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Chromakopia (2024)

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Tyler released Chromakopia on a Monday, even though the music industry had moved its worldwide release day to Friday.

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Chromakopia: eighth studio album by American rapper Tyler, the Creator
Released through Columbia Records on October 28, 2024
Follow-up to Call Me If You Get Lost (2021)
Written, produced, and arranged by Tyler himself
Guest appearances from Daniel Caesar, Doechii, GloRilla, LaToiya Williams, Lil Wayne, Lola Young, Santigold, Schoolboy Q, Sexyy Red, and Teezo Touchdown
Physical releases also feature Playboi Carti
Narrated by Tyler's mother, Bonita Smith, as a diary that pieces together his past experiences

Tyler revealed the album's meaning at an exclusive listening event on October 28, 2024
The album was originally about him growing up in Hawthorne, Inglewood
On stage he said that no one knew anything about him from before he was around 17
The record turned into Tyler sharing things his mom told him as a kid
Blends hip-hop, jazz, and soul, evocative of Flower Boy (2017) and Igor (2019)
A video titled MASK IS OFF: CHROMAKOPIA, showing the creative process, was uploaded to his YouTube channel on November 12, 2024

Eclectic instrumentation with neo soul melodies and synthesizer-based arrangements
Military cadences and soulful elements are also present

Tyler revealed the album's name, release date, and cover art the day after the St. Chroma teaser on October 16, 2024

Tyler Gregory Okonma, born March 6, 1991, in Hawthorne, California.
Co-founded the alternative hip-hop collective Odd Future in 2007 with Hodgy, Left Brain, and Casey Veggies.
Released the self-produced debut album Bastard in 2009.

Solo artist known as Tyler, the Creator, and the founder and leader of Odd Future.

Goblin (2011) brought mainstream attention through the single "Yonkers" and its music video.
Wolf (2013) marked a shift away from horrorcore toward jazz, soul, and R&B.
Flower Boy (2017) received widespread critical acclaim and commercial success.
Igor (2019) and Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) both debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and won Best Rap Album at the Grammy Awards.
Chromakopia (2024) and Don't Tap the Glass (2025) also debuted at number one in the U.S.
Founded the clothing brands Golf Wang and Le Fleur, and the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival festival.
Has won three Grammy Awards in total.

Critics gave widespread acclaim and praised the lyricism, cohesiveness, and production
Critics even noted the messy and confusing nature of the album as a positive
Metacritic: average score of 85 based on 17 reviews
AllMusic (David Crone): said the album is less cohesive than Tyler's fans are used to, erratic and candid at once
The Guardian (Alexis Petridis): concluded the album manifests a state of confusion in which everything is in flux
Clash (Niall Smith): found no outright weak tracks, but the pacing felt less focused than his previous work
Slant Magazine (Paul Attard): said the ambitions were grand but the album attempts to do a lot while saying little
NME (Fred Garratt-Stanley): called the sound deliberately messy

Debuted at number one in nine countries
US Billboard 200: debuted at number one with 299,000 album-equivalent units, including 142,000 pure sales
Surpassed Call Me If You Get Lost (169,000 units) as Tyler's biggest first-week sales
Second week: 160,000 units, second consecutive week at number one
Third week: 104,000 units, still at number one
Hot 100: Noid peaked at number 10 and St. Chroma at number seven
UK Albums Chart: debuted at number one
Also debuted at number one in Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, and Scotland
68th Annual Grammy Awards nominations: Album of the Year, Best Rap Album, Best Album Cover
Clash and Complex placed it second on their 2024 year-end lists

Before release, publications speculated that the album could be based on Chroma the Great from the 1961 children's novel The Phantom Tollbooth
Dork's Jake Hawkes noted the character ties into the album's aesthetics but has little impact on the lyrical material
Trucks and shipping containers promoting the album were spotted in various cities across the U.S., including Hawthorne, Tyler's hometown
One day before release, Tyler held an album listening party at Intuit Dome
Chromakopia: The World Tour was announced on October 23, 2024, with 53 dates across North America
The album's release day was chosen as Monday, October 28, 2024, at 6 a.m. ET, against the industry standard Tyler criticized in a 2023 interview