- Source: Darling, I
"Darling, I" is a song by American rapper Tyler, the Creator from his eighth studio album Chromakopia (2024). Featuring American singer Teezo Touchdown, it contains samples of "Vivrant Thing (Violator Remix)" by Q-Tip featuring Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes and "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams.
Composition and lyrics
"Darling, I" is a hip hop and R&B song with rhythm inspired by The Neptunes and bouncy clicks in production. Lyrically, it focuses on Tyler, the Creator's attitude toward his relationships and their future. While still boasting about the uniqueness in each of his different luxury cars and romantic partners, he also ponders about having a nuclear family at one point ("I love this girl, though, I hit the gold mine / I'm thinkin' new crib, I'm thinkin' two kids") but feels as though he is not suited for monogamy, and laments the potential consequences of his preference for polyamory: "Until I get infatuated with a new bitch / But when that gray hair finally come, at least I felt somethin' if I ain't find the one / Nobody could fulfill me like this music shit does / So I'll be lonely with these Grammys when it's all said and done."
Critical reception
Matt Mitchell of Paste stated the song "goes from sweet to braggadocious". Reviewing Chromakopia for NME, Fred Garratt-Stanley considered it a moment when Tyler, the Creator's "honesty is refreshing, and his lyrical dexterity gives these reflections humour and humanity". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian called the song "deceptively lovey-dovey" and commented it "manages to spin immaturity with convincing vulnerability." Alex Hudson of Exclaim! noted the song has "surprising sentimental softness". David Crone of AllMusic cited it as one of the tracks from the album which "sound a little like Flower Boy pastiches". Aron A. of HotNewHipHop praised the song for its "gorgeous vocal performance from Teezo Touchdown".
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