NEW tunes
RAP
wolf - tyler, the creator Tyler, The Creator from rapper collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All is notorious for being completely shocking and laying himself emotionally bare in his music. ‘Wolf’ follows on from debut album ‘Bastard’ and critically acclaimed ‘Goblin’. It’s the most melodic of the three albums with the amount of work he’s put into the beats being obvious. The result of growing up and dealing with fame has led to a mature album in its content. Whilst he strays away from past themes of rape and murder as seen on his earlier stuff, it’s still just as dark. Like normal,
he has woven a narrative into the album encompassing some of his alter egos. The story in ‘Wolf’ follows Tyler as the character Wolf, fictional character Sam and his girlfriend Salem who Wolf likes. Rusty explores this narrative, as does final track Lone, which sees the return of his therapist Dr T.C. Awkward and Ifhy are Tyler’s take on love songs, reminiscent of Her on ‘Goblin’. The first single of the album Domo 23 is more like traditional Tyler, the quick wit raps that brought him to fame in the first place. However, standout track of the album is Colossus, which
has been labelled Tyler’s own Stan (Eminem’s song about his stalker). Whilst it looks specifically about one crazed fan’s obsession with him, Tyler also brings to the forefront all of his reservations about the fame and being a role model. For Tyler, The Creator fans ‘Wolf’ can go either way because his songs are so diverse. He perfectly sums the conundrum up in Rusty. “Analog fans are getting sick of the rape / All the “Tron Cat” fans are getting sick of the lakes / But what about me bitch? I’m getting sick of complaints.”