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Tyler drops short-lived hip-hop fire in a brief but chunky appearance

Last updated: 23rd July 2025

As soon as it was announced, we were all eagerly anticipating this album to drop. Tyler The Creator is back, again? Within the space of several months, he’s dropped Chromokopia and travelled the globe for a sprawling world tour. To cap it off, he announced his new album, Don’t Tap the Glass.

Don’t Tap the Glass Sounds Like a Laser Guided Missile

Tyler continues to chase a frantic, chaotic production, channelling his inner ‘slipped-off-the-cracked-curb’ like sound. It’s a sparkler, mixed with a damaging powder keg of face-squinting brilliance. In a statement, the rapper said of the album: “This album was not made for sitting still. Dancing. Driving. Running. Any type of movement is recommended to maybe understand the spirit of it. Only at full volume.”

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Curating an emergency alarm-esque production, it feels like a whirlwind of one surprise after another. He’s gone with his heart over his head, firing up a configuration of doped-up music.

Wielding a variety of rap influences, he spits a smorgasbord of flows and a lexis of playful execution. Coupled with a malleable extension to both a remixed portfolio and new beats, he formulates a wavelength that feels both fresh and unfamiliar. But, there’s a few things that bug me.

The Verdict

It’s only a few tracks deep and strays from his back catalogue. Tracks like Mommanem felt like they were going somewhere until they abruptly end. This could have been something extraordinary; the upside is that it feeds into Stop Playing With Me, a bass-laden train of synths and snares that steamroll headphones to death.

In the past, it would take a few days to review a longplay; now it takes mere hours thanks to compact “albums.” At 10 songs and 28 minutes and 30 seconds, I do feel shortchanged and left with a dismantled posture. Any prior anticipation has withered away, save a few tracks that will be forgotten due to its overall popped balloon vibrancy. It’s rushed, sparse and I’m annoyed my favourite tracks need a playlist of their own. As a concept? It’s lightning in a bottle — but it still doesn’t truly fulfil that motif.

Tyler says this is a dance floor album, but you can’t dance to 28 minutes.

Buy Vinyl

You can purchase the album directly from the artist’s website here. Alternatively, reputable record stores can be found here.