Tyler, The Creator
CHROMAKOPIA
Release Date: Oct 28, 2024
Genre(s): Rap
Record label: Columbia
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Album Review: CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, The Creator
Excellent, Based on 4 Critics
Based on rating 9/10
One day you're an outspoken, rage-filled teen with the world at his feet, and before you know it, your friends have kids, and your mantle is filled with awards as the walls close in. Indisputably, Tyler, The Creator has cemented himself as a visionary over the last few years. Between his chart-topping albums, 2019's IGOR and 2021's Call Me If You Get Lost, and establishing himself as a fashion brand with Golf Wang and Golf Le Fleur, the tides have changed.
Based on rating 3.5
An uncompromising honesty lies within this snapshot of an artist willing to share his chaos When Tyler, The Creator teased Chromakopia, it looked like he was setting fans up for a new chapter: a masked character named St. Chroma, mysterious visuals, cryptic posts. The world was primed for yet another bold persona, a continuation of Tyler's David Bowie-esque tradition – Igor's blonde-wigged angst, Sir Baudelaire's wandering elegance in Call Me If You Get Lost.
Opinion: Fantastic
The ‘Estate Sale ‘ is over. Back in 2023, rapper-producer Tyler, the Creator packed up shop and quickly dispatched of his slain alter egos in favour of a stiff mental reset in the visuals for 'Sorry Not Sorry '. Seeking solace, clarity and closure, the track saw Tyler shed his artistic skin. In retrospect, it served as a eulogy for his established musical status quo, too.
Opinion: Average
Tyler, the Creator occupies a rarefied space within mainstream music as a multi-hyphenated, critically acclaimed hip-hop artist in the mold of idols Pharrell Williams and Kanye West. His bona fides have been well established through a series of carefully constructed projects, but he continues to raise the stakes, ostensibly driven by an inherent need to prove his artistry, his eclecticism, or his relentless urge to push any and all boundaries. Tyler's seventh studio album, Chromakopia, is another intentionally messy exploration of tumultuous emotions, this time grappling with the complexities of an early midlife crisis in the public spotlight.
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