The duration of 18 schizophrenic tracks packed with depressed lyricism becomes a bit tedious. Although the story telling is imaginative, it may have been more effective in a shorter album. Through Wolf and Sam, Tyler seems to dissertate some of his own assets and flaws. The album is crafted to tell a story in which Tyler raps from the perspective of two main characters, Wolf and his enemy Sam. Throughout Wolf,В with the use of several characters, Tyler wavers between an awkward teen joking around and a rapper enlightening fans about his life. The struggle between what his cult-like fans want to hear and the music that he wants to make as he grows as an artist and a man is apparent. Although there is still a prominent use of vulgarity and disturbing imagery Tyler seems to have gained the confidence to put aside the need to shock and disgust and let his talent shine a little more. His violent and angry raps have even earned him comparisons to Eminem.

Shock value seemed to be of utmost importance to Tyler and his Odd Future group mates until Wolf. On BastardвЂ™s first track, TC foreshadows the saga of TylerвЂ™s solo efforts, stating, вЂњ this is the first of three sessionsвЂ¦вЂќ The trilogy now comes to fruition with TylerвЂ™s third installment, Wolf. Interestingly enough, that album featured sessions with TylerвЂ™s alter-ego and therapist, Dr. It has been reported that GoblinВ contains the word вЂњ b**chвЂќ 68 times in 73 minutes, which includes a song entitled вЂњ B**ch S*ck D*ck.вЂќ For those who realized that GoblinВ isnвЂ™t technically TylerвЂ™s first album, they likely had their expectations met after listening to the self-released project, Bastard. For those introduced to Tyler, The Creator on his first retail release, Goblin, they may recall that theВ Odd Future front man grabbed the attention of many media outlets by eating a cockroach in the music video for the albumвЂ™s first single вЂњ Yonkers.вЂќ The album went onto celebrate and glorify TylerвЂ™s attitude and issues through violent, gory depictions of rape and murder, designed to astound and disgust. Join the вЂњcowboyвЂќ on his own trip as Tyler, The Creator once again shares his twisted thoughts through alternative hip-hop.

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