Tyler, the Creator wants people to dance again, as the Grammy-winning rapper returned with his DON’T TAP THE GLASS album on Monday (July 21).
Tyler accompanied the project by dropping the first visual for “STOP PLAYING WITH ME,” which features cameos from LeBron James, his business partner Maverick Carter as well as the Clipse.
A simple solo shot finds Tyler in a barren room with a “No Glass Tapping” sign as he’s backed by a pair of mega bass speakers and ripped up newspapers that get whipped around in a wind tunnel.
Draped in an all-red wardrobe and gold grills, Tyler prances across the classroom to the blaring, groovy beat, which feels like it could be something contrived from Ye’s Yeezus if that 2013 album leaned more into its electronic dance influences.
“F40, this the brand-new coupe/ Stuff it with b—s, it’s what the f—k I do/ Caught the plane with Mav, Bron there too,” Tyler raps before Carter and the Lakers superstar pop up onscreen for their guest appearances.
“STOP FKN PLAYING WITH ME!!!!,” James added on X.
All of the guests look to be rocking Louis Vuitton threads as Pusha T and Malice pop in for a brief cameo. Tyler is coming off being featured on “P.O.V.” from Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out album.
“Ay this s—t so [fire emoji],” Push added on his IG Story.
Tyler, The Creator’s imprint is all over “STOP PLAYING WITH ME” as the California native directed the visual and produced the track.
Tyler debuted DON’T TAP THE GLASS with a $5 show in Los Angeles on Sunday night (July 20), which prompted fans to dance since phones were banned from use during the show.
“I just got back from a listening party for this album and man was it one of the greatest nites of my life. 30 people. No phones allowed. No cameras. Just speakers and a sweatbox. Everyone was dancing. Moving. Expressing. Sweating,” he said on social media following the show. “It was truly beautiful. I played the album front to back twice. It felt like that pent up energy finally got released and we craved the idea of letting more of it out.”
Watch the “STOP PLAYING WITH ME” video below.
