Tyler, The Creator Dropping New Album on Monday: Everything We Know
During his concert at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Friday (July 18), the 34-year-old rapper and producer shouted to the crowd what appears to be the title of his ninth album, Don't Tap the Glass, according to Variety. Outside the venue, fans spotted an art installation featuring a muscular figure enclosed in a clear box — seemingly a nod to the upcoming album's cover art.
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In the days leading up to the show, Tyler hinted at a surprise set for July 21 by posting cryptic images on his Instagram, including a Louis Vuitton bag, a mannequin's head and a trumpet player in a band uniform. On Saturday (July 19) morning, he dropped a link to donttaptheglass.com, a website promoting the new album and featuring vinyl, T-shirts and hats branded with the album title.
The website also displayed three color-coded boxes with cryptic messages: a blue box reading, 'Body movement. No sitting still'; a yellow one stating, 'Only speak in glory. Leave your baggage at home'; and a red box that read, 'Don't tap the glass.'
Billboard has reached out to Tyler, The Creator's representatives for more details about the upcoming release.
In late June, Tyler and Doechii previewed their Pharrell-produced track 'Get Right' during the Louis Vuitton SS26 show in Paris. The song marks their second collaboration, following 'Balloon' from Tyler's 2024 Billboard 200-topping album Chromakopia. It remains unclear whether 'Get Right' will be included on his new album.
Don't Tap the Glass follows last year's Chromakopia, which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The 14-track album featured guest appearances from Doechii, Lil Wayne, GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Daniel Caesar, and others. Tyler is currently touring North America in support of the album and will soon head to Australia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.
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