Tyler, the Creator is back with new music in 2025. I always feel bad reviewing his albums too early because there's so much nuance in everything he drops, and I never catch everything the first play-through. The cover of the album features red leather pants (questioning his acceptance), a Maga inspired hat with "glass" written across it (questioning his acceptance), and big hands (which question his culture's perception). Igor was the last Tyler album that tried to be universally sanctioned. "Don't Tap The Glass", "Chromakopia", and "Call Me If You Get Lost" were his attempts to assimilate with a more hip hop friendly audience. That's not a bad move in a world where many audiences are not encouraged and sometimes not even allowed to support other culture's content. The problem is Tyler's appeal is his track record of consistently breaking those barriers. There's a bar where Tyler says, "They say I can't relate to regular people, but I was never regular". It's funny, but it is extremely true.
Lazer Dim 700 is a rapper from Cordele, Georgia that became relevant from very minimalistic music videos of himself rapping around his neighborhood. Lazer is a pioneer of a new wave of minimal effort rappers. People connect with the sentiment of rebelling against quality. To be fair, people often ruin the beauty of elite content by being pretentious and mean. Lazer Dim 700 has one flow, but it stands out. It's a short matter of fact observation followed by a short pause. He's got a sense of humor and he doesn't take himself too seriously. The interesting thing about his presentation is that it resonates with suburban culture without being overly intellectual or victory competitive.
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