Cherry Bomb is filled with complex, dynamic production, all courtesy of Tyler. In fact, the instrumentals are quite easily this album’s biggest strength. Sonically, Cherry Bomb is like the prepubescent cousin of N.E.R.D.’s debut In Search Of. If Tyler goes any further as a lyricist, it should probably be in this direction. Tyler is at his best on tracks like “Blow My Load,” “Okaga, CA,” and “Pilot.” Here, he forgoes his tired attempts at controversy in favor of abstract, surreal songwriting that places listeners right in the middle of Tyler’s vividly obtuse imagination. Generally speaking, Cherry Bomb fails to showcase Tyler’s growth as an emcee, but there are moments throughout the album that demonstrate Tyler’s knack for writing compelling songs. Young T, the persona Tyler adopts throughout the album, references his aversion to rules and the spotlight makes crude references to Donald Sterling, George Zimmerman, and Michael Brown levels some pretty heavy-handed critique at the rap industry and its audience and even broaches on conscious rap sentiment during the final half of “Buffalo.” Tyler’s antisocial brand of lyricism features prominently throughout much of the track listing. Conceptually, Cherry Bomb seems to loosely chronicle Tyler’s relationship with a young woman who is, ostensibly, too young for him.
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