Tyler, the Creator has set the tone for the rest of the week, if not the months ahead, with the fuck-a-Friday rollout of his new album Chromakopia.
As has long been the case with Tyler releases, Chromakopia sees the two-time Best Rap Album winner welcoming fans into a whole new world by way of a carefully crafted, rewardingly layered, and inspiringly vulnerable central narrative. The production here, expectedly, is truly out-of-this-world great, providing the album with an impenetrability that also extends to its shrewd sequencing decisions. On first listen, the transitions are seamless, and each song feels as though it’s speaking to its counterparts from across the album’s 53-minute runtime.
The album is written, produced, and arranged by Tyler. For a deeper look into the credits (as adapted from Spotify) and the not-yet-listed-on-streaming assortment of features, see below, but only if you’ve already embarked on your own inaugural listening experience. Otherwise, what follows could be said to contain spoilers. Proceed with caution.
“St. Chroma” f/ Daniel Caesar
Written by: Ashton Dumar Simmonds, Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Rah Tah Tah”
Written by: Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Noid”
Written by: Paul Dobson Nyirongo, Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Darling, I” f/ Teezo Touchdown
Written by: Barry White, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Hey Jane”
Written by: Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“I Killed You” f/ Childish Gambino
Written by: Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Judge Judy”
Written by: Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Sticky” f/ GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne
Written by: Aaron Bolton, David Darnell Brown, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Dwyane Carter, Jr., Elvis L. Jr. Williams, Gloria Woods, Jamal F Jones, Janae Wherry, Rex Zamor, Tim Mosley, Timothy clayton, Tyler Okonma, Zachary Anson Wallace
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Take Your Mask Off”
Written by: Greg CookK. Thomas, Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Tomorrow”
Written by: Ashton Dumar Simmonds, Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Thought I Was Dead” f/ Schoolboy Q
Written by: Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Like Him”
Written by: Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“Balloon” f/ Doechii
Written by: Harry Wayne Casey, James Brown, Jaylah Hickmon, Luther Campbell, Rick Finch, Robert Ginyard, Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator
“I Hope You Find Your Way Home”
Written by: Tyler Okonma
Produced by: Tyler, the Creator