"Pickle Rick" by Tyler, The Creator (Chromakopia Parody Song)

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About

"Pickle Rick" by Tyler, The Creator is a parody rap song sung by a Tyler, The Creator AI voice and often touted online as a bonus track exclusive to the Chrompakopia vinyl record. The track, created by X user @itchyluff and named after the Rick and Morty episode "Pickle Rick," was posted online in late October 2024 and garnered viral spread over the following weeks on sites including YouTube, Reddit and X / Twitter.

Origin

On October 27th, 2024, X^[1] user @itchyluff posted "🚨🚨 CHROMAKOPIA LEAK 🚨🚨NEW SONG FROM INSIDER SOURCE" along with a video of a purported leak from Tyler, The Creator's album Chromakopia titled "Pickle Rick," garnering over 18,000 likes and 2,700 reposts in two weeks. The song is created using an AI of Tyler, The Creator's voice. The beat alone is available on Splice^[2] from Origin Sound.

Chromakopia green, I'm like Pickle Rick
Chromakopia, I've got a cold, I'm pretty sick
Mocha starbuck coffee, hot brown drink
Coffee coffee coffee, I need to drink my coffee

Spread

The song garnered viral spread over the following weeks. On October 28th, 2024, it was reposted to /r/tylerthecreator,^[3] garnering over 40 upvotes in two weeks. On the same day, TikToker^[4] @fried_plantain_eater posted an edit set to the song, garnering over 680,000 views in the same span of time.

On November 2nd, YouTuber^[5] night sky gaming posted an edit of Tyler, The Creator performing "Yonkers" at the Gov Ball, replacing "Yonkers" with "Pickle Rick," garnering over 28,000 views in a week.

On the same day, TikToker^[6] @j_the_creatorr posted an edit set to the song, garnering over 464,000 views in a week. On November 4th, toothyluff posted the full song to SoundCloud,^[7] coming in at 1:49, garnering over 5,900 plays in a week. On November 8th, X^[8] user @tylerdancecar posted an edit in which it appears as if Tyler, The Creator is performing the song, garnering over 6,700 likes in three days.