 Genius Meanings
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Tyler, The Creator – I THINK
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“I THINK” questions both Tyler’s mental state and his feelings in a romantic relationship. Tyler doesn’t know whether to continue to be vulnerable, because of his partner’s actions
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – IFHY
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During the skit at the end of “Bimmer,” Sam finds out that Salem’s gone out on a date with Wolf down by the lake and begins to feel jealous and afraid of losing Salem.
IFHY stands
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Tyler, The Creator – SORRY NOT SORRY
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“SORRY NOT SORRY,“ the second single and final track off CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale, sees Tyler waver between giving genuine apologies to those he feels he’s wronged
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Tyler, The Creator – Colossus
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The song is named after the roller coaster Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.
This is Tyler’s take on dealing with a crazed fan – essentially his
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Tyler, The Creator – Awkward
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A song about a girl Tyler used to date in 2007.
Story wise, this song is from Sam’s point of view (again), telling Wolf about the first time he met Salem (which is how Cowboy ends
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Tyler, The Creator – Goblin
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The opening titular track from Tyler The Creator’s Goblin album, his follow up to Bastard.
The raps are inter-cut with dialogue between Tyler and his therapist/alter-ego/
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues) – SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE
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First released as a teaser on June 14, 2021, “SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE” is a two-part song that continues the trend regarding every tenth track of the albums from
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Tyler, The Creator – November
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On the twelfth track of Flower Boy, Tyler depicts his insecurities and fears concerning his life, career, and relationships, reminiscing of the past in a nostalgic fashion.
Split
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Tyler, The Creator – Blow
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The song “Blow”… [is] from the mind of Ted Bundy, the way he got females with his charm, the smooth way that he got it… I wrote that song from that mindstate.
I made that after
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Austin Anderson, DāM FunK, Syd & Wanyá Morris) – BLOW MY LOAD
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“Blow My Load” is about English fashion model Cara Delevingne
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. A$AP Rocky) – WHARF TALK
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[Intro: DJ Drama] / (Call Me If You Get Lost) / [Verse 1: Tyler, The Creator] / If God was here with us today / I think I know what He would say (Some shit like) / "You're so
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Charlie Wilson, Kali Uchis, Syd & Toro y Moi) – FUCKING YOUNG / PERFECT
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“FUCKING YOUNG” explores Tyler falling in love with a girl six years younger than him. The second half, “PERFECT,” is a duet with Kali Uchis.
The narrative of the song
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Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers
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“Yonkers” is the first single off Tyler, The Creator’s debut album, Goblin and is widely considered as his breakout song.
The song’s title is named after the city of Yonkers, New
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Tyler, The Creator – Domo23
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“Domo23” is the first single from Tyler, The Creator’s album, Wolf, which was released April 2, 2013. The song, along with its accompanying music video, was released on February 14
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Tyler, The Creator – Answer
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Similar to “Inglorious”, “Answer” is centered around Tyler’s absent father.
Tyler on his Twitter.
Tyler did release a cassette tape with the making of the WOLF DVD that
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Ty Dolla $ign & YoungBoy Never Broke Again) – WUSYANAME
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“WUSYANAME” portrays Tyler, The Creator falling madly in love with a woman he just met, shortly before finding out that she’s taken.
The song samples the legendary R&B group H-
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Tyler, The Creator – Sometimes...
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The 3rd track on Flower Boy, features Shane Powers providing radio vocals. They collaborated on “BLOW MY LOAD” and “BUFFALO” from Cherry Bomb. The track also features Wyatt Navarro
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Tyler, The Creator – Bastard
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As the essential introduction to his solo musical personality, Tyler goes back and forth with a fictional psychiatrist denominated “Dr. TC” in the form of nine unmistakably
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Tyler, The Creator – WILSHIRE
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Recorded in a single take, “WILSHIRE” sees Tyler tell the story of a failed relationship—from the point of him and his partner first laying eyes upon each other to their eventual
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Frank Ocean & Steve Lacy) – 911 / Mr. Lonely
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“911 / Mr. Lonely” is a two part track released as a single along with “Who Dat Boy” on June 30th, 2017. The song is the 10th track on Flower Boy, and features Frank Ocean, Steve
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Tyler, The Creator – WOLF
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The first song and intro to the album Wolf as it introduces two characters, Wolf and Sam, relevant to the story that will be told through the album.
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Frank Ocean) – Slater
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This song is Wolf talking to and about his bike, the very one showcased in one of the covers of Wolf.
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Hodgy) – French!
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“Pardon my French” is a term commonly used when cussing, but Tyler wants you to check his fucking French out instead of pardoning it – sacre bleu!
Here Tyler and Hodgy are
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Syd) – PILOT
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Following “Buffalo”, where Tyler realized how big of an influence he is and how much power he has, he now decides its time for him to try to reach his full potential. Much like Odd
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Tyler, The Creator – ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?
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“ARE WE STILL FRIENDS” features Tyler, The Creator wrestling the thought of whether or not he and his former lover can remain friends, thematically wrapping up the album and
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Tyler, The Creator – Glitter
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Preceded by “November” where a voicemail is started, the penultimate track of Flower Boy is Tyler’s confession of love to his crush over phone, making him feel bright and colorful
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Tyler, The Creator – EARFQUAKE
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“EARFQUAKE” is a collaboration between Tyler, The Creator and Playboi Carti. In the song, Tyler sings about a lover he depends on, who he knows he hasn’t treated the best, but
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Tyler, The Creator – RUNNING OUT OF TIME
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“RUNNING OUT OF TIME” describes Tyler’s fleeting relationship with a significant other and warn them that a split is imminent.
Thematically, it introduces tension to the love
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Tyler, The Creator – Golden
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This is the last track on Goblin, Tyler, The Creator’s second solo album. Like “Inglorious”, the ending track of Bastard (his first solo album), Tyler spends it talking to Dr. TC
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Cole Alexander) – DEATHCAMP
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“DEATHCAMP” is the first track off Tyler’s fourth album, Cherry Bomb, that went up for pre-order unannounced on April 8, 2015.
The song was also uploaded to YouTube, as the second
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Alice Smith, Clementine Creevy & Leon Ware) – OKAGA, CA
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The closing track from Tyler, the Creator’s album Cherry Bomb. Legendary producer Leon Ware appears throughout the song according to Tyler’s twitter, as does LA-based musician
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Tyler, The Creator – Cowboy
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Track 3 off the album, Wolf, acts as a proper introduction to the character Sam in Tyler’s Wolf narrative, as hinted at by the end of the previous track on the album “Jamba”, the
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Tyler, The Creator & A$AP Rocky – Potato Salad
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“Potato Salad” is a track released on AWGE’s AWGE DVD Vol. 3, which was released on July 23, 2018. The song was put on streaming services on September 28, 2018.
On the track, we
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Tyler, The Creator – WHAT A DAY
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“WHAT A DAY” is a song produced by legendary Hip-Hop producer Madlib who inspired Tyler in his work, leading Tyler to make this song. Tyler said this about the song on Twitter:
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Tyler, The Creator – FUCK IT
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Tyler addresses recent controversies including issues with Australian lobby groups, the UK government, and the lukewarm reception of his latest album, Cherry Bomb.
He claims the
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Hodgy) – Sandwitches
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The song premiered on an October 8th, 2010 post by The Fader. It is a general statement of OF’s principles and motivations.
The song was performed on national TV for Late Night
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Odd Future (Ft. Frank Ocean, Syd & Tyler, The Creator) – Analog 2
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In 2011, Tyler, The Creator, under the name of DJ Stank Daddy, released a track entitled “Summer Camp”, featuring diverse songs by varied artists, including himself. “Summer Camp
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Hodgy) – Jamba
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Jamba – Tyler, the Creator (Ft. Hodgy Beats)
Track 2 off of the album.
Jamba means “fart” in Swahili, and “marijuana” in Krio. These may have affected the name choice, however
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Tyler, The Creator – I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE
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“I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE” is seemingly about Tyler no longer being in love with this person and finally getting over them, but it’s actually Tyler just pretending and lying to
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How Tyler, The Creator’s “A BOY IS A GUN” Flips A Feminist Idiom
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The history of the phrase “A girl is a gun” harkens back to Playboi Carti and a ’70s French-made western.
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Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
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“Thinkin Bout You” is the first single on channel ORANGE. Frank originally wrote it for Bridget Kelly but after his reference track leaked he recorded a higher-quality version and
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Lil Uzi Vert & Pharrell Williams) – JUGGERNAUT
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Tyler, The Creator is joined by Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell Williams on “JUGGERNAUT,” a stone-cold banger that serves as track fourteen of his album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. It
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