The Album That Changed TYLER THE CREATOR

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With a talent for controversy, it’s been difficult to know when to take Tyler The Creator seriously. The artist’s aptitude for “shock-rap” was littered throughout his early output but even then, the occasional glimmer of grace was always alluded to.
His third studio album, Cherry Bomb, was brimmed with experimentation but was also met with polarizing opinions. The abrasive horrorcore seemed at odds with the more tranquil neo-soul cuts on the record -- and time had rendered his vulgar verses somewhat outdated, forcing Tyler to consider a new course.
For an artist who frequently attempts to perfect his craft while diving deeper into his psyche, the resulting Flower Boy saw Tyler truly bloom. The culmination of two years of introspection saw the rapper mature into a capable artist, one finally comfortable in his own skin. Unlike anything we’d heard from him before, it’s the album that would change Tyler forever.
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Written, voiced and edited by Frank Furtado
Additional Music by Matthew McClelland

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@horse866 3 жыл бұрын

Throughout Tyler’s albums, he always created and played characters. Flower boy feels like the only album truly about him.

@heartsandhauls 3 жыл бұрын

YES! This comment!

@homelessharry336 2 жыл бұрын

CMIYGL is a very truthful album as well

@a_cowwithlegs 2 жыл бұрын

@@homelessharry336 yep

@saintaintshit 2 жыл бұрын

i agree a lot w this. but there are some songs in most of his albums that are pretty much truly abt him. if you get what i mean.

@Portapotty77 2 жыл бұрын

He said this is the album where he actually expressed his feelings and herder line personal life.

@hberror404 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, your editing on this is *chef's kiss*

@NormanWasHere452 3 жыл бұрын

100% some of the best on KZfaq

@TheNinjapancake14 3 жыл бұрын

As always

@blake.mp4 3 жыл бұрын

how does he do the hovering effects for his images?

@kieyskieys 3 жыл бұрын

Trusss, the narration made me fall in love with the album all again!

@pigeoned 3 жыл бұрын

ikr i cant believe how amazing this editing is

@jennybenitez1938 3 жыл бұрын

He was always a "capable artist," flower boy is beautiful, but his previous works were also prodigious and shouldn't be dismissed-I think they were just as "emotionally honest," he was just a different person in a different place, rapping to purge and use humor to deal with the absurdities & difficulties of life

@Mark.mp3 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said.

@branflakez5047 3 жыл бұрын

i think im in love with u

@FrankiePacino 3 жыл бұрын

@@branflakez5047 simp on

@bamboozled8549 3 жыл бұрын

@balmain-i3e 3 жыл бұрын

Bastard is a solid, good album. The fact that it's dismissed as 'edgy' and 'rough' is incredibly stupid. He was rapping his ass off throughout and the profane, dark humor was part of a concept tied in to the album that people would only get if they got over that dumbass bias. However Flowerboy to CMIYGL was an orgasmic experience.

@syper80 3 жыл бұрын

"Tyler's talent in full bloom"

@ypat3557 3 жыл бұрын

His rap skills really started budding

@chickenwater1410 3 жыл бұрын

This album made me love rap

@Liam-yu7lm 3 жыл бұрын

Ruff criminal

@nathanprempeh4706 3 жыл бұрын

As tyler put it... Wolf-Caterpiller Cherry Bomb- In a cocoon (metamorphisis) Flower Boy -Butterfly IGOR- Bloom! CMIYGL- "swag".😂

@boom-jr8vi 3 жыл бұрын

I mean CMIYGL is just him flexing/vibing and I love it.

@jamesbunn2236 3 жыл бұрын

You left out Goblin

@tobyokafor6069 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbunn2236 bastard isn’t really that good tbh besides a couple songs

@jamesbunn2236 3 жыл бұрын

@@tobyokafor6069I’ve only listened to Seven and Odd Toddlers from bastard tbf

@haydenonyoutube2 3 жыл бұрын

@@tobyokafor6069 you may not think it’s good, but it does give a great insight to why he was always saying things to be “controversial” and is one of his more emotional albums if you look deeper than the surface. and it appears the album was about his way of expressing his feelings is different then others, so it’s perceived as shocking and profane

@SwarmBreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone has IGOR as the number 1 album, for me it’s Flower Boy, because it’s the first time that Tyler really opened up and see his potential als a producer and really let his maturity and creative mind go. I also really love IGOR for the whole storytelling of the album and the more hip-hop focussed album. But everytime I hear the dreamy synths with a big focus on his own life and his own thoughts. I’ll simply stick until the end. Every single time.

@mitch9309 2 жыл бұрын

CMIYGL also beats IGOR in my opinion. IGOR is 3rd place for me

@koyikro 2 жыл бұрын

Same i love flower boy

@deeleo 6 ай бұрын

finally someone agrees with my favorite album lmao

@CatchinBodies 2 ай бұрын

@@deeleoGot Igor Number 1. I love Flower Boy but I don’t think the album ends the best even though Ive been replaying this more than Igor because of Garden Shed.

@gabymichel3098 3 жыл бұрын

this was one of the best deep-dives into flower boy that i've ever seen. the connection between who dat boy, pothole and garden shed is one i never saw but now makes so much sense

@Smoknw 3 жыл бұрын

I recommend you listen to the dissect podcast. It goes track by track and analyzes the lyrics, the themes and the music theory of this album. I other seasons include frank ocean, Kanye and Kendrick. If you like this you will absolutely love dissect.

@maryruiz9023 3 жыл бұрын

Flowerboy changed my life, the juxtaposition of cars (a very "masculine" thing) and flowers (a very "femenine" thing) is amazing. Defying the heteronormative world, this album expanded queer identities. Thank you sooo much for this video, keep the hard work :)

@ARALONLINE 3 жыл бұрын

Wow there is no feminazi under here

@Hell_Majesty_ 3 жыл бұрын

I felt this

@homelessharry336 2 жыл бұрын

@@ARALONLINE why would there be?

@ARALONLINE 2 жыл бұрын

@@homelessharry336 cuz he mentinioed masculinity and cars.

@homelessharry336 2 жыл бұрын

@@ARALONLINE They put masculine in quotes, as cars have stereotypically been seen in the past as masculine. Then right after it they say how the addition of flowers to the album helps to defies both the original notion of car "masculinity", and flower "femininity". These are things that a "feminist" that you speak about would agree with. I assume that someone that you're describing would agree with breaking heteronormative expectations as both this and feminism are forward thinking, equality based ideas. ("Liberal" ideas one could say)

@thecosmicblueautie 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised Middle Eight didn't tackle the emotional and musical growth of all Odd Future members from Earl to Tyler to even Hodgy Beats. How OFWGKTA had to separate in order to grow up on their own.

@TheFaipht 3 жыл бұрын

Greatness takes time? Least that’s what I’m hopin!

@heartsandhauls 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe he’ll make one because that seems like it could be a video within itself

@thecosmicblueautie 2 жыл бұрын

@@heartsandhauls I suppose I have to donate via Patreon first. 😊

@studentNEET319 2 жыл бұрын

Somehow they are the only rap group who were all succesfull

@dnrfrank 2 жыл бұрын

@@studentNEET319 WuTang?

@koritheyokai741 3 жыл бұрын

Flower Boy feels so different to all of Tyler's album. It's where Tyler explains who he is as a person, he went from edgy and scary to an emotional god.

@johnpaulcross424 3 жыл бұрын

It’s my favorite from him, just a solid record from every single angle, and such an incredible evolution on his artistic arc

@unofficial5151 3 жыл бұрын

Love the editing on this vid, the simple yet very artistic and colorful edits are amazing, you've been steadily improving and it's absolutely incredible, keep it up man!

@hansypants 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is why Flower Boy has such a special place in my heart. It's not my favourite album in terms of the songs it has (although 911 is my 2nd favourite Tyler song), but man am I grateful for it's existence!

@yeezusdropout 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been saying that flower boy is Tyler’s most important album it’s what kept him relevant and more mainstream, if he didn’t drop flower boy and just another decent to mediocre album he wouldn’t be mainstream or as popular more underground. All though I believe Igor and call me if you get lost are better. This album is still a 9 and his most important. And this album paved ways for him to have 2 number 1 albums and a Grammy.

@producedbykhireyakeem4340 3 жыл бұрын

This was his most important album because without it he would’ve been done for, for sure. His relevancy would’ve been drained.

@yeezusdropout 3 жыл бұрын

@@producedbykhireyakeem4340 that’s what I said my brothrems

@SX1995able 3 жыл бұрын

This was the álbum that got me into him I was in high school when Goblin came out and I thought he was lame and a try Hard. Once he opened up emotionally, it reached likeable heights

@xXChaoticRavenXx 3 жыл бұрын

Same! My friends been bumping Tyler for ageeeesssss and it just never really clicked with me until he put out flowerboy. That being said now that I’m a big fan of Tyler I’ve gone back to his earlier music and I do enjoy it, or at least some of the songs but new Tyler is Definitly the best

@CyrusL 3 жыл бұрын

I started listening to him on flower boy and I like the emotional side of it it really still is my favorite but it made me check out his other music

@vernicegirl8987 3 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing about him when I was younger but he seemed to edgy and weird for me at the time lol. Then flower boy came out as soon as I got out of high school when my friend would play him in the car and I was like damn, I’ve been missing out on him for years. I will say that I’m not a huge fan of most of his works before flower boy with an exception of a few songs. But also most everything flower boy and after has been so great to me.

@SX1995able 3 жыл бұрын

@@vernicegirl8987 the early stuff Just reminds me too much of ICP and juggalo stuff

@kayosensei 3 жыл бұрын

Man i wish i got into him in his early career tbh, but i just like to think i wasnt really a music head back then and been really clueless about its industry. I just got into tyler in igor and im a huge fan of him now and he made me actually listen and follow music XD

@contentconcierge7629 3 жыл бұрын

Can we expect a video about CMIYGL? I think you would make an amazing edit and I like hearing your thoughts on stuff.

@prod.a.b.i.l1930 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a video covering Good Kid M.A.A.D City I feel like the analysis would be something really enjoyable to watch

@leemic6417 3 жыл бұрын

great timing. i’m getting into tyler’s music more

@xannyed 3 жыл бұрын

this album really shaped 2017’s whole aesthetic and thats crazy

@casualsoundenjoyer 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, whenever I find some time to do something again, I could listen to Flower Boy. Maybe even many times, because I will never get bored of it.

@LentilSoupChilean Жыл бұрын

Is the "boredom" reference intentional? Either way i love it

@piedynasty 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy that you cover this. I'm so glad that I've listened to Flower Boy, the first time hearing it wasn't my kind of taste, but in time, I'm repeating the album all the time. Thank you so much for this! ❤️

@OKLAMA- 3 жыл бұрын

A minute in and the editing is already top tier

@shonenbois 3 жыл бұрын

Can we all agree that Tyler really knows how to Make some really chill beats in his songs

@kevingesell692 3 жыл бұрын

This album is goated 🐐, thank you so much!

@user-oo2dn4dm5z 3 жыл бұрын

The editing is amazing

@rivercrich 3 жыл бұрын

"When you say Peacock, nobody bats an eye, but when you say poopcock, society loses their minds" - The Joker

@warwillkill 3 жыл бұрын

Such beautiful words

@jakobbbb1 3 жыл бұрын

wasn’t that ghandi?

@VictorHayem 3 жыл бұрын

Thought that was Dalai Lama

@sernoddicusthegallant6986 11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure that was Nietzsche

@mattyram 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing you’ve made a new video always makes my day, keep it up man.

@skyborax5159 2 ай бұрын

The audio editing is sooo smooth. That see you again remix crossfaded into the og song and various echo outs don’t go unnoticed ❤

@sammyisback9134 3 жыл бұрын

YESSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

@ArnoutWG 3 жыл бұрын

the editing on this video blew me away, you keep getting better and more creative. saying that this editing was good is an understatement! respect.

@taysonm11 2 жыл бұрын

I listened to this album for the first time in my freshman year of high school in 2017. It was my introduction to tyler and i loved it. Its an album ive been playing ever since it came out. I know the lyrics and tunes by heart. But for some reason, I felt I never really understood what it meant. I always thought see you again was a kind of love song and the meaning of november and other songs were always kind of murky. Recently, Ive been dealing with trying to like myself and be better talking to people and a lot of the time I feel like I’m not good enough. I just relistened to this album today and at the end of enjoy right now, today, i started crying. I loved this album before, maybe for the production and the melodies of the songs. but i love it even more now. this is such a beautiful album man wow

@josiahduggan8074 3 жыл бұрын

The animations in this video are incredible!

@grentperez 3 жыл бұрын

wow this video is amazing

@Jbush69 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are always my favorite notification to get

@malachiissaih 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve had so much love for his albums, but these videos just make me love them and appreciate his genius even more. Beautiful video with amazing editing!

@takahashierik 3 жыл бұрын

I've listened to this album a bunch of times and never realized it was a whole car ride

@khelmsmith 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy editing, crazy design and on top of that, as english is not my native language, you gave me a new interpretation of this album that I already liked so much. Thanks for the great work !

@jazmotaz 3 жыл бұрын

this video and editing is just amazing.

@im.pixelboy7786 2 жыл бұрын

YOUR EDITS ARE GOOOOD

@jhaesworld5717 2 жыл бұрын

this gave me a whole new outlook on the album i thank you for this🤎

@arlofleenor1838 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Keep it up!

@drywalleater13628 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like Flower Boy is its own art project but it also acts as a perfect threshold for Igor, like if he dropped another album like Cherry Bomb or Wolf or Goblin and then dropped Igor it would be a lotttt different because in this album it shows the more emotional side of him. And on IGOR he does that but he shares a lot more. The two just go so well together

@theguyyousaw7950 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos middle 8. And deep in my heart i hoped to see a video about my favorite tyler's album... and you did it!

@polaroppositespodcast5148 3 жыл бұрын

The editing 😲

@mukudzeimlambo 3 жыл бұрын

You've inspired me to take up video editing and graphic design. Thank you. I love your work bro. 💪🏾

@ouvie Жыл бұрын

Yo the editing is great on this damn

@mac768 3 жыл бұрын

jesus this editing is beautiful

@anisopiavision736 Жыл бұрын

This is a great video. Good work man

@lucaschayeb637 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good video thank you so much

@lucasn5429 3 жыл бұрын

The estetic that you do to each video is in another level 👌

@shooshyah 2 жыл бұрын

love your videos!

@spencersun4698 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid keep it up!

@IgorRomanovv 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great work! Thank you Middle8! Already at curiosity for u 😉

@gxbojorge 3 жыл бұрын

YO THE VISUALS AND EDITING!!! What an amazing video essay on Tyler :')

@kunalpal369 Жыл бұрын

I lovvvvvvvveeeeeeee the thumbnail. Beautiful

@faintypoo 3 жыл бұрын

love these tyler the creator videos please upload more

@shauyana8836 3 жыл бұрын

I love how prefesional all of your videos are i could see this stuff genuienly featured in school lessons

@bennyt4840 3 жыл бұрын

Your consistency with quality of videos and consistency of choices of artists and albums amazes me.

@addevale 3 жыл бұрын

the editing in this is IMMACULATE

@salvsmith9564 3 жыл бұрын

I love how Tyler changed through the years It truly shows an evolution and that evolution is what I love about tyler

@chill_bloby 2 ай бұрын

Garden Shed will always stay one of my favorite songs of Tylers if not one of my favourite songs in general just because of the impact it and the whole flower boy album had on me in my self discovery phase and my sexuality, it got me to accept who i am and feel good about it and that one day when im ready, coming out wont be so scary.

@jrswon5754 3 жыл бұрын

Wake up babe another Middle 8 banger just dropped 🖤

@yoshikagekira6683 3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t listened to flower boy in a while, thanks for reminding me!

@Gensis 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning production on this video!!!

@Uglier. 3 жыл бұрын

Commenting this while watching the ad before the video starts, Top quality videos.

@NtionicoM 3 жыл бұрын

To those who found the narrative in this album interesting, I can’t recommend Dissect Season 4 enough. Great podcast where the host goes in depth into every song in this album and talks about a lot of the themes and cool aspects that Tyler brought with Flower Boy. Highly recommend!

@syzm4 3 жыл бұрын

you deserve 1m subs my g

@james_404 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your videos, and your editing is so clean. Does anyone know what software was used for it?

@aaryannaik641 3 жыл бұрын

This album helped me through my loneliness, can never thank Tyler enough

@monkeeh_deux9604 3 жыл бұрын

What I’ve been waiting for dude

@rasmus7257 3 жыл бұрын

This was very entertaining!

@themackmanmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Could u do a tutorial on how you edits your videos. They’re awesome!

@cam2587 11 ай бұрын

Bro the visuals are crazy you did a great job

@voltz1989 3 жыл бұрын

This is probably one of the most important albums for me personally, like it helped me so much with my sexuality, i listened to it hundreds of times, i have this shit on vinyl, it's so meticulously crafted. T actually put into words and beautifully made metaphors what me and a lot of other queer people feel, garden shed has me crying literally everytime. This video is incredible, thank you so much for it

@art3mis107 3 жыл бұрын

anotherr great vid, i love it even more bcs its about tyler

@matiastorregrosamunoz8457 3 жыл бұрын

This videos are so good

@drakestoyreviews 3 жыл бұрын

In true middle 8 style, this video was awesome

@LuisTheG1 3 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing album. In fact, like I said on Twitter, it’s my favorite of all time. 10/10 🌻

@yamoms0919 Жыл бұрын

To date, i love this album so much. Everything after has been amazing; and everything before showed his genius in the rough. But there is something about this one for me. Can pick out singles all day but the experience front to back is like no other

@luz1673 2 жыл бұрын

Cant wait for you to do a video on Call Me If You Get Lost!!

@ityyax2931 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos so so so much.

@duretihailu4026 3 жыл бұрын

It would be really interesting to see if you did a review/commentary on Rihann’s Anti album (R8) which was her final album before she went on an extremely long hiatus. It’s considered her Magnus Opus and many critics have praised it for it’s sound and very Anti-Rihanna vibe. Not to mention that the song Work is very looked upon as the revival of dancehall music in mainstream music.

@mikloridden8276 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite Tyler album for sure. Really personal for me as i played it during college at the time. The cover art also reminds of the Eastern Washington hills Go Cougs

@rebeccakinsala892 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this explanation is beautiful

@juliprato 3 жыл бұрын

hey man amazing video! what are the fonts you used? especially for "BOREDOM", cause it looks amazing

@NormanWasHere452 3 жыл бұрын

I’m coming to appreciate Tyler more and more, this video was great on giving me a deeper view into Tyler.

@lukevandegrift8352 2 жыл бұрын

Your editing is phenomenal, what software do you use?

@corneliang7371 3 жыл бұрын

Really love your editing style! Do you edit it on ae?

@lucalamanna-vg2bz 3 жыл бұрын

We need the Call me if you get last analysis asap

@3Leches 3 жыл бұрын

that’s a hell of a thumbnail

@daf676 2 жыл бұрын

oh wow just wow this video is perfect

@giancassa9340 3 жыл бұрын

Tyler is brilliant to me one of the most artistic artist in the world, I didn’t know he was in the lgbtq community but glad he could talk about it on one of his best albums.

@lexismedina8792 3 жыл бұрын

great quality vid as always. honestly ive never been the biggest fan of flowerboy. i think theres some good tracks but as a whole work it just isnt my style. especially after listening to Igor as my introduction to tyler and seeing that as a perfect album, flowerbiy just never connected with me. after this vid tho i think ima revisit it :)