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Screenshot from Tyler, The Creator’s “Darling, I” music video
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Key Takeaways:
- Tyler, The Creator’s “Darling, I” music video showcases his signature mix of surrealism and creativity.
- The clip consists of standout cameos from Nia Lengthy, Willow Smith, Ayo Edebiri, and Teezo Landing.
- The discharge is taken from CHROMAKOPIA, which has since been adopted up by DON’T TAP THE GLASS.
On Tuesday (Aug. 19), Tyler, the Creator launched a music video for “Darling, I,” one of many standout tracks from CHROMAKOPIA. The self-directed providing confirmed the Odd Future alum in a wide range of whimsical settings and areas (together with a literal beating coronary heart that may alarm the squeamish). Viewers had been additionally handled to a slew of high-profile cameos from the likes of Nia Lengthy, Willow Smith, Lauren London, Lionel Boyce, Ayo Edebiri and Teezo Landing, the music’s visitor function.
“Darling, I” follows a sequence of clips rolled out for cuts like “Thought I Was Useless,” “St. Chroma” and “Noid,” the final of which additionally boasted an Edebiri look. The brand new launch stored these components intact, together with the masks and uniform that dominated a lot of Tyler’s CHROMAKOPIA promotional marketing campaign.
The timing of the visible is notable, as Tyler is at the moment balancing materials from two completely different tasks. Again in July, he surprise-released DON’T TAP THE GLASS, which has been supported by latest visuals for “STOP PLAYING WITH ME and “Sugar On My Tongue.” Regardless of the newer physique of labor being introduced solely days earlier than it grew to become obtainable, followers pushed it to the highest of the Billboard 200, making it Tyler’s fourth consecutive No. 1 album on the chart. Even with the brand new tunes, his ongoing tour — which sees Lil Yachty and Paris Texas as supporting acts — stays centered on the 2024 LP.
In a latest interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Tyler mentioned the shift between the 2 tasks. He described CHROMAKOPIA as a report that explored private themes, together with his relationship together with his household and experiences of near-fatherhood, whereas DON’T TAP THE GLASS was conceived as a lighter and extra playful follow-up. “After the burden of that obtained off, I simply needed to be foolish once more,” he defined. “I simply wish to be enjoyable and say outrageous s**t and simply speak huge fly s**t. That was the principle one hundred pc objective.”