Tyler The Creator
Cherry Bomb 2LP (mask cover blue vinyl edition)

Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Schoolboy Q are among the big guests on Cherry Bomb. It is practically an all-caps homage to Pharrell's funk-rock vanity project, trading in the grayscale of his angst to explore the technicolour corners of his quirkiness.

The Odd Future frontman is at his most indecisive, swerving from high-decibel ear assaults ("Deathcamp," "Pilot") to sugary, saxophone-laced cuddle tunes ("Find Your Wings," (expletive) "Young / Perfect"). He makes the obligatory rap muscle-flexing feel like recess, hopscotching through Galaga blips with Schoolboy Q ("The Brown Stains of Darkeese Latifah Part 6-12 (Remix)") and playing lyrical hot potato with Kanye West and Lil Wayne ("Smuckers").

It takes patience to tag along, but hearing Tyler abandon shock for shock's sake to explore other sides of his oddness is a sign he's less interested in being rap's Quentin Tarantino, and more its Wes Anderson.

NEW / Released in 2015 / Reissue 2025

Tracklist:

A1 Deathcamp

A2 Buffalo

A3 Pilot

A4 Run

A5 Cherry Bomb

B1 Find Your Wings

B2 Blow My Load

B3 2Seater / Hair Blows

C1 The Brown Stains Of Darkeese Latifah (Part 6-12) (Remix)

C2 Fucking Young / Perfect

C3 Keep Da O's

D1 Smuckers

D2 Okaga, CA

D3 Yellow