Call Me If You Get Lost (The Estate Sale) - Tyler the Creator
First, I'd like to express my gratitude that he didn't label this a "deluxe". Although it's practically the same thing, it is refreshing to hear a new term. Of all of Tyler's albums, this one seems the most fitting to receive a deluxe version. The main album is about luxury and Tyler celebrating his success after his last smash-hit project. It's maximalist and decadent, two aspects that perfectly warrant a deluxe. My sincerest apologies for not reviewing Call Me If You Get Lost when it came out. Before entering the deluxe I want to speak about the main album. CMIYGL immediately enthralled me with its loud and confident rap production. Initially, songs like Juggernaut, Lemonhead, Hot Wind Blows, and Lumberjack had my attention in a chokehold. The rest of the album was largely lost on me until I decided to listen to the whole project. I love the production shift on this album from Igor. It is nice to hear Tyler rapping more. There were a couple of dull moments on this album. Specifically tracks 11 through 13 didn't move me much along with a couple of other tracks across the project. Overall though I'd say it was an excellent project, I couldn't think of a better follow-up to Igor. The deluxe was truly great. It was the perfect send-off for this era of Tyler. It had all of the braggadocious bars and heartfelt moments of CMIYGL while at the same time feeling like a sincere goodbye from this era of Tyler. I still wonder why Tyler chose to keep some of these songs off of the main album. To be completely honest there isn't a single skip in the deluxe. I do feel like we could have gotten a more substantial performance from A$AP Rocky on Warf Talk. I also would have loved to hear Kanye on Heaven to Me. I can't wait to see what direction Tyler goes next. Favorite songs The main album Sir Baudelaire - I love Michael Irvin by Westside Gunn. When I heard that beat as the intro to the album it was a great surprise. Shout out to my air fryer Hot Wind Blows - I love this Lil Wayne verse. This beat sounds like fresh linen Sweet / I thought you wanted to dance Juggernaut - I love the Lil Uzi verse and the Pharrell verse The Deluxe Stuntman - Really fun song Dogtooth - Funner song Heaven to me - The production on this song is amazing. Like "What a Day" but better. I love the storytelling in this song. Sorry not sorry - Just a great ending Songs I really liked at one point but had to stop listening to Wasyaname Runitup Lumberjack Lemonhead