Tyler, the Creator is set to release his new album “Don’t Tap the Glass” on Monday (July 21).
Over the past week, the rapper had been teasing that something would be arriving on Monday, though fans were unclear what that would be. On Friday evening, his Golf Wang site updated with merch for the new album that featured vinyl, t-shirts and hats advertising the new record and confirming its imminent release.
At his show tonight in Brooklyn, Tyler shouted out the album title while performing on stage. An installation at his show recreated the album cover with the title plastered on the front.
“Don’t Tap the Glass” will be Tyler’s ninth album following last year’s “Chromakopia.” That record also arrived without a long rollout, announced just two weeks before its release in late October. “Chromakopia,” which featured guest appearances from Doechii, Childish Gambino, GloRilla and Lil Wayne, was accompanied by a “Chromakopia” world tour with special guests Lil Yachty and Paris Texas.
Coinciding with the tour announcement, Tyler debuted the video for “Noid,” the album’s first full single and music video featuring actress Ayo Edibiri as a crazed fan who runs up to Tyler with tears streaming down her face.
Tyler is still on his “Chromakopia” tour, concluding a four-night run in New York City at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Friday. He’s scheduled to continue across North America before heading overseas to Australia, Japan, South Korea and Thailand before touching down in the Philippines for two final dates at Araneta Coliseum on September 20-21.
Amid the tour, Tyler recently made a guest appearance on Clipse’s new album “Let God Sort Em Out” with the song “P.O.V.” He paid homage to the Virginia duo during a recent show, pulling out a vinyl copy of their debut album.