Tyler, The Creator he had outdone himself once again. His last album COLOR COPIES debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
As per bulletin board, the founder of the Odd Future collective has secured the best-selling album according to the music industry's leading trade publication. His latest effort sold 299,500 equivalent albums during the week ending October 31.
Not only is it Tyler's best sales performance yet for a new album, but the sales window was smaller as the LP was released off-cycle (albums usually come out on Fridays). Moreover, this also marks its strongest performance on online streaming platforms.
Originally announced in October, COLOR COPIES he is largely inspired by his mother Bonita Smith and the life lessons she taught him as a child. Later, he would better appreciate this information that prompted him to make this idea work.
During his album listening partyTyler revealed that his goal was to give the world an insight into his life before his time in Odd Future.
“But the album now has turned into me taking a bunch of sh*t my mom told me as a kid. Now that I'm 33, it's all like, “Oh, that's what he was talking about. Oh, I'm not the guy I was in my 20s.” Like, ugh, people are getting old. People who have kids and families and all I got is a new Ferrari.”
So far the album has been largely embraced with favorable responses from critics and fans alike. COLOR COPIES is his third number one album on the Billboard 200 chart. Tyler, The Creator also won Grammy Awards for “Best Rap Album” for both Igor in 2020 and Call me if you get lost in 2022.
You can check out COLOR COPIES below.
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