Overview
- Tyler performed a high‑production medley featuring Chromakopia cuts “Thought I Was Dead” and “Like Him” alongside Don’t Tap the Glass single “Sugar on My Tongue.”
- Regina King appeared onstage as an auto shop attendant, delivering a monologue that framed the performance’s narrative transition.
- He drove a red sports car into a staged collision with a body double in his Chromakopia persona, which was then wheeled away on a stretcher.
- The finale unfolded on a gas‑station set that blew up after he lit prop dynamite, after which he collapsed onstage in smoke.
- Earlier in the evening he won the first‑ever Grammy for Best Album Cover for Chromakopia, entering the night with six nominations including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album.