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Chromakopia

Tyler, The Creator

Chromakopia

Eighth album from the Los Angeles-based Odd Future rapper featuring guest appearances from Daniel Caesar, Doechii, GloRilla, LaToiya Williams, Lil Wayne, Lola Young, Santigold, Schoolboy Q, Sexyy Red and Teezo Touchdown

ADM rating[?]

8.0

Label
Columbia
UK Release date
28/10/2024
US Release date
28/10/2024
  1. 10.0 |   Dork

    ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ has depth, it has worldbuilding, but just as importantly, it has some absolute bangers, too
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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 9.1 |   Consequence Of Sound

    NEW If IGOR was Tyler’s high-concept experiment and CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST was the more accessible reintroduction of Tyler, the Man, CHROMAKOPIA falls somewhere in the middle
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  5. 9.0 |   DIY

    Testament to the importance of allowing people to grow and change
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  6. 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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  7. 9.0 |   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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  8. 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. 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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  10. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    His eighth studio album finds Tyler at the end of the line with his own mythology
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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    An uncompromising honesty lies within this snapshot of an artist willing to share his chaos
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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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