Artists tend to leave tons of songs on the cutting room floor when putting an album together. It may not fit the record thematically or tonally; maybe it just doesn’t slap as hard as the rest of the songs. Regardless, a deluxe album tends to alleviate these problems. Feed the ravenous audience and empty the vault a little bit. For Tyler, the Creator, he initially left off the first song he made for Chromakopia, “Mother.” Now, he’s adding it on a new deluxe, the last piece to his puzzle.

Recently, Tyler posted on Instagram about Chromakopia one year after its release. There, he lists some of the inspiration behind its creation. “During 2020 I spent alot of time riding my bike through my old neighborhoods. Inglewood, Hawthorne, South Bay. So many memories and feelings rushed back, so many s

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