Maps of Music

IGOR (2019)

Where the lyrics of IGOR take you, and where it was really made.

The album's lead single was first written for Justin Bieber and Rihanna, and both of them turned it down.

Key places

Conway Recording Studios (2019)

Recording site Conway Recording Studios — The album was primarily recorded in California, and Conway Recording Studios is listed among its recording places in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Westlake Recording Studios (2019)

Recording site Westlake Recording Studios — The album was primarily recorded in California, and Westlake Recording Studios is listed among its recording places in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Chalice Recording Studios (2019)

Recording site Chalice Recording — The album was primarily recorded in California, and Chalice Recording Studios is listed among its recording places in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Paramount Recording Studios (2019)

Recording site Paramount (Hollywood) — The album was primarily recorded in California, and Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood is listed among its recording places. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Shangri La Studios, Malibu (2019)

Recording site Bob Dylan's garage studio (Malibu) — The album was primarily recorded in California, and Shangri La Studios is listed among its recording places in Malibu; the point is placed at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Villa Batell, Lake Como (2019)

Recording site Villa Batell — I Think was recorded in Lake Como, Italy, and Villa Batell is listed as a recording place there; the point is placed at lake-city level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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O'Shefia, Atlanta (2019)

Recording site DARP Studios (Atlanta) — Recording sessions for the album were also held in Atlanta between 2017 and 2019, with O'Shefia listed as a recording place; the point is placed at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Lake Como (2019)

Recording site Lake Como — Recording sessions were held in Lake Como, Italy, and I Think was recorded there with the help of Solange; the point is placed at lake level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Igor (stylized in all caps): sixth studio album by the American rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator
• Released May 17, 2019, through Columbia Records
• Produced solely by Tyler himself
• Guest appearances from Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, Solange, Kanye West, and Jerrod Carmichael
• Blends hip-hop, neo soul, R&B, funk, and pop, with synthesizers and low-mixed vocals
• Tells a love triangle narrative built around the Gothic Igor archetype
• Explores heartbreak, loss, and jealousy

Background

• Follows the previous album Flower Boy (2017)
• Work began in 2017
• Earfquake was first written for Justin Bieber and Rihanna, and both turned it down
• I Think was recorded in Lake Como, Italy, with the help of Solange
• Tyler first announced the album through social media on May 6, 2019

Recording

• Primarily recorded in California
• Sessions also held in Lake Como, Italy, and Atlanta between 2017 and 2019
• Gone, Gone / Thank You beat was produced in 2013 while Tyler toured for Wolf, then left off both Cherry Bomb and Flower Boy

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• 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.

Members

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

Career

• 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.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Metacritic: average 81 out of 100 from 18 reviews
• AnyDecentMusic?: 7.9 out of 10
• The Independent (Roisin O'Connor): called it Tyler's best work to date, praising its unconventional structure and intricate production
• AllMusic (Andy Kellman): compared it to a classic soul LP for its expression of pain, vulnerability, and compulsion
• Rolling Stone (Danny Schwartz): described it as a rich and messy mélange of R&B, funk and rap, and praised the vulnerability Tyler shows
• HipHopDX (Daniel Spielberger): described it as a polished version of hazy pop that moves Tyler away from his rapper persona
• NME (Sam Moore): called it an accomplished and evergreen record
• Sputnikmusic (Rowan5215): said it is not necessarily Tyler's best work, while noting that his risk-taking pays off on I Think and A Boy Is a Gun
• The Guardian (Dean Van Nguyen): mixed review, calling it a fine showcase of ingenuity that does not always linger in the listener's mind

Records

• Billboard 200 debut at number one with 165,000 album-equivalent units, 74,000 of them pure album sales
• First US number one album for Tyler
• Earfquake peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed 15 weeks
• Certified two-times platinum in the United States, New Zealand, Norway, and Poland
• Platinum in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom
• Gold in Mexico and Portugal
• Won Best Rap Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards, Tyler's first Grammy win

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album was first announced by Tyler through his social media accounts on May 6, 2019.
• Tyler declined to answer a Fantastic Man interview question about whether he had ever been in love, saying the answer belonged to the next record.
• Tyler called the Grammys' placement of him in the Rap and Urban categories, rather than pop, racially motivated and a backhanded compliment.
• Apple Music released a video album of eleven videos recorded from Tyler's first live performance of Igor in May 2019.
• Tyler previewed Running Out of Time for a Fast Company interview in October 2018.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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