Bastard
Tyler, the Creator
2009
Bastard is Tyler, the Creator’s debut album and features Tyler speaking to a character named Dr. TC, who acts as Tyler’s therapist and guidance counselor and kicks off his trilogy of concept albums.
Warped school children galore, this begins the trend of troubling themes and explicit storytelling. The title track contains Dr. TC hinting that Tyler’s next album, called Goblin (2011), will be an additional session with him, stating that there would be three sessions.
In the album’s intro, the listener is introduced to Tyler’s therapist, “Dr. TC”:
Well, Tyler, hi, I’m Dr. TC and um, I’m guessing that your teacher sent you here to talk ‘cause you were misbehaving
Um, it’s gonna be three sessions: today, tomorrow, and the next day
So, just tell me something about yourself…
Tyler talks about relationships and his hatred for his father.
Stand-Out Tracks
Bastard
VCR / Wheels
