Tyler the Creator, the artist of the well-known songs, Earfquake, See You Again, and New Magic Wand dropped his 7th studio album “Chromakopia” on Monday Oct.29.

He said earlier in 2024 that he wasn’t releasing new music this year, so it took fans by surprise to hear about his announcement of a new album. Tyler is known for his unique style in all things regarding his brand, but his ability to experiment with his music and construct new albums in the way he does, makes people want more. Although many people say his lyrics from past albums could be controversial, he really dives deep into his storytelling for Chomakopia.

“I’m not the guy I was when I was 20, people are getting older, folks having kids, I got a gray hair on my chest, life is lifeing and I don’t know, I kinda just wanted to write about stuff I think about when I’m dolo,” said Tyler in a video when talking to his audience at his listening party.

Tyler was inspired by Chroma the Great from the book, “The Phantom Tollbooth” for his album name. In the book Chroma’s job is to conduct an orchestra that colors the world but without the orchestra there would be no color. This could indicate that Tyler’s suggests himself as not just an artist but a conductor of the art of music itself.

People enjoy his music for either one of two reasons; the lyrics, and/or the lively beats that are added. With Chomakopia, he makes it easy to understand and fully listen to both.

This album is different from his past ones, you could tell the maturity and hear the realization of Tyler’s thoughts through the lyrics. How he addresses topics such as paranoia, aging, love, fame, parenting, and lessons from his mother are not like anything we’ve heard before from him.

Tyler is a storyteller, like many authors who create stories with words in a book or novel, or a director of a movie, he creates stories through lyrics and instruments, and some people don’t understand that he isn’t making these songs just to make them but to insist on something.

This time Tyler creates the story of his personal growth as an artist and a person, all real-life situations that anyone could go through, and that’s what makes Chromakopia a genius album from Tyler.