Flower Boy
| Tyler, the Creator
Flower Boy
Flower Boy (alternatively titled Scum Fuck Flower Boy) is the fourth studio album by American rapper Tyler, the Creator. The album was released on July 21, 2017, by Columbia Records. Produced entirely by Tyler, the album features guest vocals from a range of artists; including Frank Ocean, ASAP Rocky, Anna of the North, Lil Wayne, Kali Uchis, Steve Lacy, Estelle, Jaden Smith and Rex Orange County. - Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
On Tyler’s sincere and most accomplished album, he gets to the essence of what he's been chiseling at: the angst of a missed connection, the pain of unrequited love, and navigating youthful ennui.
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Slant Magazine
Flower Boy is easily Tyler, the Creator’s most emotionally risky, and rewarding, work to date.
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The Guardian
Closet door opens to gawky gorgeousness.
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DJ Booth
Where the flower bloomed, space was left for more flowers to be planted. A year later, and for years to come, that space will be Tyler, The Creator’s greatest gift to his fans.
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Crack Magazine
Despite what teenage boys might have you believe, Tyler’s appeal has never been in his use of controversy; it’s the multiple layers that keep us guessing, trying to get into his headspace. Flower Boy has arrived in the age of wokeness and Tyler has swapped antics for introspection, though still with the same button-pushing that hooked a whole generation of kids.
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NME
The controversial rapper bears his soul on his best album yet.
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Consequence of Sound
If the Ladera Heights rapper really had something to say, he missed his chance.
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Stereogum
I don’t love Flower Boy, but I don’t have to love it to be glad it exists.
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Paste Magazine
Stylistically and lyrically, Flower Boy shows us a softer, more thoughtful Tyler who seems to have moved past the vulgar, sometimes violent rhymes that made Odd Future and his early solo work famous
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Vulture
It’s the first Tyler, the Creator album where his ambition and musicality meet on the same level, and the only one to paint a picture of the man himself instead of the grotesqueries of his teenage worldview.
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Pop Matters
With an album as well thought out and arranged as Flower Boy playing on repeat, “right now” is absolutely enjoyable.
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Medium
Tyler isn’t hiding behind any masks to divulge the things he has been dealing with in his life and the result is his most sincere album thus far.
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The Fader
Tyler’s super-beautiful, brand new solo album.
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High Snobiety
Flower Boy could prove to be a true creative turning point for Tyler, The Creator, a record that takes an rightfully popular artist and transforms him into something brilliant.
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Hot New Hip Hop
Tyler, The Creator drops the shtick and gets to the core of his belief in fearless individualism on "Scum Fuck Flower Boy."
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Complex
On 'Flower Boy,' Tyler, the Creator outgrows his influences to make his most transformative album.
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HipHop DX
Though he’s caught up in the trappings of materialism like the common superstar rapper, Tyler is quite underrated as an MC despite the fact that his production tends to overpower him at times. Now that he’s back on track melodically, it’s time to revel in his newfound artistry.
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Prefix Magazine
Flower Boy is a fascinating LP from Tyler, The Creator that finally delivers a cohesive, singular vision from the Odd Future leader.
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XXL Magazine
Flower Boy follows suit as Tyler delivers his most complete and sonicly appeasing album to date.
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Best of SNO
Filled with perfect substance and style, “Flower Boy” is the definition of what rap should be: beautiful, self-analyzing, emotional and without a doubt real.
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All Music
Proclaiming himself as Flower Boy T with that gravelly voice and irascible disposition befitting a proprietor of a rust-belt collision shop, Tyler, The Creator thrives on his paradoxical character and daily life throughout his self-produced fourth solo album.
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Northern Transmissions
Always himself, Tyler lets the song take focus, and lets his supporting cast take the lead for an album that soars on the power of good writing.
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Mix Cloud
Tyler's most colourful, vibrant and vulnerable body of work yet.
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14 HQ
I absolutely adore this album and will probably without a doubt be my pick for this year’s best drop (a bit presumptuous I know.)
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Headphone Agenda
I must admit that I was particularly pleased to see the changes made and I look forward to hearing more of his work in the future to compare just as done here.
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Clash Magazine
A record dominated by a real sense of balance, perspective, and cohesion.
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Write the World
Flower Boy might be one of the easiest albums from Tyler, the Creator to listen to and understand that we’ve seen, without sacrificing any deep meaning
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Pretty Much Amazing
Flower Boy has elevated Tyler closer to the line. An unexpected move to be sure, but no less impressive whatsoever.
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FLOOD Magazine
On Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator makes his strongest case yet that the music’s all that matters.
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The Line of Best Fit
Flower Boy is a statement on love and lust, frustrations and fame, artist’s egos and financial security. But, more importantly, Flower Boy is a statement of life itself.
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TUC Magazine
By taking control of his own sexual identity on Flower Boy, however, he’s giving a voice to a rather marginalized side of the hip-hop community. If he’s able to lift even one soul out of despair, he’ll have fulfilled his mission with his most meaningful album yet.
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The Journal Rewired
Overall, I think the album is very unique in the way that he presents the story lines. I like the way Tyler makes most of the songs connect with each other.
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The Fresh Committee
Nevertheless, Flower Boy is Tyler’s most visceral work yet.
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Rhyme Junkie
Tyler, The Creator’s new album ‘Flower Boy’ is an impressive release.
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The Young Folks
This album could have been an instant classic if a lot of the weaker moments weren’t so exposed but nonetheless, Tyler definitely shows a surprising maturity and growth (much like a flower) in his music. I appreciate his honesty and inspiration, and as a result, Tyler, the Creator is finally living up to his name.
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Metal Lifestyle
I went into this thing as someone who HATED Tyler’s music, and I came out in love.
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Surreal Resolution
Buy it. Tyler may not have time for these n*****, but you all have (or should make) time for this album.
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Bearded Gentlemen Music
The album is solid and I will be going back to a select few songs for life.
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Beat Media
Flower Boy is honest, full of emotion, and just pure magic.
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Spectrum Culture
Flower Boy is a major departure, both in subject matter and maturity level.
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Eclaim!
Regardless of whether Tyler has fully matured as a person (spoiler: he thankfully hasn't), the growth exhibited with Flower Boy shouldn't go unnoticed. It's high time the naysayers stopped to smell the roses.
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Skateism
Flower Boy paints a picture of a man sitting alone in his mansion, surrounded by everything he ever wanted, but longing a lover that doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, and an end to his isolation. Seriously, who would have thought that a fucking Tyler, the Creator album could be so moving?
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Radio UTD
Flower Boy is the result of all this experimentation, and it’s unique. There’s enough elements from his past music to please old fans, but also a lot of different characteristics that will appeal to new fans.
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The Daily Mississippian
“Flower Boy” is easily Tyler’s most accomplished album in his illustrious, yet weird, career.
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Soul Feeder
Tyler shows his maturity as an artist by delivering a cohesive and daring project.
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Trend Privé Magazine
Tyler worries about his music’s accessibility and doubts if he ever made a classic. With the release of this album, Tyler can finally put that doubt to rest.
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Daily Emerald
Tyler, The Creator brings the colorful world of ‘Flower Boy’ to Eugene
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The Ballard Tailsman
Tyler finally comes into his own.
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odyssey
Overall, I can't sing enough praises about "Flower Boy" to properly describe its quality. In this album, Tyler wears his heart on his sleeve and delves into lyrics concerning isolation, sexuality and his own personal insecurities, among other things.
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MUTV
Every track on the album has its own set of unique qualities that make it great to Tyler, The Creator’s logic. This is Tyler’s most manifold album to date.
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Soul In Stereo
It’s like Tyler felt ready to make a proclamation with Flower Boy but spent a little too much time beating around the bush. But the most important thing is that Tyler got you to listen. The trickster wins again.
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Daily Dot
Tyler, the Creator drops the shock tactics—and makes his prettiest album yet on ‘Flower Boy’
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The Bowdoin Orient
The album shows maturation above all else.
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WVAU
The record marks not only a high point in his career, but in the music of 2017. He rocks, he rolls, he blooms, he glows.
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Transistor
Flower Boy is without a doubt the best album the Golf Wang designer has put out so far, with consistent lyrics, production, and themes throughout the 46-minute duration.
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Michigan Daily
Tyler, The Creator finds newfound seriousness on 'Flower Boy'.
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ILY Magazine
The importance of Flower Boy is seeing Tyler evolving and loving himself, and treating his concerns, wants, and worries with a relatable realism that he’s shown in varying degrees on prior projects but unlike this one.
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Las Vegas Weekly
He’s still imperfect and awkward, but he’s finally grown into his controversial body of work.Rating
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The Musical Hype
Arguably, ‘Flower Boy’ is the rapper’s best work to date.
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City Pages
Bees dominate the album cover of Flower Boy, but Tyler floats as smooth as a butterfly on its tracks, and there's definitely the makings of a jazz man in its cocoon.
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Affinity
All in all, thank you Tyler, The Creator for Flower Boy. It has been a pleasure.
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Hatch
Through painful isolation, maturation and self-reflection, Flower Boy, the latest album from Tyler, the Creator, gives the world its first real look at Tyler, the person.
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Blasting News
On "Flower Boy," the emptiness doesn't just describe the emotional state - it describes the lack of purpose as well.
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Cult MTL
Flower Boy truly seems to be Tyler blossoming into his own.
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The YC Journal
Overall this album’s musicality and poetic content is impressive.
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positively underground
The album strikes a new chord in a way that earnest past listeners would find logical.
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Press Play OK
Flower Boy is certainly nothing less than admirable in so many, many ways – for that he deserves one hell of a salute.
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Dialogue
Overall this album was the best Tyler the creator album and one of my favorite albums of all time. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t already listened.
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Saint Audio
It has been said, that this is his most “beautiful” album yet, but as beauty isn’t an objective criterion and shouldn’t be a reason to like or dislike something, I can only encourage you to sit down and listen to the album for yourself.
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Georgia State Signal
“Flower Boy” fits with the sunset.
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The Student Playlist
Tyler’s latest studio album ‘Flower Boy’ paints a portrait of the rap prodigy at his most vulnerable.
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The Granite Tower
People usually had a problem with the dark side of his music, but it seems that with his new album Flower Boy (2017), he might prove the haters wrong.
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Talkhouse
Essentially flawless album. A succinct distillation of bruh’s career. He’s finally arrived musically, really turned a big corner. Juiced to hear where he goes next.
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Hey Listen
This is a unique album from a unique person, I definitely recommend checking this out. My only criticism would be the placement of tracks like “Ain't Got Time” and the inclusion of needless feature on “Garden Shed”.
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Lemon Wire
The album, like its maker, operates on more than one mode.
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The Triangle
Without straying from character, this album is a whole new sound. I predict the world will look back at “Flower Boy” as Tyler’s magnum opus, and I think he will too.
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Rock Haq
This honesty lends more credibility to his art form, which makes Flower Boy his best album since Goblin.
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The West Review
Flower Boy has a lot going on, and after listening I’m not really sure what Tyler’s aiming to achieve.
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Cisternyard Media
I believe Flower Boy offers something more genuine.
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Vavel
Flower Boy is a brilliant album and no matter the critical reception, Tyler, The Creator can be proud of his elegant creation.
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Nathan Evans Album Reviews
Flower Boy is Tyler’s most confessional, sincere and mature album, and is a breath of fresh air, as well as a refreshing change for one of the most unique, creative figures in hip hop.
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