Rapper and singer Tyler, the Creator dropped his summer 2025 dance album Don't Tap The Glass (DTTG) with little to no warning this week. After a series of conceptual albums like Flower Boy, IGOR and Chromakopia, the rapper promised to deliver a tracklist that makes his fans put down their phones and let it rip on the dance floor.

But a day before the official drop, fans eagerly searching up Tyler's new album only found posts by opportunists who had uploaded fake "leaks" as engagement bait.

One such YouTuber uploaded an AI-generated track that is so hilariously generic and far off from Tyler's idiosyncratic style that fans had no choice but to laugh.

So, what's so funny about the fake AI "Don't Tap The Glass" leak? Let's explain.

What's the Fake AI Tyler, the Creator "Don't Tap the Glass" Leak?

On July 19th, 2025, YouTuber KLODJAN uploaded a video titled "Tyler, The Creator – Don't Tap The Glass! (Music Video)." The fact that "DTTG" is the name of the album and not any one track on it was besides the point, because the shady-looking upload had ripped a blurry photo of the album cover and plonked it beside a generic bold face prompt, complete with a 🎶 emoji.

The song itself was even less convincing: a generic 45-second AI-generated pop loop where an anonymous man croons the phrase "don't tap the glass" over a keyboard riff that swells and then cuts off without warning.

The song sounded like a Chainsmokers x Charlie Puth demo that never saw the light of day, and Tyler, the Creator fans were left in stitches.

When Tyler's actual Don't Tap The Glass album dropped on July 21st, the fake song gained a second life. TikToker @luhv..yall_ reposted it the same day, tagging it, "don’t tap the glass leak!! 🚨‼️" The post hit over 280,000 views and 20,000 likes in three days, with a wave of Tyler fans joining in on the ironic chorus.

@luhv..yall_ #fyp #tylerthecreator #newalbumcomingsoon #donttapontheglass #leak ♬ original sound – 𝒜𝓁𝓁𝒾ℯ ✿ 🇲🇽

How Did the Fake AI "Don't Tap the Glass" Song Spread Online?

The fake song began to circulate on TikTok among Tyler, the Creator fans and haters alike, turning into an ironic communal bit where people joked about having found the "Song of the Summer."

For example, on July 21st, 2025, TikToker @poopygorillaface_ uploaded a ranking of some egregious fictional tracks from Don't Tap The Glass alongside clips of people cutting it up, while TikToker @kingphonk_ posted a new slang alert meme joking about how "DTTG" is the next viral acronym.

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7529597898758032654

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7529976133849255199

What Are Some More Memes About the Fake AI "Don’t Tap the Glass" Leak?

By July 25th, 2025, X user @14ChikaWham posted a meme of music reviewer Anthony Fantano weeping to the AI song. The video, which is originally from Fantano's reaction to a posthumous Mac Miller track, made repeat appearances in memes where his tears were recontextualized as a tribute to the fake leak's overwhelming emotional depth.

https://t.co/dlyXOzAOx6 pic.twitter.com/wDhJPafp3M

— Chika is so Pawesome 🏳️‍⚧️ (@14ChikaWham) July 25, 2025

TikToker @daily.afantano also reposted a made-up video of Anthony Fantano vibing to the fake AI song, joking about him giving a solid score to something you'd hear in a Macy's. The post gathered over 20,000 likes in a day.

@daily.afantano #theneedledrop #tylerthecreator #donttaptheglass ♬ original sound – Anthony Fantano’s takes

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For the full history of the Don't Tap The Glass Fake AI Leak, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.