Tyler The Creator - Chromakopia

Official CHROMAKOPIA LP EU pressing.
Gatefold package with embossed detail, 2 LPs on opaque white vinyl and a 20-page 12 x 12” booklet. Contains all CHROMAKOPIA songs, including “Mother.”

HROMAKOPIA is Tyler, the Creator's eighth studio album and was released on October 28, 2024, via Columbia Records. As with his previous works, Tyler took complete artistic control—he wrote, produced, and arranged the album himself. Musically, CHROMAKOPIA blends various styles such as hip-hop, R&B, jazz, and soul, and its warmth and colorfulness are reminiscent of Flower Boy and Igor. Guest appearances include Daniel Caesar, Doechii, GloRilla, LaToiya Williams, Lil Wayne, Lola Young, Santigold, Schoolboy Q, Sexyy Red, and Teezo Touchdown; Playboi Carti appears on the physical editions.

The album is conceptually structured as a kind of personal diary narrated by Tyler's mother, Bonita Smith. This framing gives the work an intimate, autobiographical touch. Thematically, CHROMAKOPIA revolves around memory, identity, fear, fame, and self-discovery. Tracks like “Noid” address paranoia and the pressure of being constantly in the public eye, while songs like “Like Him” reflect on the complicated relationship with his absent father. The album's complexity—abrupt style changes, unusual transitions, and contradictory emotions—is often interpreted as a deliberate stylistic device: Tyler shows the chaos of growing up and self-reflection as an art form. Some critics also point to the reference in the title to “chroma” (color), which can be understood as a metaphor for identity, expressiveness, and emotional diversity.

The album comprises 14 tracks. Well-known songs include “Noid,” “Sticky” (featuring GloRilla, Lil Wayne, and Sexyy Red), and “Like Him” (featuring Lola Young). The song ‘Noid’ contains a sample from “Nizakupanga Ngozi” (1977) by the Ngozi Family. Despite its unusual release on a Monday, CHROMAKOPIA debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold around 299,500 units in its first week – a record in Tyler's career. The album also reached top positions internationally, including in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, and Ireland.

Critics responded with overwhelming enthusiasm, praising the emotional openness, stylistic diversity, and technical precision of the production. However, some reviewers criticized the sometimes chaotic structure and excess of ideas, which they said made it difficult to concentrate. Nevertheless, CHROMAKOPIA is considered by many to be Tyler's most mature and introspective work to date.

Zur Unterstützung des Albums startete 2025 die CHROMAKOPIA World Tour, bei der unter anderem Lil Yachty und Paris Texas als Support-Acts auftreten. Insgesamt zeigt CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, the Creator auf dem Höhepunkt seiner kreativen Freiheit – ein farbenreiches, emotional vielschichtiges Werk zwischen Nostalgie, Selbstanalyse und Neuanfang.

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