At long last, Tyler, the Creator has finally returned. Arriving three years after Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, the Creator’s seventh album, Chromakopia, features tributes to the rapper’s every era. Whether it be the breezy synth arrangements on “Take Your Mask Off,” dashing back to Flower Boy, or the grungy battering rams of songs like “Rah Tah Tah” and “Thought I Was Dead” paying homage to Wolf and Cherry Bomb, Chromakopia contains something for everyone. Within this universal and at times nostalgic construction, the album is also incredibly reflective.
Throughout the project, Tyler speaks on his consuming paranoia, his desire for children, and other angsty plights that come simply from growing up. During this 14-track journey, he brings Doechii, Lil Wayne, GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Daniel Caesar, and many other friends along for the crazy ride, forcing them to enter his wild domain with fantastic results. Despite being seven albums in, Chromakopia is a project with Tyler showing everyone he can still pull something new out of it.
Yet, make no mistake: this is very much a new Tyler era. Following a blockbuster listening party in Los Angeles on Sunday (Oct. 27), Tyler will soon take the album on the road for his Chromakopia: World Tour. The trek will kick off on Feb. 4 in his Los Angeles hometown, and Tyler will be joined by Lil Yachty and Paris Texas. Before all that excitement kicks off, let’s get into the album. Check out Billboard’s track rankings of Tyler’s new album Chromakopia below.
