Tyler, The Creator shocked fans when he announced his seventh studio album would be released on Monday, October 28th. And when the album dropped, even more discussion about Tyler’s new era emerged.

CHROMAKOPIA, an experimental hip-hop, R&B, and jazz album has a niche feel that attempts to portray a midlife crisis and the chaos that adults deal with in their late 20s and 30s. Throughout the album, his mother Bonita Smith makes an appearance in many of the songs to provide advice. Accompanied by the single “Noid,” many fans knew that the album would be an instant hit with the teasers that Tyler dropped in the week before the album was released.

The album reminded me of some of his previous albums; Flower Boy, with similar backing tracks and flow, as well as IGOR, which has similar themes. However, he also seemed to bring some elements from his older albums and other creators altogether. Many pointed out that in the “Thought I Was Dead” teaser video, he dances similarly to Childish Gambino and has a flow similar to Kendrick Lamar, which I agreed with.

CHROMAKOPIA contains features from multiple artists, including Daniel Caesar, Teezo Touchdown, GloRilla, Sexxy Red, Lil Wayne, Doechii, and many more. I am not going to lie, when I listened to the album for the first time and I heard Sexxy Red’s voice on “Sticky” I was genuinely shocked into speechlessness.

My favorite tracks off the album were “Darling, I,” “Hey Jane,” “Take Your Mask Off,” and “Balloon.” In general, though, the chill vibes mixed with the heavy emotional lyrics came together to form another amazing Tyler album. The chaotic and unpredictable tracks seem to be an attempt to describe growing up and becoming comfortable with adulthood.

Overall, I thought that this album was really good, but it is not my favorite Tyler era of all time. I would rate it a solid 8.5/10 and I recommend it to anyone who wants a true experience.