CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST

by Tyler, The Creator

Overview

Not two seconds into his sixth LP, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, Tyler, the Creator boldly stakes his claim with rap: ""Y'all ready?" booms the voice of DJ Drama, before the iconic "GANGSTA GRIZZILZ" tag jolts the album to life. Hosted by the legendary master-of-ceremonies, Tyler's latest LP imprints all the lessons of the last 8 years onto the raw rap talent of the Wolf era, combining visceral verses with expansive layers of production. Working with the likes of Westside Gunn and Freddie Gibbs has revitalised the outright fun of T's verses -- "AARGH, YOU LOOK MALNOURISHED" - as well as bringing the vivid storytelling of the former contrarian into subjects of vast personal import. It proves a sharp left turn after the progressive pop of 2019's IGOR -- but one that is realised with an unrelenting passion. Tyler's work has always been a patchwork of ever-increasing palettes, and CMIYGL is his most complex to date. Recurring tricks are masterfully melded into new templates: "RUNITUP!" continues the build-and-burst of "See You Again," "RISE!" folds IGOR's layered vocal textures into new visions, and "LEMONHEAD" channels Cherry Bomb for what sounds like an unironic take on Pink Guy's "Club Banger 3000." Yet it's equally clear that Tyler is continuing to expand with the sounds of his collaborators -- an intergalactic warble colours Uzi's "JUGGERNAUT" tour-de-force, while yacht-rap lessons from The Alchemist make for a spectacle on "HOT WIND BLOWS" and "SIR BAUDELAIRE." These new strides find a potent home among Tyler's powerful-yet-familiar production toolkit; "I been switchin' gears since Tracee Ellis Ross was UPN" he raps on digital-only closer "SAFARI," its soundscape playing out like a collage of each of his technicolour eras. As with every Tyler record, there's a plethora of breadcrumbs to follow. The album's central thread proffers a compelling forbidden-desire narrative, while the scratchy vocals akin to a much-referenced Wolf Haley are enough to make anyone drag their donut-print back out the wardrobe. In the minutiae, CMIYGL is equally abundant: "SWEET" is the full version of the interlude at the end of 2017's "I Ain't Got Time," while the Gravediggaz sample on "LUMBERJACK" is a sly wink to a tweet from the Bastard era. That's saying nothing of the cryptic "Tyler Baudelaire"; fans of Charles Baudelaire may find the poet's resonance in "WILSHIRE" and the album's stretching, international escapism, though concrete answers remain shrouded. In a 2011 conversation with Nas, Tyler played every part the fan: "Nazareth Savage," the rapper exclaims, recalling his favourite sample from the Brooklyn legend, "that s*** is, like, legit as f***." Ten years on, Tyler finds himself recreating the beat for his own dizzying "MANIFESTO." It proves not only an acknowledgement of his icon, but an apt parallel for CMIYGL's daring return to rap: not only does Tyler possess every ounce of the talent to square up with rap's greats, he now has confidence enough to do so. ~ David Crone

Product Details

Release Date:	09/24/2021
Label:	Columbia
UPC:	0194399166321

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tyler, The Creator   Primary Artist
Lil Wayne   Featured Artist
Pharrell Williams   Featured Artist
DJ Drama   Featured Artist
Domo Genesis   Vocals,Featured Artist
Fana Hues   Featured Artist
DAISY WORLD   Featured Artist
Travis Bennett   Vocals
Ty Dolla $ign   Featured Artist
Vic Wainstein   Vocals
Davon Wilson   Vocals
Lionel Boyce   Vocals
42 Dugg   Featured Artist
Teezo Touchdown   Featured Artist
Fabian Chavez   Flute
Lil Uzi Vert   Featured Artist
YoungBoy Never Broke Again   Featured Artist
Brent Faiyaz   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Christopher Wood   Composer
James Smith   Composer
Larry Willis   Composer
James Asher   Composer
Barry White   Composer
Gregory Scott   Assistant Engineer
Fil Callender   Composer
Pharrell Williams   Composer
Robert Diggs   Composer
Arnold Hamilton   Composer
Dwayne Carter   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Billy Cobham   Composer
Ben Fletcher   Assistant Engineer
Dominique Cole   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Tyrone Griffin   Composer
Bishop "Slick" Burrell, Sr.   Composer
Delando Connor   Composer
Paul Huston   Composer
Aaron Thomas   Composer
Mike Bozzi   Mastering
Darryl Jackson   Composer
Jason Goldberg   Engineer
Sam Morton   Assistant Engineer
Mike Larson   Engineer
Tyler, The Creator   Producer
Jonathan Pfarr   Assistant Engineer
Bobby Mota   Assistant Engineer
Daisy Hamel-Buffa   Composer
Jay Gunter   Composer
Jamie xx   Producer
Neal H. Pogue   Mixing
Vic Wainstein   Engineer
Tyler Okonma   Composer,Engineer,Executive Producer
Solomon Conner   Composer
Dion Hayes   Composer
Josh Sellers   Assistant Engineer
Robert N. Johnson   Assistant Engineer
Jay Versace   Producer
Fana Hues   Composer
Zachary Acosta   Mixing Assistant
Symere Woods   Composer
Anthony Berkeley   Composer
Kentrell Gaulden   Composer