Tyler, The Creator has released a clean version of ‘Don’t Tap the Glass’ after a request from a fan.
The rapper released his ninth studio album on Monday (July 21), after announcing it the previous Friday during a concert in Brooklyn.
Now, he’s shared a clean version of the record, after a fan on Twitter/X requested it. “YO @tylerthecreator are you gonna put out a clean version? my lil brother tryna dance too,” they wrote earlier this week.
Tyler responded hours later, saying he was “on it.” Then, yesterday (July 25), he followed up saying: “Done”, then separately posting: “DONT TAP THE GLASS clean version OUT NOW.”
on it https://t.co/Iz3VR1GvvP
— T (@tylerthecreator) July 22, 2025
— T (@tylerthecreator) July 25, 2025
DONT TAP THE GLASS
clean version OUT NOW pic.twitter.com/FZxpBFG0X2— T (@tylerthecreator) July 25, 2025
Explaining the ethos of ‘Don’t Tap The Glass’, Tyler wrote on Instagram today that it was inspired by his friends choosing not to dance in public “because of the fear of being filmed”.
“I thought damn, a natural form of expression and a certain connection they have with music is now a ghost,” he continued. “It made me wonder how much of our human spirit got killed because of the fear of being a meme, all for having a good time.”
NME gave ‘Don’t Tap the Glass’ four stars, in a review that read: “Shedding the cinematic sprawl and narrative pathos of last year’s ‘Chromakopia’, Tyler steps away from the character-driven framing of Wolf Haley or Sir Baudelaire.
“The paranoia and parasocial tension explored on that record still linger – but beneath cartoonish ’80s rap armour. It’s part Kurtis Blow and part LL Cool J, encased in a clear Perspex chamber like a collector’s action figure. Instead of inviting connection, Tyler shields himself behind the glass: a museum piece for dance and display only.”
The LP serves as a follow-up to ‘Chromakopia’, which landed at number 44 on NME‘s best albums of 2024 list.
Tyler The Creator’s ‘Don’t Tap The Glass’ tracklist is:
1. ‘Big Poe’
2. ‘Sugar On My Tongue’
3. ‘Sucka Free’
4. ‘Mommanem’
5. ‘Stop Playing With Me’
6. ‘Ring Ring Ring’
7. ‘Don’t Tap That Glass / Tweakin’’
8. ‘Don’t You Worry Baby’
9. ‘I’ll Take Care of You’
10. ‘Tell Me What It Is’
Elsewhere, earlier this year, Tyler announced his first-ever Asia tour, making his live debut in Manila and Bangkok.
He’ll launch the tour in Tokyo on September 9, followed by dates in Seoul, Manila and Bangkok. Through the Asia trek, Tyler will be supported by former NME Cover stars Paris Texas.
In May, NME caught him live in London, giving his performance a glowing five-star review which read: “As Tyler wishes us a farewell, he remains humble, but tonight is no small feat. With outfit changes, multiple stages and live vocals front-and-centre, Tyler flips through his eras like a masterclass in fearless reinvention.
“From the raw menace of ‘Goblin’ to the kaleidoscopic chaos of ‘Chromakopia’, tonight is a vivid, wild ride through the mind of rap’s ultimate maverick – and London is lucky to be along for the journey.
In other news, the musician is set to make his film debut later this year in Marty Supreme, a new A24 film set to be released in December.
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