#ceelogreen

The Mouse and the Mask, 2005. Danger Mouse & MF DOOM, in an epic collab, later known as DANGER DOOM. 🔥 Still lit to this day! The project also featured CeeLo's voice in one track, called 'Benzie Box'.

Igor’s Theme: There’s not a lot of lyrics but the way Uzi says “Ridin' 'round town, they gon' feel this one” is hella nice. The theme perfectly set the whole vibe for the album and it was nice hearing uzi.  8/10

EARFQUAKE: First of all I had no clue what the hell Carti was saying until I googled the lyrics. Though Cartis whole verse is my favourite part. This song honestly had to grow on me, at first it wasn’t my favourite but now I enjoy and can jam to it. 7.8/10

I THINK: Honestly this one of my favourites. “I don't know where I’m going (Skate),But I know what I'm showing (Four)” and the whole ass course are my favourite part. Also the way Tyler says ‘Fuck that” is my shit. Honestly this song makes me think of growing up (I’m still growing up though) and really starts the story of this album, with Tyler falling in love. 9/10

RUNNING OUT OF TIME: Again another favourite, it’s a mix of unrequited love and the whole forbidden love/Romeo and Juliet, which breaks everyone’s heart a little but it’s necessary. Tyler is out of the closet, but this guy isn’t as Tyler sings about him lying to everyone, living in pretend and hiding behind a mask. Perhaps/probably it’s someone in the industry (Young Thug?), that won’t come out for a long time and Tyler obviously feels he’s running out of time with this person. My favourite lyrics is “ Wade in your waters” and the whole line about person hiding behind a mask.Overall I love the song. 9/10

New Magic Wand: Right off the bat the intro is my favourite, all the little quotes within this album are tbh. The quote “Sometimes you gotta close a door to open a window” really matches this song, ( Key word; New Magic wand). The lyrics are a lot to take in, still going on with unrequited/hidden love with more aggressiveness, mentioning “getting rid” of the girl.This song is really hype, so some people miss the underlying jealousy. I like this song a lot and adds a lot more content to the albums story of being in love and eventually falling out/giving up. 8/10

A BOY IS A GUN: The opening sets the whole mood of the song with its high pitched melodies singing ‘ No, don’t shoot me down’, along with tying into the chorus perfectly. In this song Tyler talks about the person hiding behind a mask (again) and being fake to him. His frustration with this person grows as their emotions towards Tyler is becoming bipolar. This song is the change or the second chapter of this album, going from madly love to falling out of it. This song is really relatable and the whole vibe of this is amazing. It’s a whole 10/10

PUPPET: First of all, I love the beat and the flow of this song. This song is about clinging on to this person and trying to make this relationship work. In verse one we see this in there first two lines “I wanna talk, I wanna call you and talk I wanna walk to your front door and knock’’, he’s trying hard. With the line “I want your company, I need your company”, Tyler feels as if he needs this person and can’t function without them, like a puppet.Tyler refers to himself as a puppet for this person because he’s going to do whatever they want, which is shown in verse two as he’s asking what they want from him. He’s willing to do whatever for them. Overall this song is amazing. I feel this song really shows off Tyler’s producing talent and use of features. Kanye also crushed that Chorus. 9.5/10

WHATS GOOD: This song is probably the definition of intense. The hype beats, aggressive tone and lyrics really paint a picture in the listeners head. Tyler has gone from love sick to angry. Like he’s done with this persons shit and becoming anew. This song shows off his Igor identity and growth, he’s just done. This song is really hype, but it took me awhile to fall in love with it (ironic). 6.5/10

GONE,GONE/THANK YOU: This is the song that really breaks my heart. He’s starting to fall out of love with this person and it’s hurting his heart. CeeLo Green’s part a.k.a the chorus slayed, I love that dude. The verse three was my favourite. It was lyrical and the strange metaphor about construction and building was really unique. I also enjoy how it talks about the truths and struggles with dating someone in the closet. The outro/transition into Thank You, is just great. I really liked how it always sets the mood. Now, Thank You really shows the positive side of the relationship and even though it broke him, Tyler still was thankful for that person. 8.5/10

I DONT LOVE YOU ANYMORE: He’s finally over this person and realizes they weren’t meant to be. The echos and the samples really make this song for me, it’s really soothing even though it’s about getting over someone.I really like this song and really sets up for the last song, ‘Are We Still Friends’ 9/10

ARE WE STILL FRIENDS: This song beautifully ties the ending of this album together. Even after all the pain, he still cares about this person. He doesn’t want this person completely out of his life. I feel like a lot of people can relate to this song as it shows even after heartbreak you can still care for someone. I really liked the lyrics as it was humours but still got the message across. Also this flow on it was bomb! This was amazing. 10/10

Kacey Musgraves

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The Tabernacle

Atlanta, GA