There’s a completely random moment - a little more than a minute in - where the song drops out and Tyler sprinkles his fingers over keys. From the Ponderosa Twins “Plus On” sample - a la Tyler’s musical hero Yeezy, who used the sample in “Bound 2” - to the slight robotic modulation in Tyler’s voice, this song just feels extremely right. Makes it feel like we’re a lot less alone than we are which, as the next entry will show, are feelings that Tyler deals with on a pretty regular basis.Įverything about this song is rather fire. Not to mention, I’m a big sucker for call-and-response portions in the middle of a record. His old Odd Future buds have grown so used to finding the cut within OF’s programmed drums, it only made sense for it to sit on this list. “Palace/Curse” is one of the most versatile records on The Internet’s Ego Trip, both for its midway switch up and its ability to bend into a break up record, party jam, and slowed out love song. Our first entry wherein Tyler’s ear for sexy chord progression bears magical fruit.

It’s an example of the kid scaling back the lyrical shock and awe, and imbuing that ethic in the music itself. In a hip-hop world dominated by swampy trap, Tyler’s penchant cinematic sonics leans into that oft-trodden darkness without rehearsing the same sounds as his counterparts.

“Who Dat Boy” feels like a landmark song that showcased not just Tyler’s adroit horror film hip-hop techniques - plucky strings and low rumble synths could’ve been a Get Out B-side - but also his pop viability.

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