Tyler, The Creator Burns Down A Talk Show Stage In 'Earfquake' Video

Tyler, the Creator has released an initially adorable, then later haunting video for "Earfquake" from his new album Igor that came out earlier today (May 17). Playboi Carti doesn't appear in the video; it's only Tyler along with a surprising actress: Tracee Ellis Ross. The two play off each other's awkwardness for a hilarious visual that might make you hesitant to step near a piano in the near future.


The best thing about Tyler is that his smallest movements and words are hilarious, even any time he's not attempting to be. In "Earfquake," Ross is a talk show host who introduces Tyler (his name is bleeped out any time whenever he speaks) to the quiet audience of a (presumably) late-night show. Soon after an awkward and identically hilarious back-and-forth where Tyler simply responds "yes" once asked what exactly he does, he breaks into an intentionally awkward, microphone-swinging efficiency of the song from his new album on a silver stage.


What initially begins as an adorable, straight-forward efficiency eventually morphs into something crazier. Once Tyler adds a piano to his efficiency halfway through, it erupts into a fire and Tyler gets some of his face burned off. Stepping in to tidy up the speedily growing fire is a nameless fireman that is, surprise, Tyler. As a substitute opposed to tending to the flames, yet, he decides to serenade the camera before walking off. The fire still roars beyond him.


Igor is Tyler's first album in two years. With its release came a specific set of instructions that the rapper tweeted out yesterday. One of these was to not listen to it with expectations. "This isn't Bastard. This isn't Goblin. This isn't Wolf. This isn't Cherry Bomb. This isn't Flower Boy. This is Igor," he wrote. The LP features the previously teased songs, "Igor's Theme,” “Whatsgood,” “A Boy Is a Gun,” and “New Magic Wand.”


Take a look at the hilarious video up above.