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90
Tyler always had a more nuanced approach to anger than most, but Wolf finds him touching upon sadness, success, relationships, contrition, and aegis as well.
83
Wolf is often great, but there is something more lurking in Tyler. The question is, do we care what that might be?
80
The noises and production are smoother, lighter even, but the lyrical content is infinitely darker than his previous bluster. There's a grand, overt maturation on display.
80
With Wolf, Tyler, the Creator is exciting again: maybe not as the ringleader of the Odd Future empire, but as a producer who just turned 22
80
Using Wolf as a platform to let his imagination run wild while remaining accessible, Tyler, the Creator displays maturation on his own twisted terms.
80
There’s a lot more diversity in the sound of the album, and it’s there that Wolf immediately shines.
80
Tyler’s third album demonstrates that he does not need to rely on shock value alone to carry his music. We already knew he was a talented composer and producer, but Wolf suggests he now may just be the finished article.
80
It may not have the global appeal of his OF stable mate’s ‘Channel Orange’, but it is certainly his most accessible and enjoyable. As if he cared.
80
'Wolf' suggests Odd Future, far from being a flash in the pan, are set to grow and grow.
78
Wolf is still the balancing act between gruff cynicism and juvenilia that we’ve come to expect from Odd Future, but these songs are more three-dimensional. Tyler’s more likely to aim for melody instead of menace.
70
Much like real summer camp, there are moments of adventure, immaturity, boredom, love, self-discovery, and, of course, an underlying feeling that you don’t really want to be at summer camp anyway.
70
It's complex, conflicted, and bipolar. Paranoid, even. Most of all, it reveals the harmless and empathetic character behind Tyler, the Creator's complicated persona.
70
This album is so enjoyable on a musical level that my qualms with Tyler as a personality are essentially nullified, but I’m not sure that will ring true for most others.
70
It's a fun album for fanatics, but the willingness to shock feels too comfortable at this point, so those who found it tiresome before will likely find it devastating here.
70
Wolf is going to be remembered as the record that sees Tyler deploying his tact as an astute beat-maker and a producer more than allowing his reputation as a Satan-worshiping neo-fascist to swell any further.
60
Tyler, The Creator returns from 2011's Goblin with a much more ambitious and worthwhile effort.
58
After three albums of unfiltered angst, the one-time wildcard now seems like a stubbornly static figure, an impression that’s supported by his monochromatic self-production on all of Wolf’s 18 tracks, which rarely build on the synthesized strings and tranquilized pianos of his other releases.
50
His increasing fame has made him (more) bitter and walled-off; his insistence on still shocking us threatens to reduce him to a joke.
28
Wolf succeeds magnificently at alienating the casual listener, but Odd Future die-hards will certainly find more things to love on this record than I have.
“Talking about rape and cutting bodies up, it just doesn't interest me anymore … what interests me is making weird hippie music for people to get high to.” Tyler says in an interview with Spin. Now rich and admired by his peers, he releases ‘Wolf’ and faces the biggest battle against himself yet.
Let’s start with the negatives. The album sits at a staggering 70 minutes long, so it can be very imposing the first time you listen to it. With it are a mixed bag ... read more
Great bars under really uninspired production for the most part. It still carries this heavy cloud of bass that makes the album really tough to get through. Production was still better than Goblin by a reasonable margin. This album however opens up the overall appeal of Tyler. His Eminem influences here are still really prominent. He certainly improves from a goblin but it still suffers from some of the same issues. Overall a better experience.
Not only is the lyrical world Tyler creates here fun to explore and vibrant as hell, the music that accompanies this world is fun and punchy as hell, with many songs as explosive as they are emotional. A great concept album from hip-hops more creative figures.
Favorite Jams: Answer, Pigs, Tamale
Lest Favorite: Trashwang
tyler's second album was such a drastic change compare to his debut, and his ability as a producer and a rapper improved so much. this album is incredible.
This is basically like Goblin but way better. I feel like he basically improved in every aspect, but this album suffers from some of the stuff that made goblin pretty bad. This specific era of Tyler is one that I'm not fond of, but this album is beginning to grow on me as time passes. The edgy, violent lyricism isn't really appealing, but I feel like Wolf tries to explore other avenues that his previous album's haven't explored before. The production is less harsh and gloomy, and more upbeat ... read more
My favorite from the previous two (Bastard, Goblin) more consistency and great production. Especially on songs like “Ifhy” with Pharrell. Give it a listen. “Answer”, “Rusty”, and “Lone” were favorites.
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Track List
| 1 | Wolf 1:50 | 75 |
| 2 | Jamba 3:32 feat. Hodgy | 80 |
| 3 | Cowboy 3:15 | 78 |
| 4 | Awkward 3:47 | 81 |
| 5 | Domo23 2:38 | 79 |
| 6 | Answer 3:50 | 93 |
| 7 | Slater 3:53 feat. Frank Ocean | 79 |
| 8 | 48 4:07 | 85 |
| 9 | Colossus 3:33 | 87 |
| 10 | PartyIsntOver/Campfire/Bimmer 7:18 feat. Frank Ocean, Laetitia Sadier | 80 |
| 11 | Ifhy 5:19 feat. Pharrell Williams | 91 |
| 12 | Pigs 4:14 | 77 |
| 13 | Parking Lot 3:53 feat. Casey Veggies, Mike G | 73 |
| 14 | Rusty 5:09 feat. Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt | 88 |
| 15 | Trashwang 4:42 | 63 |
| 16 | Treehome95 3:00 feat. Coco O., Erykah Badu | 75 |
| 17 | Tamale 2:46 | 81 |
| 18 | Lone 3:57 | 86 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes
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1mo
Somebody should change cover art for this album. The new one on streaming is much better
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Added on: February 14, 2013