I love everything about your reviews. Not only do your reviews offer wisdom opinions and insight but also education. The depth you go into is also fuckin amazing!
as a tyler fan, prior to even reacting and reviewing myself, I have always found it so interesting to see people dive into his alter egos from their OWN PERSPECTIVE. THIS tho is on another level. no cuts no edits. there may be notes (hes human) but theres something about this podcast style review that gives your input such value. thanks alot for this.
Tyler was iconic as a personality the first about 5 years of his career. And these last 5 years and last 3 albums he's becoming iconic as a musician. He's musically the Kanye of his generation.
hey! i really like how much dedication you put into the baudelaire thing. however, it’s impossible to deny the lemony snicket connection as the genesis of tyler’s fascination with baudelaire. at one point he was tweeting about watching the netflix adaptation of the snicket books and said something along the lines of “i wish i could change my name to baudelaire”
This is a great review, as usual. Learned a lot about Charles Baudelaire who I knew nothing about prior to this. The one Tyler reference, “used to listen to me with their ears closed… now I’m 000000,” is also a play on coding. He’s essentially saying he’s Black and rich. The html code for black is exactly #000000.
What a review, so astonishing and refreshing, been a Tyler fan since years. There's also another album about travel, luxury, gratitude mixed with a bit of Wu-Tang called The Sailor by Rich Brian and it was released in 2019. It also features RZA, giving it an extra Wu-Tang layer, hope you check it out!!
Yo, I just want to thank you for this reaction video for CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST that you've made. Not many albums are worthy of an intellectual discussion like this, but this one definitely qualifies. As a 50yo brother whose been accused of "acting white" most of my life, there's no one in the game I identify w/ more than Tyler (although J. Cole comes close). Speaking of Cole, before this dropped my favorite so far this year was The Off-Season, but now....wow. The Off-Season was Alpha Centauri, this..CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST is Betelgeuse. And my favorite track is MASSA too...somehow I knew you were going to say that was yours too. The drum breaks on it are beyond. Thematically, WILSHIRE, I think, grounds the album, as Tyler draws us into his inner conflict...which is the secret of all great literature....in his first person narrative...and his inner conflict is between GRATITUDE and WANTING MORE...and, to paraphrase the Tao te Ching, "...wanting more is what causes unhappiness, always..." Most of all, thank you for reminding me that the secret to life is GRATITUDE...Overall, great video. I learned a lot and relived Tyler's best ever album through new eyes. #100
I never, ever watch reviews, especially long ones - until now. I thought I would just take a quick listen but this was so well done and thought out that I couldn't stop. Wow. Well done, man!
One thing I love about this channel is the way that I feel like I'm in a really interesting lecture again. I just graduated with my Bachelor's degree, and I now thirst for classes again. I plan on attending graduate school but for STEM, so I won't get to have these kinds of classes any more. Your channel is an absolute gem, and I strongly appreciate your videos.
Not only do I love your reviews, but you also pick up my slack on keeping track of new releases of the albums I didn't know about from artists I dig. Loving this new Tyler too.
In a recent interview with Rap Radar he said he didn't even know about Charles Baudelaire at the time of making the album, he took inspiration from the Lemony Snicket books. The intertextuality and the text-cohesion on the album mostly works because Snicket incorporates a lot of themes from Charles' poems. Great analysis regardless:)
Actually really loved your in depth analysis of the album, a lot of cool thoughts on here. If you haven't listened to Tyler's previous records, i definitely would recommend that to gain a deeper perspective on his career path as an artist and on his new album. Tyler drops callbacks to his previous records on multiple tracks of CMIYGL and does it in a way that says "This is where I'm coming from and now you're hearing where I'm going" He's all about growth and always moving forward, every record of his takes on a different persona and builds a new picture, so it would be worth the discussion, to check his other albums.
I love the depth of this review. Going back to this idea of beauty among the ugly, the sun beaming on a carcass etc - there was a brief period a few months ago on his Instagram where he posting dead carcasses. Maybe he’s just being edgy but it makes more sense in the context you mention.
Lmao with the expression on the thumbnail and the ‘Baudelaire… really?’ I thought this was going to be some 50-minute rant critiquing Tyler for calling himself ‘Tyler Baudelaire’
This was a great album review…I wished you could talk for an extra 30 minutes but I love how you respect things even if you don’t like it. Thanks for the insight on “Baudelaire” and the history behind that. You’re a wise,intelligent, mature, and funny man and I rock wit you 😎 “I don’t give grades, I give thoughts” ✌🏾
First time I heard of Baudelaire was by HIM singer Ville Valo, I was a teen and got into his poetry. Good thing Tyler is introducing him to another generation.
This truly is one of my favourite videos on this platform. I already loved this album but the way you dissected the themes just increased my appreciation. I also loved how to explained the concept of an emotional affair and how it may not seem so significant according to the social standards but how intimate and strong feeling it is for the people involved, without anything physical ever happening. Thanks for doing this.
Love the detail / professionalism of your discussion of this album and music in general. Also, I always value when there is no editing , very true to who you are and your thoughts. Subscribed and will be back for more long form music discussion.
Thanks for saying that. I was hoping for a bigger reaction to the Darlin’ video, so any love for it is much appreciated. (You never know what will connect with people, which is actually pretty cool)
Charles Baudelaire is considered as the best poet of all time. So Tyler call himself Baudelaire to mean: We rappers, are the poets of this modern age, and i am the best of em ..
I think he referred to himself as Boudelaire because this is his most rap-focused album. It’s Tyler flexing his lyrical ability, which of course is poetry. So he chose the name of a timeless brilliant poet to convey his confidence in his poetic ability on this album.
Great review! You should listen to 'Orpheus vs The Sirens' by Hermit and the Recluse, A.K.A, the rapper KA and producer Animoss. Ka is a part time rapper, part time firefighter from Brownsville, NY who is known for his concept albums relating his life and experiences to books, tales, or cultures. This album he focuses specifically on the journey of the legend of Orpheus. I think you would really enjoy his other work as well but this feels like his stand out project.
Always fun to see this analysis stuff you do with the albums, wouldn't have connected anything you did when I listen. I listened to IGOR as well and didn't enjoy it as much but considering just how good this album is I definitely gotta go back in his discography now.
Hey I really loved massa I didn't analyze it that deeply but I also thought the line "loving people in the shadows" referenced "living in the shadows" from smile by Jay-Z off4:44 But I really loved the videos I'm gonna sub.
Merci, j'avais vraiment besoin de vos lumières sur le fond de cet album qui transpire le génie de bout en bout. Vos liens vers les références sont précieux et donnent du grain à moudre, sans parler du plaisir à réécouter les "good oldies" (Busta Rhymes, Biz Markie, etc.), qui ne me rajeunissent pas (aïe!). J'ajouterais que sur certains morceaux, il y a aussi certaines atmosphères sonores qui m'ont fait penser au groupe Digable Planet. Et surtout, moi aussi je me suis demandée ce que Baudelaire pouvait bien avoir affaire avec ce voyage musical. Vos propositions à ce sujet offrent des pistes à explorer. Bon, après avoir apprécié l'écoute sans faire aucun effort de compréhension en me laissant simplement bercer par le flow, la beauté des accords et les vibrations rythmiques, je vais pouvoir m'attaquer au texte. Encore merci, your thoughts are precious for my understanding ; I am not a native speaker so I need double effort to get to the actual meaning of his lyrics.
Im not far into the video so theres a very good chance you touch on this later but i think the connection between the album and charles baudelaire is pretty obvious and surface level one- les fleurs du mal and call me if you get lost have a shared emphasis on travel. Its referenced on safari and in other places, tyler recurringly brings up his passport and mentions the first time he left LA as an expansive life changing moment for him. I think the baudelaire name seems to tyler like something that is foreign (in a somewhat fetishized way, imo he has kind of has this fetishized view of france and french culture that a lot of americans do in his work for a while now-i dont necessarily mean this in a bad way) and somewhat opulent and well traveled and sophisticated- and i think that idea/persona helps him find solace and clear his head from the relationship he elaborates on as the other main theme through the album. Just a guess though
Ok you do on touch it and kind of dismiss the travel connection as one thats too simple but i honestly dont think it is or at least i think it is simple but still the truth? I mean the poem you read after that also kind of affirms that idea that travel is the main connective tissue between them-maybe just saying saying 'travel' is an over simplified way of putting it but tbh for the most part i dont think the baudelaire connection runs too deep or complex here. Not that tyler cant have some deep thought provoking theme behind the album, but i felt like in comparison with his last 2 releases this was a much more surface level album- it still had some thoughtful sentiments but i think there was definitely more of a focus on just kind of making a banger old school type mixtape that kind of mixes together all of tylers previous works. Unlike his more recent albums imi this one doesnt present us with a new side of him. We've already seen him present himself as the side lover with unreciprocated feelings, we've seen this braggadocio from him before, and him talking about following your pleasure, we've even seen this luxurious travelling type persona from him before. Idk i just think the charles baudelaire connection is actually somewhat surfacey judging by the context of the rest of the album
Something I noted when you said it was how Baudelaire was known for being a poet who loved to explore the dichotomy between the beautiful and the ugly, as with the example you mention the poem about the corps that’s also about a love of his. I believe this is also if not a reason for the choice at lest a commonality between the two artists as Tyler’s early work was also heavily forced on grime edge and similarly young and angsty things, his (although I also haven’t myself listened to it so this is just second hand) use of over the top and colorful language would contrast with the moments of beauty from background synthesis. Lastly an example I’m more familiar with is the full title of his 4th album known as Flower Boy which’s full title is Scum Fuck Flower Boy. At the time his most melodic and orchestral album featuring some of his most personal rapping but also a lot of hard bangers that he would pivot to after moments of vulnerability. Idk how to finish; rambling done.
Man was this a great lecture/review/video essay/idk but it was awesome. I don’t agree with all of your takes on the songs themselves but the arguments about their meanings is fascinating
I'm on my phone right now but I'll eventually go to my computer just to write how much i loved this video and how nuanced and thought-out your ideas are. #AVAA
I thought when "Lumberjack" came out it sounded very sonically similar to a lesser known artist, named Chester Watson, 2015 track Dead Albatross. Then HE came out with the Baudelaire thing and I couldn't think that it was a coincedence, but I don't know which discovery was first for him. Perhaps he heard dead albatross, then looked into the meaning, and came across Baudelaire? Who knows. Maybe it is a coincedence, but it is fun still.
You know I didn't actually like the album until watching this, I didn't really get it, but you've shone a light on themes I didn't catch. Great way to supplement the text.
? To be honest as a big fan of tyler i do find the album a little underwhelming. I do think its a solidly good album but i dont think it will really be something i think upon and come back to down the line in the way i do for some of his other albums. No need to call someone stupid for not appreciating it in the way you do
@@boi2450 i really wish i could see it that way. and i definitely thought it was good. just wasnt something that to me felt impactful or that i would be revisiting that much down the line. i also think tyler wanted to take a break from coming out with more conceptual albums for this one, which is fine.
One of my favorite videos I've found in a long time! And I'm a borderline TH-cam addict! Thank you for this awesome insight dude. Subbed for any future stuff :)
hearing about Baudelaire reminded me of my litterature classes lol, had my Bac Littéraire a long time ago but I still love hearing someone talk about a topic they know a lot about
Unrelated, but you should check out this new album from MIKE called Disco! as well as his entire discography cause its great. Btw, great review as well, Call Me If You Get Lost will likely end up in my top five rap albums of the year
As someone who read A Series of Unfortunate Events in elementary school i loved this concept from him. Me and Tyler were both born in 1991 so A Series of Unfortunate Events was very pop when we both were elementary school age. I wouldn't put it past him that the inception of this idea was born 20 years ago then.
I was thinking to myself "what's the point in me making content when people don't really care about shit". Then I stumble into this. Absolutely brilliant. I'd like to add that yes, you're correct about Juggernault - I immediately recognise the cadence of that beat from Buddy's "Awesome Awesome" which is a Pharrell beat. So I'm sure he either made Juggernault, or Tyler explicitly mimicked that beat (Pharrell is his idol producer as well, from my understanding). Also, I'm pretty sure Baudelaire is who fucked my grade for French in the Baccalauréat. How can one 16 year-old properly understand such poetry and concepts...
Just for potential clarification: the meme which many mistake for being Eddie Murphy is actually a UK rap comedy act from the UK who goes by 'Roll Safe'
Another quality review! Some notes....the "Eddie Murphy meme" you mentioned is actually Levar Burton from Reading Rainbow! aahahaa that struck me funny! I first discovered your reviews when you went deep on Chromeo's "Quarantine Casanova", in which you brought up a great point about joking during a time of chaos and uncertainty, which leads me to ask, have you seen Bo Burnham's "Inside" on Netflix yet? Would love to see you review that thing! Peace!
“I don’t give grades, I give thoughts” you are now my new favourite channel
I've been thinking about using that as a motto, but not sure if its good.
@@professorskye It's a great catchphrase that's for sure
Lowkey a bar
And "I don't have a script. I have notes."
Glad more people are finding Skye!
I love everything about your reviews. Not only do your reviews offer wisdom opinions and insight but also education. The depth you go into is also fuckin amazing!
Thanks for the kind words.
as a tyler fan, prior to even reacting and reviewing myself, I have always found it so interesting to see people dive into his alter egos from their OWN PERSPECTIVE. THIS tho is on another level. no cuts no edits. there may be notes (hes human) but theres something about this podcast style review that gives your input such value. thanks alot for this.
“Going to Syracuse to look at countertops” I heard that in DJ Drama’s voice.
"Call me if you get lost, suckas!"
Going to Syracuse to look at countertops
Got this girl feeding me french vanilla
And we all got our toes out, too
Tyler was iconic as a personality the first about 5 years of his career. And these last 5 years and last 3 albums he's becoming iconic as a musician. He's musically the Kanye of his generation.
No
He’s everything Kanye thinks he is
I love this point, and also, wow, it makes me feel old! :)
@@55jemmz5 bruh chill Tyler looks up to Kanye. What u know better?
@@supersupera82 i stand by what i said and im a huge Kanye fan
hey! i really like how much dedication you put into the baudelaire thing. however, it’s impossible to deny the lemony snicket connection as the genesis of tyler’s fascination with baudelaire. at one point he was tweeting about watching the netflix adaptation of the snicket books and said something along the lines of “i wish i could change my name to baudelaire”
Thanks for that. I intentionally try not to research too much in that direction, so I had no idea.
Heyy can u pls pls send me that tweet ?
I used to love those books as a kid. I Was wondering whether revisiting them would be a good idea as an adult
You’re a cool guy 🤝
hi backstand
New favorite reviewer
Anthony frenchtano
Yeah homie said poets and rappers in the same sentence, he cool.
Thanks for the kind words. It means a lot coming from you.
Miss your sample videos :(((
This is a great review, as usual. Learned a lot about Charles Baudelaire who I knew nothing about prior to this.
The one Tyler reference, “used to listen to me with their ears closed… now I’m 000000,” is also a play on coding. He’s essentially saying he’s Black and rich. The html code for black is exactly #000000.
Damn, I didn't catch the html double entendre before, nice
I wanna send Tyler this review lol. Refreshing to see someone not caught up in the rumors and shit
@@sarang8585 like who this shit is about lmao. Wilshire, the beginning of Corso, etc. Whose bitch did Tyler almost take? Lol
@@chops_chops tyler tweeted saying this record is autobiographical
@@TerraFirma47 Wyatt's girlfriend
truee
@@KeenanRuffinEl aren't all of his albums? Wtf does that even mean?
Almost an hour?!?! You keep blessing us Prof
Looks like having to study Charles Baudelaire's 'Les Fleurs du Mal' in my french class and BAC this year paid off.. 😅 Great video Skye!
I’m so jealous of the BAC! American standardized tests are mostly worthless.
Studying Baudelaire is always a good idea!
@@professorskye It's definitely an opportunity to showcase what you've learned. Now I just gotta see if I did well.
Pour une fois dans ma vie je peux dire merci à l’oral de français mdr
Tyler's clothing line is called Le Fleur.
What a review, so astonishing and refreshing, been a Tyler fan since years. There's also another album about travel, luxury, gratitude mixed with a bit of Wu-Tang called The Sailor by Rich Brian and it was released in 2019. It also features RZA, giving it an extra Wu-Tang layer, hope you check it out!!
Yo, I just want to thank you for this reaction video for CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST that you've made. Not many albums are worthy of an intellectual discussion like this, but this one definitely qualifies. As a 50yo brother whose been accused of "acting white" most of my life, there's no one in the game I identify w/ more than Tyler (although J. Cole comes close). Speaking of Cole, before this dropped my favorite so far this year was The Off-Season, but now....wow. The Off-Season was Alpha Centauri, this..CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST is Betelgeuse. And my favorite track is MASSA too...somehow I knew you were going to say that was yours too. The drum breaks on it are beyond. Thematically, WILSHIRE, I think, grounds the album, as Tyler draws us into his inner conflict...which is the secret of all great literature....in his first person narrative...and his inner conflict is between GRATITUDE and WANTING MORE...and, to paraphrase the Tao te Ching, "...wanting more is what causes unhappiness, always..." Most of all, thank you for reminding me that the secret to life is GRATITUDE...Overall, great video. I learned a lot and relived Tyler's best ever album through new eyes. #100
Thanks for the thoughtful and personal comment.
I never, ever watch reviews, especially long ones - until now. I thought I would just take a quick listen but this was so well done and thought out that I couldn't stop. Wow. Well done, man!
"Lil Uzi has a nice verse talking about stuff, kinda boring" lmaooooooo bro I love your honesty. New fan right here.
This album is so fucking good. A 50 minute video from you about it is exactly what I need for this record.
Glad to hear. Sometimes I fear my reviews are just too long.
@@professorskye it could be condensed to half an hour but its all good
@@professorskye i could listen to you talking about this album for 3 hours, no problem
One thing I love about this channel is the way that I feel like I'm in a really interesting lecture again. I just graduated with my Bachelor's degree, and I now thirst for classes again. I plan on attending graduate school but for STEM, so I won't get to have these kinds of classes any more. Your channel is an absolute gem, and I strongly appreciate your videos.
Love this review! I like how you try to understand and don’t take the easy, well trodden path to that understanding.
Not only do I love your reviews, but you also pick up my slack on keeping track of new releases of the albums I didn't know about from artists I dig. Loving this new Tyler too.
Thanks. It is my hope that some people can use my channel as a way to keep up on new music.
the balasevic poster is so based. RIP to a vojvodina legend
In a recent interview with Rap Radar he said he didn't even know about Charles Baudelaire at the time of making the album, he took inspiration from the Lemony Snicket books. The intertextuality and the text-cohesion on the album mostly works because Snicket incorporates a lot of themes from Charles' poems. Great analysis regardless:)
I’m yet to find a video that has as much insight and goes in as much depth as you do. This is exactly what I wanted, thank you.
one of my favorite channels on youtube at the moment. thank you for all the work you put into your videos
Actually really loved your in depth analysis of the album, a lot of cool thoughts on here.
If you haven't listened to Tyler's previous records, i definitely would recommend that to gain a deeper perspective on his career path as an artist and on his new album.
Tyler drops callbacks to his previous records on multiple tracks of CMIYGL and does it in a way that says "This is where I'm coming from and now you're hearing where I'm going"
He's all about growth and always moving forward, every record of his takes on a different persona and builds a new picture, so it would be worth the discussion, to check his other albums.
I love the depth of this review. Going back to this idea of beauty among the ugly, the sun beaming on a carcass etc - there was a brief period a few months ago on his Instagram where he posting dead carcasses. Maybe he’s just being edgy but it makes more sense in the context you mention.
this is way more well thought out and intelligent than literally any music review i’ve seen on youtube ever
5:24 thats 100% tyler
seeing him grow through the years thats the perfect description of where he is at now
Lmao with the expression on the thumbnail and the ‘Baudelaire… really?’ I thought this was going to be some 50-minute rant critiquing Tyler for calling himself ‘Tyler Baudelaire’
As an English major and a music nerd ;I find you to be the most relatable and enjoyable reviewer to watch.Thanks for everything you do. Much love ♥️
My thoughts on the Baudelaire connection is The Painter of Modern Life - Tyler as the modern dandy
Good call, it totally works.
I like that!
Love this video literally made me appreciate the album more than I already do
Bless the TH-cam algorithm. It knows me so well. It recommended this video and this channel is right up my alley. Thanks for the content, Professor.
This is the coolest guy I’ve ever watched on TH-cam
This was a great album review…I wished you could talk for an extra 30 minutes but I love how you respect things even if you don’t like it. Thanks for the insight on “Baudelaire” and the history behind that. You’re a wise,intelligent, mature, and funny man and I rock wit you 😎 “I don’t give grades, I give thoughts” ✌🏾
Dog if all my teachers were like you back in high school I wouldn’t have dropped out
First time I heard of Baudelaire was by HIM singer Ville Valo, I was a teen and got into his poetry. Good thing Tyler is introducing him to another generation.
such good education. by far my favorite channel.
I really love this channel😭 great review, I think Tyler would enjoy this as well!
I think Tyler should reach out to the Professor because of this review. Could happen. ✨🤪
I never really thought a Hip Hop album review could be considered beautiful but here we are...
This truly is one of my favourite videos on this platform. I already loved this album but the way you dissected the themes just increased my appreciation.
I also loved how to explained the concept of an emotional affair and how it may not seem so significant according to the social standards but how intimate and strong feeling it is for the people involved, without anything physical ever happening.
Thanks for doing this.
Thanks for the kind words
Love the detail / professionalism of your discussion of this album and music in general. Also, I always value when there is no editing , very true to who you are and your thoughts. Subscribed and will be back for more long form music discussion.
You're killing it lately. Between this and the darlin video, I'm grateful
Thanks for saying that. I was hoping for a bigger reaction to the Darlin’ video, so any love for it is much appreciated.
(You never know what will connect with people, which is actually pretty cool)
i dont think ive seen any other music review channel that goes as far into depth as you and i love it, keep up the great work
This is one of the most amazing reviews to ever grace TH-cam lol honestly. And all in one take? Wow.
You are just the best. Hard to think of a comment to show my full appreciation for your content
That did it, thanks!
wow. nice content man. we need more of this
chance's album not good tho lol
You are honestly one of the best youtubers I’ve ever watched in my life. Please continue to make more videos!
I will, thanks!
Charles Baudelaire is considered as the best poet of all time. So Tyler call himself Baudelaire to mean: We rappers, are the poets of this modern age, and i am the best of em ..
"Theres no show on tv called 'cheaters' where people break into the house and see people enjoying a late" i laughed and cryed on the train hahaa
I think he referred to himself as Boudelaire because this is his most rap-focused album. It’s Tyler flexing his lyrical ability, which of course is poetry. So he chose the name of a timeless brilliant poet to convey his confidence in his poetic ability on this album.
Great review! You should listen to 'Orpheus vs The Sirens' by Hermit and the Recluse, A.K.A, the rapper KA and producer Animoss. Ka is a part time rapper, part time firefighter from Brownsville, NY who is known for his concept albums relating his life and experiences to books, tales, or cultures. This album he focuses specifically on the journey of the legend of Orpheus. I think you would really enjoy his other work as well but this feels like his stand out project.
agreed
I third this idea
Will check it our
Amazing album, Ka’s penmanship is impecable
man this would be sick
Tyler rapped on the beat from Westside Gunn's album because he gives Wes' credit for making him want to rap again. 😁
Thank you, Wes!!!
Thats cool, I hadn't heard that.
Thanks for sharing
On the album? What song? I want to know...
@@karimd88 Sir Baudelaire
@@karimd88 Westide Gunn's Michael Irvin is the track Tyler was inspired by.
I loved your thoughts bro!!!
Always fun to see this analysis stuff you do with the albums, wouldn't have connected anything you did when I listen. I listened to IGOR as well and didn't enjoy it as much but considering just how good this album is I definitely gotta go back in his discography now.
Looking forward to checking this album out. Enjoyed his last one. Nice review.
Hey I really loved massa I didn't analyze it that deeply but I also thought the line "loving people in the shadows" referenced "living in the shadows" from smile by Jay-Z off4:44
But I really loved the videos I'm gonna sub.
Merci, j'avais vraiment besoin de vos lumières sur le fond de cet album qui transpire le génie de bout en bout. Vos liens vers les références sont précieux et donnent du grain à moudre, sans parler du plaisir à réécouter les "good oldies" (Busta Rhymes, Biz Markie, etc.), qui ne me rajeunissent pas (aïe!). J'ajouterais que sur certains morceaux, il y a aussi certaines atmosphères sonores qui m'ont fait penser au groupe Digable Planet. Et surtout, moi aussi je me suis demandée ce que Baudelaire pouvait bien avoir affaire avec ce voyage musical. Vos propositions à ce sujet offrent des pistes à explorer. Bon, après avoir apprécié l'écoute sans faire aucun effort de compréhension en me laissant simplement bercer par le flow, la beauté des accords et les vibrations rythmiques, je vais pouvoir m'attaquer au texte. Encore merci, your thoughts are precious for my understanding ; I am not a native speaker so I need double effort to get to the actual meaning of his lyrics.
Im not far into the video so theres a very good chance you touch on this later but i think the connection between the album and charles baudelaire is pretty obvious and surface level one- les fleurs du mal and call me if you get lost have a shared emphasis on travel. Its referenced on safari and in other places, tyler recurringly brings up his passport and mentions the first time he left LA as an expansive life changing moment for him. I think the baudelaire name seems to tyler like something that is foreign (in a somewhat fetishized way, imo he has kind of has this fetishized view of france and french culture that a lot of americans do in his work for a while now-i dont necessarily mean this in a bad way) and somewhat opulent and well traveled and sophisticated- and i think that idea/persona helps him find solace and clear his head from the relationship he elaborates on as the other main theme through the album. Just a guess though
Ok you do on touch it and kind of dismiss the travel connection as one thats too simple but i honestly dont think it is or at least i think it is simple but still the truth? I mean the poem you read after that also kind of affirms that idea that travel is the main connective tissue between them-maybe just saying saying 'travel' is an over simplified way of putting it but tbh for the most part i dont think the baudelaire connection runs too deep or complex here. Not that tyler cant have some deep thought provoking theme behind the album, but i felt like in comparison with his last 2 releases this was a much more surface level album- it still had some thoughtful sentiments but i think there was definitely more of a focus on just kind of making a banger old school type mixtape that kind of mixes together all of tylers previous works. Unlike his more recent albums imi this one doesnt present us with a new side of him. We've already seen him present himself as the side lover with unreciprocated feelings, we've seen this braggadocio from him before, and him talking about following your pleasure, we've even seen this luxurious travelling type persona from him before. Idk i just think the charles baudelaire connection is actually somewhat surfacey judging by the context of the rest of the album
I’m with you, always thought it was travel oriented
Something I noted when you said it was how Baudelaire was known for being a poet who loved to explore the dichotomy between the beautiful and the ugly, as with the example you mention the poem about the corps that’s also about a love of his. I believe this is also if not a reason for the choice at lest a commonality between the two artists as Tyler’s early work was also heavily forced on grime edge and similarly young and angsty things, his (although I also haven’t myself listened to it so this is just second hand) use of over the top and colorful language would contrast with the moments of beauty from background synthesis. Lastly an example I’m more familiar with is the full title of his 4th album known as Flower Boy which’s full title is Scum Fuck Flower Boy. At the time his most melodic and orchestral album featuring some of his most personal rapping but also a lot of hard bangers that he would pivot to after moments of vulnerability. Idk how to finish; rambling done.
Good point.
Might wanna put another p in “rapin”
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This has to be the most in depth analysis/review I've ever seen, amazing job! I kinda suck at french but I'd take your course lol.
Also, Willshire is rumored to be a freestyle
This was beyond amazing and introspective! Thank you!
I'm most definitely subscribing
You have the best poetry content on TH-cam.
Damn! This is A review. Blew my mind. Very cerebral. I really enjoyed this album so much! Subbed. 🤯🤯🤯
Man was this a great lecture/review/video essay/idk but it was awesome. I don’t agree with all of your takes on the songs themselves but the arguments about their meanings is fascinating
this review is art, straight up
I'm on my phone right now but I'll eventually go to my computer just to write how much i loved this video and how nuanced and thought-out your ideas are. #AVAA
God I fell in love with your channel.
AVAA, found you first via the rap beef - now enjoying some roughage. Thanks for the great videos!
This is a great video! I appreciate the unique insight you provide on this work.
Dude you are the BEST!! Been watching you since your FTBC review and you never miss 👌
thanks for that.
Such a different type of concept that this video has, great video man.
I thought when "Lumberjack" came out it sounded very sonically similar to a lesser known artist, named Chester Watson, 2015 track Dead Albatross. Then HE came out with the Baudelaire thing and I couldn't think that it was a coincedence, but I don't know which discovery was first for him. Perhaps he heard dead albatross, then looked into the meaning, and came across Baudelaire? Who knows. Maybe it is a coincedence, but it is fun still.
Omg. I love Chester Watson and I love the song Dead Albatross! I didn't hear that until I read your comment, but you’re so right!!
its probably from a series of unfortunate events
This is personally the best "review" I have seen on a persons thoughts on an album in a long time. I appreciate the time and opinions you shared
You remind me of a psychology professor I had, thanks for making this review. I enjoyed hearing your takes.
So glad i discovered this channel
Good quality content
That was an amazing review, really enjoyed it
You know I didn't actually like the album until watching this, I didn't really get it, but you've shone a light on themes I didn't catch. Great way to supplement the text.
The fact that you listened to this album and didn’t like it proves you are stupid.
? To be honest as a big fan of tyler i do find the album a little underwhelming. I do think its a solidly good album but i dont think it will really be something i think upon and come back to down the line in the way i do for some of his other albums. No need to call someone stupid for not appreciating it in the way you do
@@EvWuzhere damn I thought this album was damn near a masterpiece
@@boi2450 i really wish i could see it that way. and i definitely thought it was good. just wasnt something that to me felt impactful or that i would be revisiting that much down the line. i also think tyler wanted to take a break from coming out with more conceptual albums for this one, which is fine.
This is my favorite channel ever
One of my favorite videos I've found in a long time! And I'm a borderline TH-cam addict! Thank you for this awesome insight dude. Subbed for any future stuff :)
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where have your opinions been all my life! love the way you think critically especially about tyler 😂😂 definitely gonna go watch more
18:56 the guy in the meme isn't actually Eddie Murphy lol he's Kayode Ewumi, but he does resemble Eddie a lot so it's an understandable mistake lol
Great review! I loved the break down of Baudelaire and the connection to this albums themes!
It took me a good half an hour to realize you have a Balašević poster!
Fuckin love your videos man. A true creator. Salute 🙏
hearing about Baudelaire reminded me of my litterature classes lol, had my Bac Littéraire a long time ago but I still love hearing someone talk about a topic they know a lot about
Unrelated, but you should check out this new album from MIKE called Disco! as well as his entire discography cause its great. Btw, great review as well, Call Me If You Get Lost will likely end up in my top five rap albums of the year
yessss. need a MIKE review asap
Big love is my favorite song off that.
PLEASE DO DISCO!!!!!
Disco! Is so good
Wayne features/verses with Tyler tend to have the same effect on me too.
He is a LEGENDARY LYRICIST... when he tries
fyi that meme isn't eddie murphy it's Roll Safe a character played by Kayode Ewumi :)
Amazing video, it made me appreciate the album way more.
As someone who read A Series of Unfortunate Events in elementary school i loved this concept from him. Me and Tyler were both born in 1991 so A Series of Unfortunate Events was very pop when we both were elementary school age. I wouldn't put it past him that the inception of this idea was born 20 years ago then.
probably the coolest dad
I was thinking to myself "what's the point in me making content when people don't really care about shit".
Then I stumble into this. Absolutely brilliant.
I'd like to add that yes, you're correct about Juggernault - I immediately recognise the cadence of that beat from Buddy's "Awesome Awesome" which is a Pharrell beat. So I'm sure he either made Juggernault, or Tyler explicitly mimicked that beat (Pharrell is his idol producer as well, from my understanding).
Also, I'm pretty sure Baudelaire is who fucked my grade for French in the Baccalauréat. How can one 16 year-old properly understand such poetry and concepts...
Thanks for the kind words. I'm very happy that people find some interest in what I'm saying.
i think you might be the perfect person to review this album
dude you should definitely put it in a podcast
Massa is my favourite song on the album, it reminds me of his Wolf album, especially the beat.
absolutely wonderful review and analysis, helping prove that Tyler is one the most emotionally intelligent and self aware artists we have right now
I actually love you for this I love this album but after seeing this I love it even more
Just for potential clarification: the meme which many mistake for being Eddie Murphy is actually a UK rap comedy act from the UK who goes by 'Roll Safe'
thanks!
Another quality review! Some notes....the "Eddie Murphy meme" you mentioned is actually Levar Burton from Reading Rainbow! aahahaa that struck me funny! I first discovered your reviews when you went deep on Chromeo's "Quarantine Casanova", in which you brought up a great point about joking during a time of chaos and uncertainty, which leads me to ask, have you seen Bo Burnham's "Inside" on Netflix yet? Would love to see you review that thing! Peace!
Thanks for the kind words. And...check it out! th-cam.com/video/7V_uH28w_V8/w-d-xo.html