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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

    NEW ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ has depth, it has worldbuilding, but just as importantly, it has some absolute bangers, too
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  2. 9.4 |   Paste Magazine

    NEW 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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  3. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    NEW 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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  4. 9.0 |   Clash

    NEW 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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  5. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    NEW 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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  6. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    NEW His eighth studio album finds Tyler at the end of the line with his own mythology
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  7. 7.5 |   Northern Transmissions

    NEW 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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  8. 6.0 |   NME

    NEW The LA rapper's seventh album is packed with sonic invention and beautiful storytelling, but its messaging is confused
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