His verse is only four lines long, and the rest of the song is built through hooks, intros and outros, and other segments that aren’t used in abundance within Rap music typically. On the hook, Tyler’s vocals are filtered and hazy, making him sound as if he’s being played on a vintage radio station that doesn’t have great signal. When this happens, a rawer, grittier, and more confident aesthetic is provided, as electric guitar riffs and stern drums come into the picture. After a few lines, Tyler comes in with the album’s telltale pitched up vocals as pluckier, almost electronic, uncharacteristic bass strums play throughout, adjusting the vibe of the song before it completely changes in the chorus. The song begins with a Tyler-sounding piano rendition as Charlie Wilson sings soulful lyrics for his very brief role. I know that this bonus track might not be new to anyone who bought a physical copy of the album, but it’s new to me so I had to share it. In order to celebrate the album’s anniversary, however, he decided to let fans of all kinds get in on the secret, releasing this exclusive song to the masses via YouTube. This song actually somewhat took the place of the fourth track, but kept comedian Jerrod Carmichael’s interlude at the end, making it a part of the song rather than simply the spoken word break in the album that it once was. On the physical copies, Tyler surprised fans with an exclusive bonus track called “BOYFRIEND” that only they would get to enjoy because he appreciated their continued support so much. Although his voice might not be as on-key as some of the other singers in the industry, it didn’t matter because you could just hear the passion and emotion within his words, so the fact that the notes were slightly off at times held no weight in the grand scheme of things, in my opinion.Īs with many major album releases, the project was accompanied by a bevy of clothing, physical copies, and trinkets, allowing fans to reinforce their love for the project in more ways than one. Every single song on that album reminisced with me in one way or another, and the experimental sounds he has never shied away from became apparent and appreciated.
Since I have been a Tyler fan since his very early days with Odd Future, I enjoyed his gritty, violent offerings almost more so than his later, more thoughtful and introspective offerings.
This album changed the public’s perception of the California artist to something that was much more noteworthy than ever before, and obviously he even won a Grammy for it. Tyler, The Creator released IGOR just over a year ago, almost to the day.
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