DOpo almost ten years since the last time Tyler, The Creator has returned to Italy and, on April 30 at the Assago forum in Milan, he showed everyone what it means to make a live.
Who is Tyler, The Creator
Tyler, The Creator, aka Tyler Okonoma, He was born in Los Angeles in March 1991his name arises from his creative origins on Tumblr and from being considered not only a musician but a creative on different expressive platforms. In 2007 one of the careers began more loved and controversial in the history of modern rapfirst as a member of the collective ODD Futurein which other prominent names such as Frank Ocean and Earl Sweshirt were present, then as a soloist, with the first album “Goblin“Published in 2011.
The controversies on the texts
In the early years characterized by an aggressive and provocative style, without ever making discounts to anyone, this US rapper found himself often in the center of controversymainly due to hard words used in his texts, which earned him accusations of misogyny and homophobia. Like the controversial song “Fuck it“Of 2015, in which he sentenced, with a provocative contradiction:”How Can I Be MisogyNist, I Love Titties and Ass, How Can I Be Homophobic When My Boyfriend’s a Fag? “ (How can I be misogynist, I love tits and the ass, how can I be homophobic when my boyfriend is a fagot?), And that at the time he earned him the call from the United Kingdom.
Tyler the Creator at the Première of the third season of “The Bear” at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA, 25 June 2024. (ANSA EPA/Allison Dinner)
In its musical and personal evolution, youth aggression and tight bars have however turned into increasingly sought after sounds and in a rediscovery of deeper and dear themes to the public that follows it assiduously, simultaneously to an approach to the world of fashion and activism.
The Chromakopia Tyler’s tour, The Creator
On the last day of April this year Tyler returned to Italy, at the Assago forum in Milan, for theThe only Italian date of the world tour “Chromakopia”from his latest album released on October 28, 2024. This is certainly his most personal and intimate project, in which distances itself from its recurring dynamics, such as the practice of publishing albums only in odd years or the absence of the iconic song always inserted to the tenth trace of each album characterized by the double title separated by “/” (eg: Gone Gone/Thank you).
The metaphor “of the mask equal to his face” that the artist invites everyone to remove in the song “Take your mask off”, It symbolizes proper showing the true self to the public, for the first timewithout hiding behind the characters that have always been the protagonists of every project.
The only Italian date
This is also reflected in the choices in the Tracklist of the concert, in which the song “stands out”Yakers“: The song that in the early years of activity had made him explode but towards which the rapper has always expressed a profound contempt, categorically excluding it from previous tours.
But also in the stylistic choice of abandoning the protagonists of his previous records In favor of a more casual outfit … as far as possible for a peculiar character also in the style like Tyler.
Also, after having openly dealt with even in preceding songs his sexuality and coming out as bisexual, in Chromakopia Tyler repeatedly touches the theme of his relationship with women, especially delicate topics such as that abortioncentral in the song “Hey Jane“, A real conversation between him and one of his partners, after the news that she awaits a child, on how to deal with the delicate situation.
And sexual freedom in “Judge Judy “in which he tells an adventure with a girl and sexual experiences lived during their relationship, before her death, bringing the singer to a moment of emotion on the stage.
After a long set performed by a true showman, who included in addition to the entire tracklist of Chromakopia Some of the most loved hits of his previous albums, Tyler he concluded with the last three songs of his most recent project: starting from “Like Him”, Perhaps the most loved song of the latter, in which he faces the complicated dynamics of growing up without the figure of a father He then passed to “Baloon”, Also including an apparition on the maxi screens DEl Feature of Doechiiemerging artist awarded the latest Grammy in the category for the Best rap album, Third woman to get this recognition together with Lauryn Hill and Cardi B.
Tyler then greeted the sold out at the forum with “I Hope You Find Your Way Home“, Leaving the hoped fans to see him again soon with other dates in Italy, perhaps without having to wait another 10 years.
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