“Chromokopia” is an album released by Tyler Okonma or better known as Tyler the Creator. A long awaited release which topped the Billboard 200 charts according to NPR News the week of its debut on Oct. 28, 2024.
The album consists of 14 songs, many of them already going viral. Songs like Noid and Darling I, have been trending on social media, however, this doesn’t mean that the rest of the songs don’t have meaning behind them.
“Like Him,” a song about his relationship and feelings towards his father not being present in his life, is a very vulnerable and emotional song he shared with his fans. He allows listeners to dive into his personal life and how he grew up, providing a deeper understanding of the songs and the artist’s overall music.
Tyler the Creator is a widely known Hiphop and R&B singer famous for albums like “Igor” released in 2019 and “Call Me If You Get Lost” released in 2021. His music style is unique as he is able to experiment with lyrics and sounds which are shown in many of his songs and makes him stand out as well as brought him to his success. Rina Trank, a 9th grader in PEACE, states that, “ I think he’s so successful because of his unique voice and ability to be diverse with his music, meaning he can sing multiple genres.”
Currently on Spotify, he has over 50 million listeners and is the 49th most listened to artist on the platform. The day of the release got 85,665,784 streams and currently each song has around 6 million streams making it the biggest hip hop album of 2024.
He has an upcoming tour starting Feb. 4, 2025 first playing in Minnesota, USA. The tour will then continue into North America playing in places like Los Angeles, New York, and Boston, then performing internationally in London and Berlin. He’ll be singing his more recent songs alongside collaborating artists such as Lil Yachty and Paris Texas.
On Nov, 16-17, 2024, Tyler hosted the music festival Camp Flog Gnaw at Dodgers Stadium where he performed the Chromokopia album for the first time. He sang “Sticky” featuring Sexxy Red, bringing her out on stage and “St. Chroma.” He also played previously released songs and albums like “See You Again” and “She.”
Chromakopia has been an impactful album and is loved by many. With his creativity with music he will continue to impact the music industry.
Jalen Stewart • Jan 19, 2025 at 1:36 pm
Dear Corydon Editor,
On January 10, 2025, Lucia Chan wrote an article titled “Tyler, The Creator: Chromakopia”. In this article, Chan mentions, how big this album has been since its release. She mentioned how the album went number one in its first week as well as getting over 85 million streams on Spotify on the first day making it the biggest hip-hop album of 2024. She explains how many of the songs on this album are about very personal topics from events and times in Tyler’s life and allows fans to try to understand what he went through growing up without a father and many other hardships he may have faced. I think the reason why this album was so big was the fact that it was so personal to Tyler. Normally Tyler is known as a clown and his music is very unserious, but in this project, he really changed. He spent a lot of time creating an amazing album and talking about things that many people haven’t heard from him before. I think this personal feel really helped people connect with him and this is the reason he was able to create such a massive album.
Sincerely,
Jalen Stewart
Leah Prince • Jan 16, 2025 at 7:49 pm
Jan 15, 2025
Dear Corydon Editor,
On Jan 15, 2025, Lucia Chan wrote an article titled “Tyler, The Creator: Chromakopia”. In this article, Chan writes about Tyler, The Creator’s most recent album and its unique approach to the Hip-Hop/Rap genre. The author does an excellent job of including what makes Tyler unique by detailing the meanings of his songs and how they connect with the audience, specifically when they mention his popular song “Like Him” which details Tyler’s complicated relationship with his father. The author does a great job of detailing the meaning of this hit song.
Furthermore, the editor includes context to this new album by mentioning Tyler’s previous popular songs. This splendidly informs the reader of the latest trending songs that Tyler has created. Moreover, the author also provides context by detailing how these songs have recently gained popularity on social media. This was great to include in the article because it provides background information for readers who might not know who Tyler is. Overall, this article does a great job of detailing Tyler, The Creator’s new album in a way that sparks curiosity for those who might have never heard it before.
Sincerely,
Leah Prince