Tyler, The Creator has seemingly kickstarted the rollout for his next album with the release of new single called “St. Chroma.”
The Odd Future founder shared the single and its accompanying music video by surprise on Wednesday (October 16).
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On Instagram, he captioned the clip: “1. st chroma,” which suggests this is the first track from a forthcoming project.
The military-themed video contains more clues as it shows a masked Tyler and a band of soldiers marching towards a shipping container that has the word “CHROMAKOPIA” written on the side.
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The possible album title also appears at the end of the clip and is repeated throughout the song.
The track itself finds the Grammy-winning rapper adopting a whispered flow over stomps and handclaps, spitting braggadocious bars like: “Really ballin’ in this bitch, I’m the hottest in this bitch / Give a fuck about no bark, I’m chasing dogs up out of this bitch.”
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The one-minute and 24-second song builds towards a soulful climax with guest vocals from Daniel Caesar, before crashing into a frantic, hard-hitting beat.
HipHopDX has reached out to Tyler’s team for further comment but has yet to receive a response.
“St. Chroma” comes as somewhat of a surprise as it was only earlier this month that Tyler, The Creator suggested he wouldn’t be releasing new music any time soon.
The multi-hyphenate hinted at pursuing an acting career while commenting on an Instagram post from friend and collaborator Steve Lacy.
In response to Lacy venting about people asking him for an update on his new album before even saying “hello,” Tyler wrote: “[I] feel you shit is annoying especially when i never said out my mouth an album was coming.”
He then added: “[I] wanna be an actress lmfao.”
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The 33-year-old’s last album Call Me If You Get Lost arrived in June 2021, becoming his second number one on the Billboard 200 and Best Rap Album winner at the Grammys.
A deluxe edition dubbed The Estate Sale followed less than two years later, boasting collaborations with A$AP Rocky, YG, Vince Staples and more.
