Category: Tyler The Creator

At the core of this track is a guy who perceives a fellow guy as dangerous. The title, “A Boy Is a Gun” is the simile the writer uses to project his view of...

If you gaze intently at the cover art to “Call Me If You Get Lost”, you’ll notice that the ID with Tyler’s face on it actually reads “Tyler Baudelaire”. To note, “Baudelaire” is not his real last...

Dropping a collaboration – or two or three – besides Lil Wayne has become a standard in the world of mainstream hip-hop. In terms of being currently active rappers, despite being only 38 years old,...

This is a rap song premised on the idea of the artists bringing “the noise”, as in being loud, rowdy and opinionated. This is especially the case with Jaden, who in his first verse portrays...

The chorus of “Gravity” is based on a line from the first verse where Brent Faiyaz exclaims that “she hold me down like gravity”.  The “she” would be a girlfriend. And the metaphor at hand...

If you haven’t figured it out already, let it be now known that the title of this song (“Wusyaname”) is actually a stylized way of saying ‘what’s your name?’ And in the world of hip-hop,...

Dropping a collaboration – or two or three – besides Lil Wayne has become a standard in the world of mainstream hip-hop. In terms of being currently active rappers, despite being only 38 years old,...

On the song “Earfquake”, Tyler, the Creator blames himself for the unstable state of his relationship with his lover. He acknowledges the fact that he may not have treated his woman the best way...