Cole’s Born Sinner and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Not only that, but think about the albums with lyrics in the disk booklet. Do you know how many alternate covers came with Tyler, the Creator’s Cherry Bomb? More than a couple. Think about the people who buy the same album multiple times for the sake of different cover art. Did you peep the way the artists featured on the album had their yearbook pictures put on? That was special! And it’s not just me who feels this way. Just look at The College Dropout and how the yearbook theme was prevalent throughout the album booklet. There’s a level of thought and personality that comes with an album’s packaging that you cannot replicate through streaming. Me buying CDs is as much about me wanting to support the artist as it is about the personal joy I get from owning them. To be honest, my reasoning for not liking streaming services over physical copies is selfish. I get that it makes it easier to have a music library online as opposed to walking around with a handful of CDs. Yeah, I know it’s way more convenient I’m not denying that. I’m not rocking with this streaming stuff. It’s been a long time coming, but at least I’m comforted in knowing that the album is here as opposed to still being in development for two years. It’s been there ever since the album came out and every so often I just look at the window tile and contemplate whether to go through with it or not. In my phone right now, I still have a window open on my browser that contains the download link for the album. I’ve been torturing myself with the three singles whilst flirting with the thought of downloading a zip file. It’s been over a month since Isaiah Rashad’s debut album The Sun’s Tirade came out and I still haven’t listened to it.

Tyler the creator cherry bomb zip file