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Key Takeaways:

• Tyler, The Creator as soon as envisioned ‘DON’T TAP THE GLASS’ as a duo title with A$AP Rocky.
• Although they recorded a couple of tracks collectively, the complete venture by no means materialized on account of scheduling points.
• The pair’s collaborations like “Who Dat Boy” and “Potato Salad” nonetheless showcase their inventive chemistry.

Believe it or not, the title of Tyler, The Creator’s ninth studio album, DON’T TAP THE GLASS, is recycled. On Tuesday (July 29), throughout a sit-down with “Ebro in the Morning,” the rapper revealed that the title was initially meant for his rap duo with ASAP Rocky.

“[It] was actually a name that I had for the duo for me and Flacko, but it never got used. So, I thought it would be sick,” Tyler stated. “Like, ‘Let’s just be called Don’t Tap The Glass. That’s hard.’ You know when you [are] at the zoo or whatever and [they’re like], ‘No, don’t f**k with the gorilla.’ I thought that would be super cool.”

“I just always had that title in the tuck, and I always just loved it,” he added. It’s good to see the title lastly discover a house, however a bit disappointing that followers didn’t get to see it connected to a full Tyler and ASAP Rocky project. That stated, the “See You Again” rapper did verify they recorded a couple of tracks — emphasis on “few” — earlier than shelving the thought altogether.

“Scheduling was really hard … in a literal sense,” Tyler defined. He added, “I wake up at … 6:30 a.m., I’m trying to record at 7 a.m., be out of there by noon or 1 p.m., and finish the rest of my day at the office or XYZ and be asleep by 9 p.m. That n**ga is a night owl. So, I’m not going to the studio at 8 p.m.”

Unfortunately, Tyler didn’t say when he and ASAP Rocky have been severely contemplating forming a duo, however their mid-2010s run suggests it was doubtless round then. Fans obtained the “Fashion Killa” rapper dropping ad-libs on “What The F**k Right Now,” the pair going bar-for-bar on the haunting “Who Dat Boy” and, most notably, them teaming up on “Potato Salad.”

Speaking of that last-mentioned file, the tip of its visible companion teased “WANG$AP,” which might’ve been one other duo title they have been contemplating, or presumably the title of the venture they have been engaged on on the time.