Tyler the Creator's much anticipated album has leaked a few days early, and if rumours of it being an official leak are true, then it seems to be a savvy move by Tyler. Twitter, Facebook, blogs and the media have stirred up a shit-storm of hype this week and on first listen the album deserves it.
It's a lot less personal than previous album ‘Bastard’, but it certainly hasn't lost the caustic tone. Examples of this can be seen in tracks ‘Radicals’ and ‘Bitch Suck Dick’, the first containing the hook “Kill people, burn shit, fuck school” the latter needing no such description.
There is however another side to Goblin, a side free of violence and misogyny - these tracks feature a more pensive Tyler. The most notable exponent of this is ‘Window’. Far more refined than in the album’s other tracks, Tyler’s rhymes are contemplative, reminiscent of those in ‘Inglorious’.
One of my favourite tracks on the album is 'She'. Featuring the crooning Frank Ocean, the track deals with Tyler’s love for a girl. ‘She’ is reportedly the second single off the album, and is uncharacteristically tame for Tyler, who somehow manages to rap about a girl without referring to rape or murder. Impressive:
DOWNLOAD: Tyler the Creator – Goblin (Deluxe Edition)
