Tyler, The Creator headlined the opening night of Camp Flog Gnaw at Dodger Stadium in his hometown of Los Angeles on Saturday (November 16), taking a well-deserved victory and leading the music The festival audience had a wonderful time together.
Before Taylor takes the stage and whips up “Chroma,” the ambient sounds of a shipping dock play—a low whistle, the call of seagulls, and the crashing waves.Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo“The crowd shouted. A green light highlights the headliner wearing a mask and military uniform standing on top of the “Chromakopia” container. Taylor introduced the album’s aesthetic a month ago on October 16, when he released the “St. Chroma” video. He has created another defining character in the Taylor Cinematic Universe, and his commitment to world-building is paramount to each of his projects.
He went on to write the next three songs in the CHROMAKOPIA track list. “The biggest band in the city since Kenny, that’s a fact,” he reiterated on the following song, “Rah Tah Tah.” Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem were dubbed “The Hillbillies” on their first night at Camp Flog Gnaw last year Make headlines. Taylor doesn’t usually get this honor because it’s his festival (and he’s already rewarded himself for performing the most of any other artist on the lineup). It’s a courtesy to give other celebrities prime time, but this year is different as Taylor gradually moves up the echelon of stardom with each album.
He reached cult icon status without a clear “hit,” and now has earned his first three Billboard Hot 100 top 10s with an album released on an off-cycle Monday, but has become Taylor’s first The biggest album to date. His star continues to burn brighter, but overexposure proves how damaging it can sometimes be. “Noid” feels especially poignant given his recent heated encounter with paparazzi while leaving a theater. Q Person of the Year party on Thursday night.
“Please don’t bring a camera, I want to eat in peace/Don’t want to take pictures with you,” he spits on the second verse, adding an extra layer of vitriol to his tone.
But Taylor didn’t dwell on the sour feeling. During the instrumental outro of “Darling I,” he paused to prematurely celebrate his album’s third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. To do that, what are we talking about at the tenth carnival in my fucking city? I didn’t even say a sincere word. I’m really filled with so much love and joy,” Taylor said with a smile. “We made a new sh—, and you all know it and love it. So if you don’t mind, I’ll finish up my old story real quick.
Taylor brings back “WUSYANAME,” “LUMBERJACK” and “DOGTOOTH” from his Grammy-winning album last year If you’re lost please call me Then rewind all the way to 2011 to play his “She” and “Yonkers” Goblin 2013 LPs and cuts Wolf2017 flower boy and 2019 Igor. He asked the crowd to pick up Playboi Carti’s lyrics on “EARFQUAKE” as ComplexCon is titled “this n—a in Vegas,” but he’s expected to wrap up Camp Flog Gnaw’s second one on Sunday (November 17) as well. Last night.
“I wanted to build a place where n–as could just show up and it would be great to see y’all really rocking with me. It all really started in my notebook. It’s crazy, man! N–” It was really number one for three weeks and I was like, ‘What the hell? This is crazy! It’s a trial run because all the songs are new. The first four are great and I can keep doing this. Some new—?
He kept the festival-goers’ affirmative reactions quiet so they could hear the introductory whistle of his Hot 100 Top 10 hit “Sticky,” in which the marching and marching band’s B-roll complemented the song’s upbeat energy. But the unexpected appearance of “Sexy Red” increased the popularity a thousand times. Tyler cheers her on as she twerks for the audience, and he even throws it back, getting a satisfying slap from her.
Their freaks match, and their viral photos of their butts and middle-finger waving have the same IDGAF energy. “I love you, girl. She’s so cute,” Taylor praised her as she walked off the stage, repeating “It’s getting sticky! Hook.” But the raunchy rapper couldn’t say anything better than “Y’all, He’s slapping my pussy” would be a more appropriate last sentence.
Taylor invites more color blindness Guests include ScHoolboy Q from “Think I’m Dead,” Doechii the Swamp Princess from “Balloon,” and Daniel “My Damn Brother” Caesar. “That helped me with this album, I was so excited when I saw this because he came for me color blindness,” Taylor said of Caesar, who performed right in front of him on the main stage and headlined the shows “St. Paul’s Chroma” and “Take Off Your Mask.” His latest masterpiece took a village to complete, but he’s building an even greater masterpiece before his eyes.
Check out the full list of Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw title sets below:
1. “St. Chroma”
2. “Rata Tata”
3. “The Witch”
4. “Dear Me”
5. “Anonymous”
6. “Lumberjack”
7. “Dog Tooth”
8. “She”
9. “Yonkers”
10. “Tamales”
11. Boredom
12. “Who is that boy?”
13. “I think”
14. “Earthquake”
15. “Sticky” (with sexy red)
16. “Take off your mask”
17. “Thought I was dead” (with ScHoolboy Q)
18. “Be like him”
19. “Balloon” (with Doechii and Daniel Caesar)
20. “New Wand”
21. “Goodbye”
