Tyler The Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA Review
If you’re looking for something new to listen to with plenty of variety, Tyler The Creator’s latest album CHROMAKOPIA is a great choice.
Switching back and forth from energetic songs to slower more personal songs, this album is incredibly unique out of the rapper’s discography. Much of it is deeply self reflective, similarly to rapper Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers, an album that in a 2022 interview with Converse All Star Series they praised for it’s honesty. In the interview, Tyler said, “I think honesty is awesome—with yourself, with [other] people.”
So, here is Tyler’s own version of being deeply honest, even if it’s something people may not like to hear. The biggest example of this is the third song of the album, titled “Noid,” which expresses Tyler’s paranoia that has come from becoming famous. Similar to Chappell Roan’s own public displeasure of the para-social connection that fans have gotten with artists.
Alongside “Noid,” are songs that also delve into Tyler’s relationship struggles alongside a track that explores a large revelation about his father, someone who had been subject in many previous songs due to the belief that he had left Tyler behind as a child.
However, coupled with these songs are ones that are much more energetic and fun, like “Sticky” and “Balloon,” which serve to represent the artist’s own personal way of trying to avoid staying stuck on these serious revelations.
Overall, this album is filled with a great selection of songs that are great for anyone, while also just having a lot of depth to it. It’s been on repeat for me and I’m sure for many more it’ll be too, so it’s a solid 5/5.
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