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It never gets stale though, and Tyler makes a concerted effort to try new formats and transitions.

The drums, the patches, the vocals all have an implicit, distorted growl. The masterstroke of Cherry Bomb is that nagging possibility that it’s all a joke, that the album’s explosive claims may be nothing more than flashy, low-consequence entertainment like the firework it is named after.Ĭherry Bomb is a formidable production: thick and layered, messy and dirty, filled with everything from synthesized patches in “DEATHCAMP” to sultry and jazzy horn lines in “2SEATER.” The album is littered with distortion. “I can’t wait to see the look on y’all niggas faces / That boy T is nuts, surprised his thoughts isn’t chaffing,” he says on “BUFFALO.” It’s almost all a joke to Tyler, The Creator-we are never quite sure what is genuine, and what is just there to get a rise. The rapper has developed a reputation for ticking off critics, and he knows it. In “DEATHCAMP,” the album’s opening song, he muses, “Named the album Cherry Bomb / because Greatest Hits sounded boring.” Later in the album,“SMUCKERS” boldly claims (with the help of guest performers and renowned self-promoters Kanye West and Lil’ Wayne), “ Cherry Bomb, the greatest f-king album since the days of sound.”īut what makes Cherry Bomb unique is how unabashed Tyler is, how he creates these audacious, swear-ridden tracks with an implicit chuckle. Tyler, The Creator thinks so highly of his work on Cherry Bomb that it’s difficult to tell how serious he is.