultimate track "Wilshire" works in some dusty drums & mellow synths speaking on a failed relationship he had with his homie's daughter for damn near nine minutes. Finally, the closer "Safari" triumphantly speaks on his influence & bear upon on music featuring co-production from Jay Versace.

Every anthology Tyler has ever put out sounds completely dissimilar than 1 some other & Phone call Me If You Get Lost is a fine addition to his discography. He goes dorsum into a more than hip hop-based sound in comparison to the poppy vibes of IGOR, but information technology feels like a throwback to the Gangsta Grillz mixtape days with DJ Drama'southward narrations & dude is at his best in terms of the confined on here.

Score: 4.5/v

This is the sixth full-length anthology from California rapper, vocaliser, songwriter, producer, music video director & designer: Tyler, The Creator. Who rose to international stardom at the beginning of the decade equally the de facto leader of the now defunct collective Odd Future with the help of the music video of his breakout unmarried "Yonkers". Last time nosotros heard Tyler in a long chapters was in 2017 with the release of Blossom Boy. Easily his magnum opus & one of the greatest hip hop albums of this decade, where we saw his total artistic & personal evolution with personal lyrics & colorful production. Tyler fifty-fifty saw fit to drop an EP this past wintertime to coincide with The Grinch & while that was ok, information technology seems similar he'south fix to evangelize his long-awaited follow-upward to Flower Boy.

The album kicks off with "IGOR'S THEME", which is a repetitive yet entrancing piece with an instrumental that keeps making well-constructed turns left & correct. The next song "EARFQUAKE" with Playboi Carti sees the 2 telling their significant others that they need them in their lives over a atmospheric vanquish while the track "I THINK" is a catchy love tune with a synth-funk instrumental. Subsequently the "EXACTLY WHAT YOU RUN FROM YOU END UP CHASING" skit, nosotros go into the song "RUNNING OUT OF Time". Where Tyler calls out his ex's true colors over a spacey shell. The track "NEW MAGIC WAND" sees Tyler begging his lover not to dump him over a noisy beat while the song "A BOY IS A GUN" is a soulful tune where Tyler is telling this person he's hither for them.

The rail "Puppet" with Kanye W talks near being controlled by a lover over a beatific instrumental while the song "WHAT'Southward Good" vents about depression over a vanquish that starts off eerie, simply later switches into something more chaotic. The track "GONE, GONE / Thanks" starts off as a sunny R&B tune about how his dear's no longer here, but so it transitions into an interlude where Tyler is thanking this ex of his. The penultimate runway "I DON'T LOVE You ANYMORE" is of course a breakdown anthem with a punchy yet meditative beat & then the album ends with "ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?", where Tyler & Pharrell team up to evangelize a slow withal beautiful R&B cutting with a plumbing equipment Al Green sample.

Every bit I expected from the snippets, this a overnice modify of step. Tyler'south going into a more than neo-soul management while fusing it with the sounds of his 2015 anthology Cherry Flop. You could compare it to M.I.A.'southΛΛ Λ Y ΛbecauseKala & Flower Boy were M.I.A. & Tyler's almost accessible albums & both of them turned effectually to deliver their nearly experimental efforts yet. Just another instance of why T is the most artistic recording artists of this decade. Hither's to whatsoever he has coming in 2021.

Score: iv.5/v

Tyler, The Creator is a 27 year onetime rapper, producer & music video director from Ladera Heights, California who rose to prominence equally the co-founder & de facto leader of the culling hip hop commonage Odd Future in 2011 with the viral success of the track "Yonkers" off his debut album Goblin. In 2015 though, OF broke off to focus on their solo careers in 2015 with Earl Sweatshirt'due south sophomore album I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside & The Internet's 3rd anthology Ego Death being Manner meliorate than Tyler'due south disheveled tertiary anthology Cherry Flop. Even so, he actually showed maturity & creative evolution with his last anthology Blossom Boy that came out last July. He's been on a 1-project every two years schedule since he dropped his only mixtape to appointment Bounder on Christmas 2009 but virtually a decade later, he'southward dropping his very 1st EP inspired by the new Grinch movie.

The opener "Whoville" is a luscious piano piece & then the starting time actual song "Lights On" sees T getting with Santigold & Ryan Beatty to tell 3 different situations on their style dorsum home over some synths & explosive drums. The track "Hot Chocolate" is a smoothen ode to the titular drink while the song "Big Bag" sums up the principal plot points of the picture show over a somber trounce. The track "When Gloves Come Off" is a predominantly blissful instrumental piece with some decent singing during it's beginning leg & then the closer "Cindy Lou'south Wish" is pretty much a hypnotic instrumental.

As much every bit I beloved Tyler, this was only ok. The instrumentals experience similar leftovers from Blossom Boy & even though I similar them a lot, I'g non gonna exist dying to come back to them since they're more often than not packaged with lyrics conspicuously commissioned for a holiday blockbuster.

Score: 3/5

Afterward dropping the horrendously mixed Reddish Bomb on us dorsum in 2015, Odd Future de facto leader Tyler, The Creator is finally returning with his 4th full-length album. The opener "Foreward" sees Tyler asking a bunch of questions & addressing his fear of potentially falling off over a guitar forth with some wavy synthesizers. The Male monarch Orange County span & outro aren't besides bad, either. The side by side track "Where This Bloom Blooms" then reflects on his from being in the center to driving around Cali over some strings that kick it off along with some piano keys & a couple synths sprinkled in, too. As for the Frank Ocean hook, I call back I like a lot more than the claw he did for "Defenseless Their Eyes" off of JAY-Z's latest album 4:44. After a 36 second Golf Radio skit with "Sometimes…", we are and then treated to the adjacent song on the track listing called "Run across You Again". Here, Tyler is singing then later rapping about beingness in dream state with a lover forever over an instrumental that'southward more often than not symphonic, just throws in some monstrous bass in once Tyler begins rapping. I also like how the claw from Kali Uchis compliments Tyler'south desires. The rail "Who Dat Boy?" sees both T & A$AP Rocky getting braggadocious over an abrasive beat & it shows perfect chemistry between the 2. Peculiarly during the concluding verse. The vocal "Pothole" uses driving every bit a metaphor for success over a synth funk beat out & surprisingly, the Jaden Smith hook doesn't bother me like I originally thought it was going to. The track "Garden Shed" is basically T coming out as bisexual & I absolutely love the melancholically toned instrumental progresses as the song continues. The Estelle feature on hither is cute as well. The vocal "Colorlessness" with Rex & Anna of the North expresses his desires to find time to do something & existence over his friends & the instrumental is mellow as Hell. The track "I Ain't Got the Fourth dimension!" straightforwardly tells us that Tyler doesn't fuck with phonies over an instrumental with a surprising Middle Eastern influence. Also can't forget to mention the "I've been kissing white boys since 2004" line that some media outlets were making a large deal of when the album leaked a couple weeks agone. The song "911 / Mr. Lonely" starts off with Tyler & Frank informing their respective lovers to give them telephone call quondam over a funky beat, but and so it perfectly translations to simply Tyler venting about existence lonely over a more hard hit yet very spacey crush. The 1-minute "Droppin' Seeds" is mostly dominated by a short verse from Lil Wayne over with a jazzy all the same spacey instrumental & while some may be turned off past that, he does compliment the album by delivering what I remember is one of his hardest verses in a long time. The vocal "Nov" has a somber beat out & information technology sees Tyler venting about if he's "hustling backwards" or if his director Christian Clancy is doing him dirty. He even sends a bulletin to his lover, even though he knows that he or she isn't gonna answer his calls. The penultimate track "Glitter" and then continues where the previous one left off & the mode the beat along Tyler'south voice & delivery changes halfway through it was well incorporated. This magnum opus then closes out with "Enjoy Right At present, Today", which is a 4 minute instrumental track that I guarantee will make you feel good equally soon equally it starts. There are also some background vocals from T's musical idol Pharrell during the last couple minutes or so that are just every bit pleasant to the ears. When I referred to this album as a "magnum opus" correct before I started talking most the terminal track, I really think information technology is Tyler'southward all-time piece of work however. Information technology's mature, it's honest, it sounds more luscious than ever & information technology'll truly amaze you lot to see how much he'due south grown from his Bastard mixtape to this. I know Tyler was known for using homophobic terms early on on in his career & he trolls too just if he really is bisexual, so I call back we should all comprehend him for information technology. Requite this thing a listen as soon as yous can, because is truly is the album of the summer in my optics

Score: 4.5/5