Tyler’s 6th studio album, Call Me If You Get Lost, serves as a victory lap after winning Best Rap Album for Igor.
It features his best rapping to date, and in my eyes, the vinyl is Tyler’s second-best work to date. It showcases how Tyler is continually improving as an artist over the years.
While it feels looser than his previous album and is less conceptual, the record still weaves an underlying story of a love triangle amidst Tyler’s celebrations.
The vinyl also features different album art to the digital release, having originally what is now the Estate Sale cover.
CMIYGL is a double disc album, featuring 16 tracks with 2 interludes, each track is extremely high quality, much like Igor the album has absolutely zero skips and never gets dull.
From Tyler’s rapping to his extravagant and luxurious sounding production, whilst not too old this album has aged amazingly and will continue to do so.
Tyler’s music is becoming truly timeless and, honestly, leagues ahead of its time. The physical vinyl amplifies this effect even more.
Some of the highest-quality records available today come from Tyler; it truly feels like you’re experiencing more with his physical copies compared to those of other artists.
From start to finish, Tyler explores many themes, including the love triangle, his past, and his evolution as an artist, reflecting on everything that’s happened in his career up until this point and expressing gratitude for everything he has.
Most importantly, he conveys how he finally feels like he’s made it. The production is some of Tyler’s best, ranging from Pharrell-inspired drum samples to his signature synths, which effectively tie the whole album together.
Overall, I would say that the album is extremely solid, and I would rate the vinyl a 9/10. It’s nearly perfect in every way but may not be as conceptual as his past work; however, I believe it accomplishes its intended purpose: a well-deserved victory lap.
TRACK BY TRACK REVIEW:
Starting with the intro track, the best tone setter, “SIR BAUDELAIRE,” introduces our new protagonist. As the title suggests, Sir Baudelaire, aka Tyler Baudelaire, is a rich, luxurious extension of Tyler’s self. It features DJ Drama and establishes the whole Gangsta Grillz mixtape style of the album.
“CORSO,” featuring very intense drums and hard-hitting verses from Tyler, introduces the underlying story of Tyler being in love with a girl who’s with someone else. He reflects on how he lost her, leaving him emotionally destroyed. He talks about spending millions and buying a new boat.
The next track, “LEMONHEAD,” features some hard-hitting horns and a strong verse from Tyler, alongside a solid feature from 42 Dugg. “WUSYANAME” introduces the moment Baudelaire meets this girl and immediately falls in love with her, featuring a very flowing verse from Tyler and a catchy hook. This is the most popular track on the record.
“LUMBERJACK,” the album’s single, stands out as one of the biggest bangers, highlighted by the unforgettable line, “shout out to my mother and my father didn’t pull out,” completely subverting our expectations upon its release.
Flipping over the record, we have “HOT WIND BLOWS,” which features a very solid contribution from Lil Wayne, one of many features Wayne has provided Tyler over the years. The beat is interesting, mostly filled with flutes, which are extremely effective. Lil Wayne truly steals the show, making it a highly enjoyable song.
“MASSA” is one of the most interesting tracks on the album, it tells the story of Tyler’s development not only with his lyrics but with his production, starting with a simple drum sample beat, slowly as he talks about future projects he starts using background synths, until it flourishes into an intricate and beautiful beat he raps over.
The drum pattern also references the repetitiveness of Igor, with a strong build-up beat and powerful rapping narrating an interesting story about his past and growth as an artist. It also contributes to the overall love triangle narrative, discussing third-wheeling near the end of the track.
“RUNITUP,” featuring some very good vocals from Teezo Touchdown, an unusual but very welcomed collaboration between the two artists, whilst still an amazing song, I do find it one of the weakest tracks on the album. It contains one of my favourite choruses and solid Tyler-standard production, complete with its horns.
“MANIFESTO,” a track where Tyler talks about what he thinks about cancel culture, a track that sounds like a very polished and refined track off of Goblin or Wolf era Tyler. With intense delivery from Tyler and Odd Future member Domo Genesis.
The production sounds straight out of his older projects, and he talks about how he was cancelled before cancelling existed. While reminiscing about his past, he brings his older style to the forefront but done with maturity and his new artistic style.
On LP 2, aka side C, comes doubletrack “SWEET/I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE”. What sort of sounds like Igor leftover style singing, and production, it’s my personal favourite off of the album. “I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE”, more specifically although “SWEET” is still an amazing track in it’s own right. This track delves deeper into the relationship of Tyler and this love triangle girl that he’s so in love with, he talks about how the timing was just off and how he will always love her, no matter what.
“ITYWTD” is almost like a reggae song in its style and it works fully to Tyler’s advantage. SWEET sounds exactly like it’s title, almost sounding like sugar in a way how peaceful and loving the beat and vocals are. It’s also Tyler’s longest track to date.
“MOMMA TALK,” the first of 2 interludes on the album, which features none other than Tyler’s mum talking about Tyler as a kid, It’s a very entertaining interlude, showcasing the influence Tyler’s mom has had on his life; to put it simply, you can definitely tell it’s Tyler’s mum.
“RISE!” is an underrated track from the album, featuring heavenly vocals and verses from DAISY WORLD. It’s a very uplifting track, one of Tyler’s most positive to date.
The second interlude, “BLESSED,” expresses Tyler’s gratitude for everything his life has become and how great everything is; he feels truly blessed.
“JUGGERNAUT,” featuring Pharrell Williams and Lil Uzi Vert, stands out as one of the biggest bangers on the album, accompanied by the iconic music video of Tyler falling through the sky. All three verses are excellent and work well together. It almost sounds like an N.E.R.D. song due to the production and the hard-hitting Pharrell verse.
“WILSHIRE,” the penultimate track, features a simple beat and a nice drum loop, narrating the complete story of Tyler and his love interest and really encapsulating the album as a whole. He expresses his deep love for this girl, despite her inability to leave her current partner. It showcases one of Tyler’s best rapping performances and sounds almost like a rant, given its length. It truly can’t be fully explained in a review and just needs to be listened to. This track wraps up the album exceptionally well.
Finally, the last track, “SAFARI,” above all else, embodies the ultimate victory lap. The track “travels through time” as it discusses his career and how he’s made it. With some Igor-style high-pitched vocals, it serves as an amazing outro that concludes the album, leaving listeners with the impression that Tyler’s future is bright.
