Tyler, the Creator has officially released CHROMAKOPIA after a colorful album rollout including promotional clips, music videos, and a world tour announcement. Intentionally released on Monday (Oct. 28) at 6:00 a.m. ET, the Hip-Hop work features 14 tracks ranging in sound and style while bringing additional musicians into the mix.
The Grammy winner is joined by Sexyy Red, GloRilla, Doechii, Lil Wayne, and more in CHROMAKOPIA. Produced and arranged entirely by the California native himself, the album explores themes of paranoia, fame, aging, parenting, love, and introspective thoughts alongside the rapper’s boastful wealth flexes and confident spirit.
“The album just kind of turned into me taking a bunch of sh*t my mom told me when I was a kid. Now that I’m 33, all of that stuff is like, ‘Oh, that’s what f**k she was talking about! Oh, I’m not the guy that I was at 20! Oh sh*t!’” he explained during a fan-forward listening of CHROMAKOPIA on Sunday night (Oct. 27) in Inglewood, CA at the Intuit Dome.
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He continued, “People are getting older. Folks having kids and families. And all I got is a new Ferrari and it does feel kind of weird after a while. I’m gaining weight. I got a grey hair on my chest.”
While the album was released to streaming services with no listed features, the undeniable voices of the aforementioned rappers can be heard accompanying Tyler, the Creator in various tracks. Additionally, more subtle credits can be found when searching for additional details across DSPs and on Genius.
Take a look at the guest artists featured alongside Tyler, the Creator, and listen to CHROMAKOPIA below.
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Daniel Caesar
Image Credit: Sacha Lecca/Rolling Stone via Getty Images Daniel Caesar provides vocals on the album’s opening track “St. Chroma.” He is also credited as a writer and composer of the song. The R&B singer also posted the tracks “I Killed You,” “Tomorrow,” and “Balloon,” to Instagram.
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Childish Gambino
Image Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Childish Gambino is listed as a featured artist via Genius, joining Tyler, the Creator on “I Killed You.” He adds vocals after the first verse and closes the track.
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Teezo Touchdown
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey/Billboard via Getty Images Teezo Touchdown joins Tyler, the Creator in “Darling, I.” His mother Bonita Smith also lends some words to the song.
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Doechii
Doechii and Tyler, the Creator put their rap skills in the spotlight on “Balloon.” The rising rapper joins her Grammy-winning collaborator to “take your b**ch down.”
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Sexyy Red
Image Credit: Manny Carabel/Getty Images for iHeartRadio In July, Sexyy Red confirmed, “I did my dream collab already — Tyler the Creator,” per Billboard and it finally arrived on CHROMAKOPIA. The St. Louis native is featured on the track “Sticky” also with Lil Wayne and GloRilla.
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ScHoolboy Q
Image Credit: Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images ScHoolboy Q lands on Tyler, the Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA in “Thought I Was Dead,” adding a verse to the defiant rap song.
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GloRilla
Image Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Imagess GloRilla continues her 2024 winning streak with a feature verse on Tyler, the Creator’s “Sticky.” She adds her Memphis flare to the track alongside Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne.
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Lil Wayne
Image Credit: Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE After guesting on Tyler, the Creator’s Flower Boy in 2017 and Call Me When You Get Lost in 2021, Lil Wayne returns for CHROMAKOPIA. The New Orleans native joins Tyler, Sexyy Red, and GloRilla in “Sticky.”
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Willow
Image Credit: Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Although not an official feature, Willow shared that she provided background vocals on the track “NOID” dropped ahead of the CHROMAKOPIA official release.
