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From Spotify Studios, this is Dise, long-form musical analysis broken into short digestible

episodes. I'm your host, Cole Kushner. Oh, Tyler the Creator's 2017 album Flower Boy is a story of self-discovery and acceptance.

Over the course of the album, Tyler confronts his insecurities, anxiety, loneliness, and sexual identity in order to evolve as a person, something he compares to a flower

blooming from seeds.

Tyler's journey culminates with him expressing his feelings to a male love interest, a moment made possible through

Tyler's acceptance of his sexuality and his recognition of living in the moment.

Tyler expresses his feelings through the album's penultimate track, Glitter, which he attempts to leave on his

crush's voicemail. And every time you come around I feel like better.

The irony of Flower Boy's conclusion is that Tyler's voicemail doesn't actually go through.

We didn't get your message either because you were not speaking or because of a bad connection. through.

Despite its bittersweet conclusion, we recognize that Flower Boy was never really about Tyler's

crush. It was about Tyler himself and all the

demons he had to confront to overcome his fears, accept himself, and simply make the

phone call. Indeed, Flower Boy isn't so much about finding love, but rather it's about Tyler putting himself in the position to love, which as we know was no small feat.

But despite the importance of Tyler's journey to get to this point.

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