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Tyler The Creator Reveals How His Appearance At Kendrick Lamar’s “The Pop Out” Came Together

December 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tyler The Creator recently detailed how his appearance at Kendrick Lamar’s Los Angeles concert, The Pop Out: Ken & Friends, came together. Speaking about the event with Billboard during a new interview published on Wednesday, Tyler revealed that he was in Atlanta working on his album, CHROMAKOPIA, and dropped everything to head back to his hometown for the show.

“I wasn’t even supposed to go — I was in Atlanta working on this album,” Tyler explained. “But I landed that morning and couldn’t miss this s–t. And I don’t even get FOMO at all, n—a — I’ll go to sleep. But I’m cool with Kenny and Dave [Free] and Tim [Hinshaw] from Free Lunch. So I went home, showered and ran straight there.” At the event, Tyler performed his iconic 2019 hit, “Earfquake,” off of his acclaimed album, Igor. “I genuinely think I’m better at my R&B singing s–t as a whole than my rap s–t,” he added. “And those are usually my biggest records.”

Tyler The Creator Performs During Coachella

Tyler, the Creator performs during the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., April 20, 2024. © Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Fans on social media loved Tyler’s performance at the event. “And now he got one of his memorable performances ever..,” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in response to the Billboard interview. Another requested a collaboration between Lamar and Tyler. “Ok Tyler, that’s cool and all but can we get a song with Kendrick now?” they asked.

Tyler The Creator Poses For Billboard

Tyler was just one of many artists to make an appearance at The Pop Out. Others included Mustard, Ty Dolla Sign, Steve Lacy, Roddy Ricch, YG, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and Dr. Dre, among others. Lamar capped off the night by performing his hit diss track, “Not Like Us,” several times over. Check out Tyler The Creator’s photoshoot with Billboard below.

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Tyler The Creator’s ‘Heart Is Filled’ After A HBCU Marching Band Performed An Arrangement Of ‘Sticky’ From ‘Chromakopia’

November 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Several of music’s biggest names are by-products of an HBCU (historically Black college or university). Although Tyler The Creator isn’t on the coveted list, that has stopped HBCU marching bands from showing his music immense love.

Yesterday (November 16), one HBCU marching band tackled Tyler The Creator’s standout track off of his chart-topping album, Chromakopia. As the Jackson State Tigers took on the Alabama State Hornets on the football field, their bands had a match of their own.

To demonstrate their range, Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South band performed a masterful and viral arrangement of Tyler The Creator’s song “Sticky” (viewable here). After the performance was shared on X (formerly Twitter), it made its way to Tyler The Creator’s desk.

Tyler The Creator’s reaction is sure to bring a smile to the instrumentalists’ face. “THIS IS WHY I MADE STICKY,” he wrote. “THIS IS WHY I ARRANGED IT THAT WAY. THIS BEAUTIFUL MY HEART IS FILLED.”

This isn’t the first time, Tyler The Creator response to a viral post about “Sticky,” which features GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, and Young Buck.

Back on November 10, a user online confessed that the song was initially a track they gravitated to on Chromakopia. Tyler The Creator laughed off the post, writing: “No lie lmfao I realized folks that don’t like that song wear sunscreen by default hahahahaha (I’m generalizing).”

Chromakopia is out now via Columbia. Find more information here.

Tyler The Creator’s “CHROMAKOPIA” Secures Yet Another Week At No. 1 On Billboard

November 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tyler The Creator faced some mockery on the Internet for dropping his album on a Monday, but he ended up having his best commercial performance to date. Moreover, CHROMAKOPIA now spends its third week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart with 104K album-equivalent units sold in the week ending November 14, according to Billboard and Luminate. This now became the longest-running chart-topping LP from the Hawthorne native. The previous slot was for CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST in two separate weeks in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Streaming pushed most of these new numbers, although physical album sales and box sets also provided a boost.

What’s more is that this continued commercial success for CHROMAKOPIA comes as Tyler, The Creator is kicking off its live success for his upcoming tour. Following some smaller shows and listening parties, he closed out day one of his Camp Flog Gnaw carnival and festival at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on Saturday night (November 16). It was the first time that the former Odd Future frontman performed many cuts off of the new project in a more formal, setlist-driven, full stage production setting with a massive audience, and it was a stellar main debut. Special guests included Doechii, Daniel Caesar, ScHoolboy Q, and even a twerk-off with Sexyy Red for “Sticky.” Better find a mop… Because they gave it their all, and someone has to clean up the sweat.

Tyler The Creator Goes No. 1 Again With CHROMAKOPIA

In addition to all this, Tyler, The Creator also contributed to another amazing last-quarter hip-hop album that adds to his achievements this week. He lent a small but welcome feature to Maxo Kream’s new project Personification, which you should absolutely spin right now if you haven’t already.

Meanwhile, Tyler, The Creator expressed his gratitude to fans a lot since CHROMAKOPIA dropped a few weeks ago, and you can tell this particular era and rollout for him is very special. It makes us even more excited to continue to dive in and enjoy the ride, and with his world tour on the way in 2025, we’re sure that we will be enjoying these new tracks for a long time.

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Tyler The Creator’s ‘Mask Is Off’ In A Compilation Of Behind-The-Scenes Clips From The Making Of ‘Chromakopia’

November 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Over the past few years, Tyler The Creator has seemingly become more and more interested in publicly sharing parts of his creative process with his fans and followers, and that trend continues with his new album Chromakopia. After securing the No. 1 Billboard spot for the second week in a row, Tyler posted a video of behind-the-scenes clips from the album’s recording process titled “Mask Is Off” — a reference to a song from the album called “Take Your Mask Off.”

Like the song, which contains a vulnerable look at some of Tyler’s insecurities with its admonishment to listeners to be their true selves, “Mask Is Off” finds Tyler baring parts of his process he’s previously admitted to being shy about, such as his singing. We also see his production work, instrumentation, engineering, and collaboration, as he works out bars, beats, choruses, and melodies, both in his own private bubble and with collaborators like Daniel Caesar and Thundercat. (The recording for “Sticky” looks like the most fun anyone’s ever had in a recording booth since the ’80s.)

Speaking of Tyler’s creative process, you can check out Uproxx’s story on Silent House, the production house behind Tyler’s unique stage shows, ahead of this weekend’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles.

You can watch “Mask Is Off” above.

Tyler, The Creator Claims No. 1 Spot Again with ‘CHROMAKOPIA’

November 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tyler, The Creator’s eighth studio album, CHROMAKOPIA, has secured the No. 1 spot on the charts for the second consecutive week, moving 160,000 equivalent album units in the U.S.

Tyler’s chart-topping streak began with his critically acclaimed 2019 album IGOR, which marked his first No. 1 debut. He notched a back-to-back No. 1 week with Call Me If You Get Lost.

Billboard 200: #1(=) @tylerthecreator, CHROMAKOPIA 160,000 (460,000 units since release). *second week at #1*

— chart data (@chartdata) November 10, 2024

Additionally, CHROMAKOPIA landed six tracks on the US Top Songs chart. Standouts include “ST. CHROMA” (#10), “THOUGHT I WAS DEAD” (#12), and the fan-favorite “Noid” (#17), accompanied by a popular music video. Tyler now ranks #3 on the US Top Artists chart, fueled by his fresh release and the viral resurgence of his 2017 hit “See You Again” featuring Kali Uchis, which has climbed to #5 on US Top Songs on Shorts thanks to a revived dance trend.

Tyler, the Creator, is taking a victory lap as his latest album, CHROMAKOPIA, tops the Billboard 200 charts. Highlighting the achievement on Instagram, Tyler wrote: “300k. on a Monday morning. Thank you to every listener.”

Tyler, the Creator has scored his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as his latest release, CHROMAKOPIA, lands at the top of the chart dated Nov. 9. The album launched with 299,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. during its first four days, marking the artist’s biggest debut week yet and the sixth-largest debut of 2024.

Released on an unusual Monday (Oct. 28) following its Oct. 17 announcement, CHROMAKOPIA achieved Tyler’s strongest streaming and sales weeks to date. Its success would have made it No. 1 based solely on streaming or sales alone. With 157,000 SEA units and 212.55 million on-demand streams, it tops the Top Streaming Albums chart, while 142,000 album sales earned it the No. 1 spot on the Top Album Sales chart.

CHROMAKOPIA includes an 11-song standard edition and two expanded 14-song versions with features from artists like Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, Doechii, and Santigold. Vinyl sales also reached 66,000, marking Tyler’s best vinyl week and the third-largest vinyl debut for a rap album since tracking began in 1991.

Tyler’s latest release cements his influence in music. It follows his previous No. 1 albums, Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) and Igor (2019), bringing his total to seven top-ten-charting albums.

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Tyler The Creator Tops The Charts Again With “CHROMAKOPIA” Amid Hilarious Fan Interactions

November 10, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tyler The Creator continues to find massive success with CHROMAKOPIA. The new album hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week (dated November 16) with 160K second-week sales according to Billboard and Luminate. As such, it’s his first chart-topping album to repeat the feat in two consecutive weeks, as CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST went No. 1 once in 2021 and then another time none months later in 2022. It’s the Hawthorne native’s third number one LP overall, including 2019’s IGOR. Also, this was the CHROMAKOPIA‘s first full tracking week, since its Monday morning release resulted in a shortened first tracking week.

Of course, that didn’t stop Tyler, The Creator from getting his most successful commercial performance to date, and it looks like it still won’t stop it from continuing to garner spins. But beyond the numbers game, he’d much rather interact with fans online and talk about what they loved or didn’t love about CHROMAKOPIA. The Odd Future founder asked his followers on Twitter what moments from the album grew on them over time. One fan said that “Sticky” took a few listens to stick, for which he had a hilarious response. “No lie lmfao I realized folks that don’t like that song wear sunscreen by default hahahahaha (I’m generalizing),” T penned.

Tyler The Creator Jokes About The Reception To “Sticky”

no lie lmfao i realized folks that dont like that song wear sunscreen by default hahahahaha ( im generalizing) https://t.co/TueCCZwPV8

— T (@tylerthecreator) November 10, 2024

What’s more is that this narrative might trigger some fans that weren’t happy with Tyler, The Creator’s remarks on white participation in hip-hop. He didn’t blast it outright, but he did call out that small but vocal minority that seeks to mock and exploit the Black art form rather than respect it, and who gets mad when people call them out for it.

Nevertheless, Tyler, The Creator has a lot to be grateful for regarding CHROMAKOPIA‘s success not just on the charts, but with fellow music lovers. “Real growth, though. Real growth, bro,” he told a Brooklyn crowd during a concert. “I’m not – Listen, I didn’t pick this s**t up ’cause it was cute. I’ve been making music since before I had hair on my d**k, bro. I love this s**t, always have. […] So to keep that, and for the s**t to just continue to do this, 13 years in my career, n***a, how amazing is that? So much gratitude sits under this hubris and this confidence and what they call arrogance. But I really put in the work. So everybody who listened to the album, again, thank you so much.”

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Tyler The Creator Had A Hilarious Response To A Fan’s Least Favorite ‘Chromakopia’ Song Confession

November 10, 2024 by newhiphopnews

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Tyler The Creator is a bona fide troll and proud of it. But the “Take Your Mask Off” rapper’s sense of humor is what has helped him amass an impressive fan base.

Today (November 10), Tyler The Creator found a way to inject his quirky side after drumming up an impromptu question-and-answer session with his followers on X (formerly Twitter). One follower’s confession about Chromakopia track “Sticky,” which features GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, And Young Buck.

“‘Sticky’ took a couple listens to click, great song,” wrote one fan.

Almost immediately, Tyler chimed in with a hilarious reaction to the message, writing: “No lie lmfao I realized folks that don’t like that song wear sunscreen by default hahahahaha (I’m generalizing).”

No one’s feathers were ruffled by Tyler’s response. In fact, the original respondent found the message to be quite funny. While others joined i to praise the track’s cultural impact.

Tyler The Creator’s chart-topping album has earned high remarks from fans and critics alike. But prior to its release, Mike Dean accused Tyler The Creator of making “racist sh*t” after he shared a snippet seemingly calling out Lil Yachty’s mentee Ian.

Chromakopia is out now via Columbia. Find more information here.

Tyler, The Creator’s ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ Shakes Up YouTube Charts

November 8, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tyler, The Creator’s new album CHROMAKOPIA is making waves, landing six tracks on the US Top Songs chart. Standouts include “ST. CHROMA” (#10), “THOUGHT I WAS DEAD” (#12), and the fan-favorite “Noid” (#17), accompanied by a popular music video. Tyler now ranks #3 on the US Top Artists chart, fueled by his fresh release and the viral resurgence of his 2017 hit “See You Again” featuring Kali Uchis, which has climbed to #5 on US Top Songs on Shorts thanks to a revived dance trend.

Tyler’s latest release cements his influence in music. It follows his previous No. 1 albums, Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) and Igor (2019), bringing his total to seven top-ten-charting albums.

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Tyler, The Creator Shows Love To Fans After CHROMAKOPIA Reception

November 7, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tyler, The Creator is on a roll. The rapper was already considered a major talent for his first four albums, but his last four have kicked things up a notch. The production, the ambition, the experimentation. It’s all been elevated, and the fans have taken notice. CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler’s latest, has been met with glowing reviews from both fans and critics. Some have labeled it his best album to date. Tyler, The Creator has been thrilled with these reactions, and decided to give flowers back to the fans via Instagram.

The rapper hopped on social media on November 7 to share his heartwarming message. He posted a photo of a CHROMAKOPIA vinyl with a wall of white text over it. The gist of the message was that he’s struggled to mature with his art while maturing as a person, and he appreciates the fans who have been understanding of this struggle. “I’m at a different point in my life than I was when most of you met me,” he noted. “So to share these thoughts or feelings that I may/may not have lightly touched on before felt like such a release.”

Tyler, The Creator Is At A “Different Point” In Her Life

Tyler, The Creator then claimed that the responded he’s gotten to CHROMAKOPIA is unlike anything he’s ever seen before. “To see so many of you resonate with it is such a great feeling I’ve never experienced,” he concluded. “Thank you.” This is not the first time Tyler, The Creator has spoken on the topic of getting older. The rapper expanded upon the concept of maturing through music during a recent live show. That said, he has also been quick to defend some of the controversial statements he made during his earlier career.

Tyler, The Creator blasted Taylor Swift fans who were reportedly digging up old lyrics and trying to get him canceled. “[I] got Swifties all mad at me with their racist a*s, bringing up old lyrics,” he told his live show audience. “B*tch, go listen to ‘Tron Cat,’ I don’t give a f*ck.” The rapper has plans to mature, and his CHROMAKOPIA lyrics reflect this change. He still maintains a soft spot for his more rambunctious side. The maturity ultimately comes in trying to strike the proper balance. Fans of Tyler, The Creator’s new album can see this balance attempted in real time.

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