Igor: an essay on a love story Story by Kyle Mells
T
yler, The Creator dropped his 5th studio album on May 17th titled: IGOR. This album has 12 songs with guest appearances from Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, Solange, Kanye West, and Jerrod Carmichael, along with backing vocals from Santigold, Jessy Wilson, La Roux, CeeLo Green, Charlie Wilson, Slowthai, and Pharrell. This project has received nationwide acclaim by debuting at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 beating out DJ Khaled’s Father of Asahd. Like all of Tyler’s albums it was all wrote and produced by him. Like his clear influencers, Pharrell and Kanye, Tyler has shown that he is a talented rapper produce. Some of the songs on this project we can hear the impact that Kanye and Pharrell have on Tyler. This article will not be about Tyler, The Creator’s past projects or the history of Tyler. This will be solely about IGOR. Like Tyler’s disclaimer he put out before the release of the album; I am only going to critique and explain my take on IGOR as a stand-alone project.
68
