Tyler has just released his seventh studio album. A project, where he conveys his emotions for a girl throughout the album.
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| Cover art for CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST |
Tyler's new project is out! Yesterday I reviewed his 2017 album Flower Boy, be sure to check the review out for that one.
Tyler's ability to provide context throughout the album is extraordinary. Many of the tracks like "LUMBERJACK" are completely different if you listen to the album or just the single.
I've listened to CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST two times so far, but it still seems like an album you gotta listen to a lot of times to get the whole story and meaning from.
Tyler has really come a long way as an artist and the contrast he provides on the album is insane. Going from aggressive to emotional and from hard to soft. He's really in the zone in his music, providing what he feels is right.
Rating:
Vibe - 8/10
Unlike Flower Boy the album isn't meant to be soft and beautiful. It's meant to show the bumpy road of feelings, which Tyler takes us on. Never the less the Tyler's voice is perfect to vibe to. And the album has a couple of sesh banger.
Lyrics - 8,5/10
Tyler is such a gifted story teller, which he shows multiple times throughout the album, as he constantly craft double-meanings and wordplays, along with creating context between each song.
Flow - 8/10
He puts contrast to his previous rapping on some of the tracks, showing how he can rap in multiple different genres. From horrorcore to lo-fi he's a truly gifted MC.
Music - 8,5/10
Like Tyler's previous albums the whole project is self-produced. Tyler shows off his huge versatility and provides a well-fitting beat on every track.
Overall - 8,6/10
Very few rappers obtain to have a connecting story throughout their whole album, but Tyler does. The album is heartfelt and you can sense he has put a lot of thought into it. This is exactly what I needed from Tyler, and as I listen to the album a more times I'm sure I'm gonna get a broader view on then album. Then the review will be updated of course.
Tracklist
SIR BAUDELAIRE (feat. DJ Drama): 6,5/10
On the first track of the album Tyler takes on the pseudonym Tyler Baudelaire. The name comes from Charles Baudelaire, who is one of the most important and influential poets.
Tyler gets to say, what he feels like and the track works fine as an opener for, what's to come.
CORSO: 5/10
A corso is connected with festivals, social life and events. This track is about Tyler's social life and how he influences people around him.
Tyler goes back to his horrorcore genre and the track is hard. Tyler's lyrics skills are still very good and he obtains to deliver great verses, but the genre doesn't fit it really well.
LEMONHEAD (feat. 42 Dugg): 5,5/10
Damn, Tyler goes hard once again. He does it in style, but I miss his more vibey tracks.
The album so far is underwhelming, I had definitely hoped for something more personal, smooth and vibe.
WUSYAMAME (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla $ign): 7,5/10
Tyler teams up with NBA YoungBoy and Ty Dolla Sign to speak about this girl he falls madly in love with after just meeting her, only to find out she's taken.
This track is a vibe, it's so smooth. The beat and vocals must be inspired by 90s R&B, but it works fantastic. I gotta admit after seeing NBA YoungBoy being on a smooth track I was skeptical, but he delivers a hella clean verse.
LUMBERJACK: 7/10
"LUMBERJACK" got released a week ago. It displays Tyler rapping aggressively towards the haters on an abrasive beat. This delivers contrast to what he's mostly done so far in his career, but goes along with what we've heard so far on the album.
The abrasive beat gives me Wolf vibes and overall I really like this track since it sends me back a few years ago.
HOT WIND BLOWS (feat. Lil Wayne): 8/10
Like Wayne did on "Droppin' Seeds" on Flower Boy, he completely snaps on his verse and goes hard on the soothing jazz sample.
I really always enjoyed what Tyler and Wayne craft together and this is for sure the case here as well. A soft, smooth and chill track.
MASSA: 7/10
This is deep. Tyler calls back to the era of slavery in the US, which took place from its founding in 1776 until 1865. Tyler uses this time period to exemplify the tremendous contrast between the restrictions given to African Americans in the 18th and 19th Centuries, to now where black men such as Tyler have create great things for themselves. However, the track also serves as a reminder for the listener, that there is still a problem in society, due to racism that this era has created. "Massa" is a direct reference to slavery, since it recreates the typical Southern mispronunciation of the word "master.
This reference and perspective are so well-thought-out it's insane. Tyler's rap is fantastic on the extremely meaningful track.
RUNITUP (feat. Teezo Touchdown): 7/10
Tyler reflects over how his confidence in being himself and never going away from his unique ideas.
A feel-good track from the album, which makes a great addition.
MANIFESTO (feat. Domo Genesis): 7/10
Tyler speaks about his controversial past and cements how he will never do what people wants him to do. Another aggressive track from Tyler, where he looks at the haters and says "fuck them".
This is the best rapping I've heard from Tyler so far on the album, and if it wasn't for the aggressive beat it would have been a huge banger.
SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE (feat. Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues): 8,5/10
"SWEET" is the height of Tyler's short lived passion with this girl, while in "I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE" she begins to have mixed feelings until she chooses her partner over him, bringing the mixed emotions to Tyler. This is the same girl he has spoken about before on the album.
This is 10 minutes of smooth story-telling, where Tyler provides a fairytale like story except for the ending. A whole 10 minutes and the whole song is worth listening to.
MOMMA TALK: 7,5/10
The title says exactly what this interlude is. It's Tyler's mom talking about her eternal love for her children and what she's willing to do for them.
Over a smooth beat, you can really hear the love in her voice. It's amazing. A great interlude.
RISE! (feat. DAISY WORLD): 7/10
Tyler raps on an upbeat track, which we haven't seen much of so far on the album. He once again takes the time to speak to the haters. Speaking about the track he said:
"To n*ggas saying I took their style; you will never amount to me. Okay? Just know that. They know who I'm talking about. Listen to that "RISE!" verse"
BLESSED: 9/10
Another interlude for the album. Here Tyler speaks about his success and how he's blessed.
The smooth beat, along with Tyler's soothing voice makes you feel like you are the one who's blessed. As an interlude this is absolutely amazing and it's almost a whole song in it self, despite it only being 1 minute long.
JUGGERNAUT (feat. Lil Uzi Vert & Pharell Williams): 6,5/10
The classic sound of Tyler collides with the signature Uzi sound to craft a good-sounding, bumping track.
I gotta say tho with Uzi and Pharell on the track it's a bit underwhelming, because of the potential they could have gotten out of it.
WILSHIRE: 8/10
This track comes right before the conclusion for CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. Tyler speaks about his thoughts and close-calls regarding a platonic relationship he had. The main issue is that the person is in a relationship with one of his close friends, and he feels conflicted over his interest in her, and his need to hurt his close friend's feelings.
The 8 and half minute track, provides smooth, well-thought lyricism and rapping from Tyler. Once again he obtains to convey a whole story onto his tracks.
SAFARI: 7/10
On the final track of the album, Tyler's on vacation. A theme which is recurring throughout the album with the album cover showing passport. Like on Flower Boy he ends the album with an upbeat, happy track, as a reminder for people to enjoy life.
A great ending.
i agree
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