Atlanta-based DJ Drama (Tyree Simmons) was a cornerstone of this scene, and Tyler enlists him to serve as this album's master of ceremonies. Drama's ad-libs, running commentary and hype-man encouragement serve as a framing device on a record that celebrates Tyler's success with warmth and humor. The first track, "Sir Baudelaire, " finds Tyler borrowing the French poet's name for the semi-autobiographical character at the center of the album's narrative. He's a wealthy aesthete who searches for love and looks past those who would dismiss him. "Swim trunks in the trunk, Geneva water the best," Tyler raps in the first of several references to that Swiss city, a symbol of luxury. The song's de-tuned guitar imparts a warm, woozy atmosphere, and it feels both humid and sun-bleached. On the advance single "Lumberjack" a few tracks later, Drama's background shouts create a feeling of communal celebration. Here Tyler's rapping is low key and mush-mouthed, bringing to mind underground legend MF Doom, who died late in 2020. "Salad-colored emerald on finger, the size of croutons" is among the song's memorable images. Along with "Rise!" and "Juggernaut," it's one of a few party-starting cuts on the record, and all are elevated by Tyler's consummate skill in the producer's chair. Sonically, "Call Me" is dense and busy, filled with jazzy samples, thick synths and syncopated drums. A lot of the album feels as if it's being overheard in the street, in a good way. It sounds like a group of people having a good time somewhere just out of sight. And the beats also evoke the idea of travel, touching on an array of genres (R&B, jazz, reggae, rock) as we hear about Tyler's exotic adventures in far-flung locales, usually while a Rolls-Royce ferries him from one location to another. Woven through the celebratory materialism are observations about what Tyler has struggled against and what it means to achieve in a world that doesn't seem to want you to. On "Massa," a complicated track about the artist's own past and also his challenges as a Black musician, he feels underappreciated ("I paint full pictures of my perspective on these drum breaks / Just for you to tell me, 'It's not good,' from your lunch break") yet proud of what he's done for his family. While on "Manifesto," he brags about not shying away from his controversial reputation ("I was canceled before canceled was with Twitter fingers / Protestin' outside my shows, I gave them the middle finger").