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A 7THLISTEN REVIEW FOR VINCE STAPLES' EPONYMOUS EFFORT. 

DENO AND BEAMIN SPEND 7-9 MINS ON RECENT TOPICS THEY’VE BEEN RUMINATING ON.

We're never gone too long! Beamin x Deno discuss the recent BET Awards and begin their conversation on Tyler's 7th effort, Call Me If You Get Lost. 7thListen album review to follow soon! 

Description: 7thListen’s favorite album of 2019, Tyler The Creator’s 6th studio album, IGOR, has turned one. The continuous reveal of Tyler The Adult, IGOR finds Tyler in a blonde Anna Wintour wig and pink suit in the midst of unrequited love. Beamin and Deno discuss their favorite moments on the album, new/amplified elements in Tyler’s music, and how the IGOR alt-ego has silenced any creative box critics still might attempt to place Tyler in.

IGOR Tracklist:

1 IGOR’S THEME

2 EARFQUAKE 

3 I THINK 

4 EXACTLY WHAT YOU RUN FROM YOU END UP CHASING  

5 RUNNING OUT OF TIME

6 NEW MAGIC WAND

7 A BOY IS A GUN 

8 PUPPET 

9 WHAT'S GOOD

10 GONE, GONE / THANK YOU 

11 I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE

12 ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?

**IGOR SONG TITLES ARE IN ALL CAPS**

1:19 // “ IGOR’S THEME”

5:59 // “EARFQUAKE”

7:26 / Marvin Gaye Here My Dear similarities

8:55 // Scum Fuck Flower Boy & Tyler The Adult

12:46 // Flog Gnaw & Top 40 Aspirations

13:36 // IGOR persona

14:26 // Favorite songs

16:06 // “A BOY IS GUN”

19:00 // “I THINK”

20 :45 // Later half of IGOR and developing love story

21:20   // “WHAT’S GOOD” and it’s rapping and early Tyler elements

22:39 // Nas “Bye Bye Baby”

23:45 // Kanye’s influence and Yeezus

25:00 // Meaning of “The Creator” and a challenge to Tyler;’s peers

25:57 // Hubris and breakups

26:21 // “GONE, GONE/ THANK YOU”

26:46 // Moses Sumney “Bless Me (before You Go)” 

28: 35// Tyler is destined for an EGOT

29:03 // Album playing out like a movie/ conflict is resolved before the ending

29:51 //” I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE”

32:45 // Moments of maturity and detachment

33:27 // “ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?”

34:42 //  Was the end of the album a credits scene?

35:20 // Final album thoughts

38:41 // Cherry Bomb laying the foundation for IGOR

41:38 // Usher Confessions comparison

43:32  //Tyler writing for other artists

44:02 // “EARFQUAKE” was originally written for Justin Bieber and Rihanna

48:19 // Did Prince, James Brown, Stevie Wonder have an IGOR?

52:05 // Artists creating personalities

54:27 // Escaping artistic boundaries

55:45 // Zoom and Tiktok shoutouts