Flower Boy

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Flower Boy is the album that changed everything about Tyler, his artistic vision, style, lyrics, music for me was the moment where the ''flower'' Tyler, The Creator began to mature. The album title, tracklist and release date was announced by Tyler, the Creator on July 6, 2017, via social media.

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Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands. Lyrical Layering: The cascading lyrics on "Flower Boy" offer a multilayered listening experience that encourages repeated discovery. This was especially interesting because his lyrics in previous albums were considered homophobic and led to him being banned from entering the United Kingdom for three to five years in 2015.

It's not all dreamy—watch out for the occasional profane pothole—but largely this is the work of an evolved artist and mature person. Obviously with time people change and opinions change, it's dropped down quite a bit as I've listened to more records and just diving deeper and deeper down into the music nerd lore, but I still think this record is fantastic.

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Tyler’s lyrical eloquence, combined with his refined, lush production, creates an auditory experience akin to a blooming flower, revealing new layers with each listen.Paul Lester of The Guardian wrote: "If anything, Flower Boy captures Tyler at his least tormented and twisted; it is an album of exquisitely arranged, melodious synth-rap, wistful and reflective, heavy on the heavenly. Whether it's him poking at existentialism and addressing loneliness on "Foreward", "Boredom", "911/Mr. There's also some pretty clever sample choices and interpolations here, mainly the "I Ain't Got Time" sample and the nod to Gap Band on "911/Mr.