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Key Takeaways:

• Tyler, The Creator’s newest launch is projected to debut at No. 1 with 215,000 models.
• The 10-track venture dropped simply three days after its announcement.
• Tyler says the album was impressed by the concern of public dancing and the lack of uninhibited expression.

Tyler, The Creator’s DON’T TAP THE GLASS, a quick-strike follow-up to 2024’s CHROMAKOPIA, is off to an enormous begin. The Odd Future alum’s ninth studio album is projected to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 215,000 models, together with 140,000 in pure gross sales, in line with Hits Daily Double.

That quantity is very spectacular given the rollout: Tyler introduced the album on Friday (July 18) and dropped it simply three days later (July 21), leaving solely 4 days of monitoring in its first chart week. Still, followers confirmed up by streaming, shopping for, and sharing the 10-track venture at scale.

The album blended dance-floor vitality with Tyler’s signature sharp lyricism, together with some necessary floor guidelines: “no sitting still,” “leave your baggage at home,” and naturally, “don’t tap the glass.” Early standouts embrace “Sucka Free,” “Stop Playing With Me,” and “Big Poe,” which featured Pharrell Williams and sampled Busta Rhymes’ “Pass The Courvoisier Part II.”

A star-packed video for “Stop Playing With Me” added to the momentum, a lot partially due to cameos from LeBron James, Clipse, and Maverick Carter. Elsewhere, “Sugar On My Tongue” introduced a sultry, synth-heavy vibe, whereas “Don’t Tap That Glass / Tweakin’” referenced Tyler’s six-night run at L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena. In distinctive Tyler trend, a go to to his Instagram web page additionally revealed retro-styled shorts (together with one which requires a password).

In a recent post, Tyler defined the inspiration behind the album’s movement-heavy path. “I asked some friends why they don’t dance in public, and some said [it was] because of the fear of being filmed,” he shared. “I thought, ‘D**n, a natural form of expression and a certain connection they have with music is now a ghost.’ It made me wonder how much of our human spirit got killed because of the fear of being a meme, all for having a good time.”