After becoming a pop-culture sensation as a teen, and after nearly a decade of trolling the world at large, the California rapper has blossomed into his maturity and seems to be embracing the role of a serious artist. It's a major flex.

Igor dropped in May, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200. The album is Tyler's first number-one record, and it's the first fully self-arranged and self-produced album by a solo rapper to come out on top of the charts.

The album marks an important step in the evolution of Tyler, the Creator. The rapper first came into the spotlight in 2007 as the rambunctious teenage ringleader of Odd Future, a now mostly defunct Los Angeles–based rap collective that has spawned such musicians as Frank Ocean, Earl Sweatshirt, and Syd. Known for their punk antics, explicitly sexual and violent lyrics, and general hooliganism, there was a certain edge to their ideas that carries over into their artistry today. by Jas Keimig