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Tyler, The Creator’s ‘Chromakopia’ Homecoming: Takeaways From His Listening Party

Tyler, The Creator gave a hometown crowd an early listen of his album "Chromakopia" at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, hours before its release.

It was a homecoming for the LA rapper, who told the crowd Sunday night that Chromakopia “originated with growing up in these areas.” “I was like ‘oh shit, nobody knows anything about me from before [I was 17],” Tyler, wearing a green military suit, said. His first album in three years, Tyler is employing a unique approach for Chromakopia ‘s rollout, breaking from the industry standard of dropping at Midnight on Friday and instead hoping fans will take the whole week to digest the new record with a 6 a.m. Monday release. What is a Chromakopia exactly?That question still remained unanswered by the end of the night, still not explained through the military imagery, dark green colors, and industrial vibes accompanying the material on the record.

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