If there was any record Tyler should use as a producer reel, “Cherry Bomb” would be the best, demonstrating his ability to capture a variety of styles. But the record’s diversity does make it his most shifty and disjointed album. The middle child of Tyler’s discography, “Cherry Bomb,” violently departs from his previous style for a more experimental record. It’s not as soft and pretty as his future albums either but he experiments with his trademark synths on this album, hinting at the dreamlike pop he’d go on to create.
Few hip-hop artists of the 2010s have had the same artistic growth and talent as Tyler, The Creator. Living up to the name Odd Future, Tyler’s start in the Los Angeles music collective made him a name in the hip-hop underground before blowing up in popularity seemingly overnight with the release of his debut “Goblin.” A polarizing figure through and through, his early days have been seen with gentler eyes than when he was first impressed by the music landscape. Many saw him as crude, bigoted and immature but his talent as a producer and lyricist became evident to many critics even in his early days. Undergoing a metamorphosis, Tyler would dispel critics and prove to be one of today's most unique and gifted hip-hop artists.
