Tyler's Costume

     IGOR is the first studio album by Tyler the Creator to ever top the billboard 200. Most would attribute this to Tyler's excellent sound engineering, production, and song writing (all of which were done by himself). While this is certainly true, Tyler's creation of this unique album goes farther than his efforts to manufacture it; this album is suggestively apart of him.
     Multiple points of interest can be made when analyzing the parts of this diverse production. The symbolism of Igor in his original incarnation as it relates to Tyler's vision, the projection of Tyler in these songs, and the telling of this story from a new persona of Tyler all have glaring implications to the delivery of the hit, IGOR. The character "Igor" throughout film is typically a hunched back assistant to a dedicated evil scientist. Igor is often manipulated and controlled by his master in each respective film he appears. As a result, Igor character types fulfill a subservient position of dependency and loyalty regardless of any hardships placed upon them by cruel rulers. Tyler touches upon these attributes of subservient loyalty and dependency, while also examining the role of Igor's master, and expertly binds them to the complexes of a declining relationship. Tyler, now operating as IGOR, exposes his love for another man in tracks like "EARFQUAKE" that speak to the POV of an idolizing and dependent lover. Towards the middle of the album we see a shift in IGOR as he becomes aware of the control his lover has upon him in the track "PUPPET" where he literally states "I'm your puppet, you control me" (IGOR). After finally examining the unhealthy dynamic being carried out in a heavily one sided partnership, IGOR breaks away from the relationship in the track "GONE GONE/THANK YOU".
     Plenty of speculation exists as to whether this is a love story Tyler actually experienced with anther man. Enough evidence exists to make a firm assumption, be that what you decide.

     My final take?

     IGOR is Tyler, and Tyler is IGOR.

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