After Tyler, the Creator’s 2019 album “Igor,” Tyler, the Creator expressed a deep desire to rap again. He missed the art of storytelling and the braggadocious flows. So when Tyler, the Creator felt that the time was appropriate he reached out to DJ Drama and stated, “It’s time.” Tyler, the Creator, and Drama before then have met multiple times and expressed collabing, but Tyler, the Creator, hadn’t felt the time was right because he didn’t have the Gangsta Grillz-type traits. Tyler, the Creator had always wanted a Gangsta Grillz-associated album, and Tyler, the Creator waited until he had a nice ring, and was at the point of talking about boats. Therefore leading to the release of the collab album between DJ Drama and Tyler, the Creator, The Creator CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST in 2021.
Since Tyler, the Creator started releasing music in 2009 he has never released a deluxe for an album. Though with the, as Tyler, the Creator called them, “loosies” being as great as they are, it makes to be side-b (part two) for CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST rather than a deluxe.
We have been gifted The Estate Sale because Tyler, the Creator stated that CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST was the first of his albums where he made a lot of songs. Many songs didn’t make the final cut, even ones Tyler, the Creator loves knowing they wouldn’t make it out of the vault. Though Tyler, the Creator flipped the script and ended off his statement saying he’s decided to release a few of them. Therefore resulting in the release of CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale.
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale contains an additional eight songs and ones that leave you baffled at how they are “loosies” and aren’t originally on CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST.
Let’s start with “EVERYTHING MUST GO.” It’s a very short song with the point of Tyler, the Creator expressing his sincere thankfulness to everyone who listened and bought a ticket for his CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST TOUR. Along with Tyler, the Creator set up The Estate Sale. In the final moments of the message, it’s DJ Drama highlighting The Estate Sale and Tyler, the Creator expressing everything must go, with DJ Drama ending it by saying, “Aye, T, what more is left for us?” Thus transitioning into the next track.
“STUNTMAN” where finally the long overdue collab between Vince Staples and Tyler, the Creator is here. As described by Tyler, the Creator as “gold slug white tank top rag music,” “STUNTMAN” takes a very braggadocious Vince Staples, and Tyler, the Creator, will show us how to stunt. Flaunting about their much more luxurious inventory than others over this blingy beat that compliments both Vince and Tyler, the Creator’s flow and lyrics, whilst matching the setting of CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST extremely well. For their first collaboration on a song, it did exactly what fans wanted it to and is only causing people to fiend for more.
The next song “WHAT A DAY,” which is produced by the legendary Madlib, is the most awakening beat out of the bunch. With Madlib sampling “A Day in the Park ” by Urszula Dudziak, Madlib being a Houdini at production brings out a very introspective side of Tyler, the Creator. Speaking about work and stress, especially his past self getting to him. Admitting to suppressing a lot of desires and touching on anti-social behavior. On the production side of the song, with these morning bird chirps and serene keys throughout the song, it makes for a very laidback, relaxing song with moody sample chops.
Next the song “WHARF TALK,” which features A$AP Rocky, bringing back the duo of WANG$AP. With Tyler, the Creator’s voice is pitched up, similar to moments in “Igor” which makes for a moody, and romantic song. A$AP Rocky comes in for a very short verse, though good flow. Unfortunately, it makes for one weaker track on The Estate Sale. Nonetheless it’s a good song, but with the length of Rocky’s verse being so subtle and Tyler, the Creator’s pitched-up voice it just makes it feel out of place with the record and took an approach that felt off for a real WANG$AP collab.
Following that is “DOGTOOTH” which was the leading single for The Estate Sale. This song is a lot like STUNTMAN. Tyler, the Creator takes the song to brag more and to set himself mentally apart from much of the competition out there. What differentiates DOGTOOTH from STUNTMAN is that it has a much smoother and more relaxed setting to it.
Continuing the tracks, next is “HEAVEN TO ME.” Produced by musical genius Kanye West, it arguably makes for the album’s best beat. Kanye sample chopping John Legend’s “Heaven” and having it periodically looped throughout the song, with this soul-grabbing drum and cymbal, with this flustering guitar weaved in at times. As Tyler, the Creator said the beat still leaves him speechless. It is such a gravitational-sounding song; it feels like one is floating at times while hearing it. To complement the breathtaking beat Tyler, the Creator displays signs of aggressiveness and softness. Detailing how is life heaven to him from different perspectives. His past playing as the present to this idyllic future. It makes for one of the strongest tracks on the record.
The following track “BOYFRIEND, GIRLFRIEND” is a demo from 2020 featuring YG. The beat is a bit rough around the edges but it’s a demo. This song is one of the more catchier songs on the album, including a very compelling hook from YG. It’s a good song but does fall into the weaker ones.
Then the outro “SORRY NOT SORRY” is one of if not his best performances on a song where we get a very in-depth view of Tyler, the Creator’s character. Tyler, the Creator speaks from all perspectives of his past eras, which are his past personalities from his albums, with one perspective in the song being unknown. From each perspective, as the song title says, Tyler, the Creator is being sorry but not sorry. There are two endings to the song via how one listens to the song, either by music video or just the song. The music video gives a visual representation of the song’s ending. The video has this new Tyler, the Creator killing off his old selves one by one, leading to the conclusion. We see the new Tyler, the Creator beating the most recent Tyler, the Creator to death, instituting a new era of Tyler, the Creator upon us. Perhaps the most lyrically felt and personal Tyler, the Creator we will have.
For these songs to be labeled as “loosies,” and left off of the original album, even though they can make strong cases to be on it, just goes to show the unmatched creativity and brute talent Tyler, the Creator has. He is in a lane of his own and is making a very strong case to be mentioned in these top rapper/artists debates, with the likes of J Cole, Drake, Kanye, Kendrick Lamar, etc. These songs on The Estate Sale set us up for our next adventure with Tyler, the Creator, wondering where his next persona will take us, with the belief that this Tyler, the Creator, the Creator is to be one of the most personally direct we could hear from him.
