![]() This is an album that, in my opinion, you can listen to without skipping a single track and be entertained. He presents his emotions and thoughts in a package that is so remarkably wistful, relatable and refined that you can’t help to respect the time and effort he put into creating this project. We learn about his fears, his “Boredom”, his feelings of isolation and loneliness and his sexuality. This album gives us a deep and long look into the inner workings of Tyler. Often known as an eccentric and crazy dude, Tyler finally shows the other side of him, who he really is. This is something that has brought a greater sense of reality and humanity to Flower Boy compared to his past works. Garden shed, garden shed, garden shed, garden shedĮxpressing his previously hidden, but hinted to at times, feelings of his sexuality. When you look at track 7, “Garden Shed”, Tyler’s proverbial closet, he rapped: Frank put everything out there for the world to see and he set a precedent of acceptance that would later help other artists, like Tyler or Kevin Abstract, to follow in his footsteps. If you haven’t read it, I would highly recommend to do so. This track sensibly includes close friend Frank Ocean, who has also ‘bloomed’ himself when he wrote a letter in 2013 detailing his first love with a man. Frank Ocean, Tyler uses the word ‘bloom’ as a metaphor for coming out. Much of this album deals with Tyler reflecting on his sexuality. ![]() We get a first glimpse at later themes to be unraveled when he mentions that he is “looking for his ‘95 Leo”. Here he gives his most aggressive delivery on the project and A$AP compliments him brilliantly as well with a passionate verse with great flow. This specific track starts with an eerie 53 second combination of strings, pianos and synths which leads to Tyler’s first verse. Beats on this album tend to be pretty light and bouncy, with the exception of “Who Dat Boy” ft. The production on this track, as it is with the whole album, is brilliant. These types of questions perfectly set the tone of the album as Tyler will continually explore his inner self and the meaning of life itself. Asking himself, how long will his fame last and how will he be remembered when he’s gone. Rex Orange County, he starts by questioning his motivation in what seems to be an increasingly materialistic world that he is enthralled in. Tyler’s previous projects, Bastard, Goblin and Wolf, have been described as zainy, bleak and uncompromising however, Flower Boy, creates a stark contrast to those album, and you can feel it instantly. Please check it out if you want to procrastinate for 5 minutes.). Tyler is known for his off the wall lyrics, his graphic/intense music videos, and my personal favorite, making the best cinnamon waffles known to man (If you haven’t seen that video, its amazing. A man that once called himself a unicorn, said he could be anything, and then proceeded to call himself a f’ing table. Tyler was once asked the meaning of some of his lyrics, and in a stereotypical tyler response he said, “Nothing, it’s just sh*t to piss old white people off”. Tyler Gregory Okonma, a creative renegade with no filter and 100% originality. In order to fully understand the importance of this project, you must first look at the creator, pun intended. The track list of the album covers a wide range of musical themes that push it to the second spot of our Top Albums of 2017 list. ![]() Flower Boy, Tyler the Creators’ 4th Studio Album, has proven to be his most introspective project yet.
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