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Ahead of Tyler, the Creator's seventh career album, releasing to streaming services later today, October 28, the rapper previewed Chromakopia for a live audience in Los Angeles.
Last week, Tyler announced that he would host an album-listening event in Los Angeles a day before Chromakopia's release at the Intuit Dome on October 27, 2024.
"Los Angeles I'm playing my album in full for you at the Intuit Dome. I will not be performing, I will be standing in the middle of the venue lip-syncing to the new sounds. This event costs $5." - Tyler stated on X.
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The project will be distributed to DSPs via Columbia Records, arriving over three years after his Grammy-winning sixth studio album, Call Me If You Get Lost, was delivered to streaming.
Following 2023's deluxe version of Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale, Tyler's Chromakopia serves as both his seventh studio album and eighth career LP overall. The album's official rollout garnered high praise online, with its release becoming one of 2024's most anticipated events in hip-hop.
"Life is life-ing" - Tyler, the Creator speaks on what inspired Chromakopia at his Los Angeles listening event
Last night, Tyler's Chromakopia was played in full in front of over 17,000 fans at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. As confirmed in his announcement post, the rapper didn't perform any of his songs and instead danced on stage as his new album boomed across the arena.
While the rapper suggests his upcoming album will not host any features, based on his updated X bio, fans were treated with surprise features from many artists previously speculated to appear on Chromakopia. Below are a few highlights from Tyler, the Creator's album listening event in Los Angeles.
1) Tyler, the Creator reveals features from Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, and more
While the official tracklist for Tyler, the Creator's highly anticipated album was yet to be revealed, he dropped the following three records alongside official music videos during Chromakopia's rollout:
- St. Chroma (feat. Daniel Caesar)
- NOID
- Thought I Was Dead
One particular song, loosely titled Sticky, played at his live event in Los Angeles and went viral across social media for seemingly featuring Lil Wayne, Sexyy Red, and GloRilla on the same track.
"It's gettin' sticky, sticky, sticky / B---h, It's gettin' sticky, sticky, sticky" - Hook on 'Sticky'."
Other artists still speculated to make an appearance on Chromakopia include:
- Frank Ocean
- Doechii
- Teezo Touchdown
- Schoolboy Q
- City Girls
2) Los Angeles' Intuit Dome lit up in Chromakopia green
As part of Chromakopia's celebration, the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles was lit up in the album's signature "green color." A video taken of the event before it began found a line of people waiting to enter, with tracks, possibly from the album, playing from inside the Inglewood arena.
The sepia tones used predominantly in the St. Chroma teaser and the music videos for NOID and Thought I Was Dead were broadcast on the large screens when showcasing Tyler on stage.
3) Tyler, the Creator addresses attendees at the Inglewood 'Chromakopia' event
After Tyler wrapped up his album listening event, he addressed his fans by thanking them for coming to his Inglewood show. He proceeded to show love to Los Angeles, highlighting how he was born and raised in Inglewood.
"Thank you so much for coming out. I'm born and raised in LA... Inglewood, I'm going to be exact." - Tyler, the Creator said.
Tyler, the Creator explains how the album was formed by experiences he's had growing up in Inglewood, citing how most people were unaware of his childhood before the age of 17. He explains why the album primarily centers around his mother's teachings, saying:
"The album kinda just turned into me taking a bunch of sh*t my mom told me as a kid. Now that I'm 33, all that stuff is like, Oh... that's what the f**k she was talking about."
He highlights how much his life has changed since he first started in the industry, citing instances of peers getting married and starting a family. While reflecting on his own maturity, Tyler explains how his recent purchase of a Ferarri symbolizes the "weird" materialistic life path he chose.
"People are getting older, folks having families now, and all I got is a new Ferrari. It does feel kinda weird. Life is Life-ing, and I don't know, I just wanted to write about stuff I think about when I'm dolo-ing. I'm happy that y'all got to experience [Chromakopia] in my hometown." - Tyler, the Creator said.
He ends by announcing that Chromakopia will be delivered to streaming platforms on October 28, 2024, at 6 am ET and hopes for attendees to indulge in his seventh studio album for a second time.
Tyler, the Creator will support the release of his new album with an official Chromakopia World Tour, set to kick off on February 5, 2025, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Tyler will bring Chromakopia to major cities worldwide, performing live sets in North America, Canada, The United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The tour's final show will be held on September 4, 2024, at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
