It’s got a beautiful and immediately catchy hook from Frank Ocean, and I often find myself randomly saying “I rock, I roll, I shine, I glow I GLOW” to myself. This song reeks of Big Single Energy (am I cool yet?). Name a Tyler album cut that should have been a single. I have no idea why he’s so angry about lettuce at the end of the song but it’s Tyler, who knows. He’s just a ball of kinetic energy here, spitting absolute madness over a hyperactive track that seems plucked from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Well, since you mentioned it, this is MY favorite version of Tyler. And it kicks off Cherry Bomb with an incredibly strong energy that none of his other album intros have had (except maybe “IGOR’S THEME”). He’s channeling that N*E*R*D spirit that he loves so much, and he does it well it’s a little bit aggressive, a little bit goofy, and a lotta bit hard. On the surface “She” is the kind of crass material that would bury his career in a mountain of think pieces today but it’s the artistry and nuance that hooked me. So when Tyler dropped “She” as his next single, I paid much closer attention than immediately writing him off as some bug-eating shock rapper. But once I got past the roach eating, I recognized that he was actually a pretty solid rapper. Circa 2011, I’d spend my mornings in the gym being completely grossed out by Tyler’s “Yonkers” video. I mean, I guess they could be still playing them today but I have no idea – these days I only frequent MTV when I wanna watch the buffoonery that is Catfish. Believe it or not, there was a time in the early 2010s where MTV still played music videos on the regular. Great pick, I love both that song and The R.E.D. Game tried too hard to beat Tyler at his own game (pun intended), and I wish Lil’ Wayne had a verse, but Tyler made this song worth it. Album, and his verse (and appearance in the video, let’s be honest) won me over. What’s the first song that made you a fan of Tyler, the Creator?īefore this song, I had seen the “Yonkers” video and was disgusted I was also (regrettably) a fan of Hopsin, who had dissed Tyler several times, so I had no interest in listening to him.
That chaos really holds him back here, an album that boasts a few good tracks but man, you gotta plod through some clunkers to find them. As I mentioned earlier, Tyler’s greatest charm and biggest drawback is that he’s just all over the place. You’ll get no flak from me playa, when you’re right you’re right.
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