Chromakopia

by Tyler, The Creator

Chromakopia cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 October 2024
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:54
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 44 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'Chromakopia', Tyler, the Creator writes, produces, and arranges a sonically varied suite of hip-hop, jazz, and neo-soul, defined by eclectic instrumentation and rich synthesizer arrangements. The album is conceptually framed as a diary narrated by his mother, Bonita Smith, which explores themes from his Los Angeles upbringing, celebrity-induced paranoia, artistic ambition, and the weight of maternal lessons. This dense, introspective work was met with widespread critical acclaim and significant commercial success for its cohesive yet intentionally complex structure.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, conceptual, rap, soulful, theatrical, experimental, storytelling, rhythmic, sampling, genre-blending, piano

Tracklist

  1. St. Chroma (feat. Daniel Caesar) (03:17)
  2. Rah Tah Tah (02:45)
  3. Noid (04:44)
  4. Darling, I (feat. Teezo Touchdown) (04:13)
  5. Hey Jane (04:00)
  6. I Killed You (02:48)
  7. Judge Judy (04:29)
  8. Sticky (feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne) (04:15)
  9. Take Your Mask Off (feat. Daniel Caesar & LaToiya Williams) (04:13)
  10. Tomorrow (03:02)
  11. Thought I Was Dead (feat. ScHoolboy Q & Santigold) (03:27)
  12. Like Him (feat. Lola Young) (04:38)
  13. Balloon (feat. Doechii) (02:34)
  14. I Hope You Find Your Way Home (04:29)

Credits

  • Tyler, the Creator - lead vocals, production, arrangement, executive production, writing
  • Daniel Caesar - featured vocals, background vocals, bass
  • Doechii - featured vocals
  • GloRilla - featured vocals
  • LaToiya Williams - featured vocals
  • Lil Wayne - featured vocals
  • Lola Young - featured vocals
  • Santigold - featured vocals, additional vocals
  • Schoolboy Q - featured vocals
  • Sexyy Red - featured vocals
  • Teezo Touchdown - featured vocals
  • Playboi Carti - featured vocals
  • Bonita Smith - narration
  • Childish Gambino - vocals
  • Thundercat - bass
  • Willow - backing vocals
  • Baby Keem - adlib
  • Steve Lacy - production team
  • Donald Glover - production team
  • Solange - production team
  • Vic Wainstein - studio cohort

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