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10.0
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10.0 |
Dork
‘CHROMAKOPIA’ has depth, it has worldbuilding, but just as importantly, it has some absolute bangers, too
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10.0
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10.0 |
A.V. Club
After 15 years of being in the industry, Tyler, the Creator has reached the apex of his life and career. He’s ready to reap the accompanying benefits, and express himself fully, without the ever-present chip on his shoulder
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9.4
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9.4 |
Paste Magazine
Through imperfections and rigidity, the Los Angeles rapper’s seventh album gives us a clear, damning portrait of his humanity—set aglow by contradiction, wrestling with the loneliness that comes with industry praise, and ending without resolution
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9.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
In totality, it's as free as he's ever sounded. Where before he was a cultural antagonist, now he’s a matured rapper and entrepreneur with grander visions and grander fears – everything here fits that bill
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9.0
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9.0 |
Clash
While some elements feel a bit safe, the sound design is chiseled and sharper, showcasing Tyler, the Creator’s now-mastered style in HD glory. If ‘Chromakopia’ is anything, it’s profoundly human and revealing
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9.0
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9.0 |
DIY
Testament to the importance of allowing people to grow and change
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9.0
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9.0 |
The Quietus
Ultimately, Chromakopia not only showcases Tyler’s growth as an artist but also serves as a reminder that there is beauty in chaos
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
Solidifies Tyler's place in a rare echelon of artists — where every new album feels like a Big Event, complete with its own thematic concerns, production style, visual aesthetic and even fictional aliases
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
The Grammy-winning US rapper pits soul-searching against some killer tunes, many featuring his mother, Bonita Smith
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Full of switchback turns, the rapper’s unsettled and unsettling seventh album zaps from Beach Boys harmonies to G-funk synths – and from boasts to self-loathing
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
His eighth studio album finds Tyler at the end of the line with his own mythology
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7.6
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7.6 |
Pitchfork
On his seventh album, Tyler is both mask-on and mask-off. It’s an electric, revealing, and perennially odd journey back into his aging psyche
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7.5
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7.5 |
Northern Transmissions
Where Tyler does come up a short on Chromakopia is a piece of his repertoire he hasn’t particularly seemed to struggle with until now, and that he may not even be aware of or taking into account: his lyrical technique as a rapper, as well as his all-around rapping abilities
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
An uncompromising honesty lies within this snapshot of an artist willing to share his chaos
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6.0
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6.0 |
The FT
Tracks find the 33-year-old rapping about needing time to figure himself out and his mother popping up to offer advice
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6.0
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6.0 |
NME
The LA rapper's seventh album is packed with sonic invention and beautiful storytelling, but its messaging is confused
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5.0
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5.0 |
Slant Magazine
The rapper’s ambitions are grand, but the album attempts to do a lot while saying little
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