The industrial and significant hype behind Tyler, The Creator and his new album DON’T TAP THE GLASS was not one thing we anticipated in 2025. Not as a result of he is incapable or undeserving of it, however as a result of most hip-hop followers did not count on a brand new LP within the slightest within the first place.
Throughout a brand new Apple Music interview with Zane Lowe, the Hawthorne native defined his stunning, easy, and quick rollout and launch course of for the dance-heavy hip-hop report. He is recognized to work with conceptual world-building even with quick turnaround occasions, however this 2025 drop was a extra spontaneous course of.
“Bro, it is releasing, bro,” Tyler, The Creator remarked regarding DON’T TAP THE GLASS. “I did not should put this album out. However I did not wish to be valuable. I did not wish to spend three years and attempt to be tremendous modern. […] Bro, I made an album, I used to be accomplished. If it wasn’t for Kelly and Clancy [his managers], I would not have did s**t. I used to be simply gon’ add that motherf***er the second it was accomplished and proceed transferring on with my life. ‘Trigger I simply needed it out.
“And it is really easy to design your personal handcuffs, lock your self up, and put the important thing over there that simply turns right into a stress,” the “P.O.V.” artist continued. “Whether or not it is from you, your followers, X, Y, and Z. Folks find yourself scared and never placing albums out for 15 years as a result of they really feel like they at all times should, ‘I obtained to take advantage of modern, finest stuff.’ Generally, man, that tune is nice. Simply put that b***h out.”
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From there, Tyler, The Creator spoke on his inventive course of and the way it adjustments quite a bit over time. “By the best way, the whole lot I simply stated might be tremendous hypocritical to some s**t I stated two weeks in the past. However the magnificence in it’s, my concept on which may change tomorrow. I’d work on one thing new and be like, ‘I obtained to spend 5 years on this album…’ However the place I am at now… Oh, my God. I simply wish to make stuff and put it out like once I was 17. ‘Trigger that s**t was simply enjoyable and free. It wasn’t attempting to be.”
As well as, Tyler hypothesizes that he does not wish to be older and have loads of music sitting on his arduous drive that he by no means dared to place out. From the seems of it, that will not be the case.