Tyler Gregory Okonma is his real name but nick-named Tyler the Creator, Ace, Tooth T, DJ Stank Saddy, Tyler Haler, Wolf Haley and Tyler Baudelaire. He is a renowned Nigerian-American rapper, singer, song writer, record producer and an actor who has made a big name in the music industry.
Tyler was born on 6th of March, 1991 in Ladera Heights, California to a Nigerian father, with Igbo ancestry and an American mother of mixed African-American and European-Canadian descent.
Tyler never met his father because his father abandoned his mother before he was born. So he spent his early life living in the communities of Ladera Heights and Hawthorne, California.
Tyler was raised alongside his sister Lynda in their hometown.
Tyler The Creator’s Educational Background
Tyler grew up with his sister, Lynda and attended several schools in Los Angeles and in the Sacramento area.
In his 12 years of schooling, Tyler was said to have attended 12 different schools in Los Angeles and Sacramento areas.
Tyler The Creator’s Music Career
Tyler’s interest in music began at a young age of 7 when he would take the covers of old albums and draw imaginary titles and songs on them.
At 14, he learnt to play the piano by himself.
Tyler worked with FedEx and Starbucks before he finally made a career in music.
Tyler has today gained international recognition in music.
He released his first mix-tape entitled in December 2009, and it scooped the 32nd position on the Pitchfork Media list. The popular music video was released in 2011 on his album. The video attracted a lot of media attention, and Tyler later confirmed that he had signed with XL Recordings for a one-album contract.
Tyler is a solo artist. He handles most of his production by himself. After he released his debut studio album “Goblin” under XL Recordings in April 2011, he signed a joint venture deal with RED Distribution and Sony Music Entertainment for him and his label Odd Future Records.
His gritty and horrorcore-influenced the earlier releases and he was often criticized for his use of homophobic and misogynistic slurs in his lyrics. He thereafter released the albums “Wolf” (2013) and “Cherry Bomb” (2015).
In 2015, he was banned from accessing the UK for three to five years which forced him to cancel a string of tour dates supporting Cherry Bomb.
Tyler has since done a good number of hit albums including his fourth studio album “Flower Boy” (2017) and fifth album “Igor” (2019).
The fourth album was met with widespread acclaim and it was considered to be a contrast from his previous releases, as he experimented with more melody focused on jazz-fused sound.
The fifth Igor was also very successful as it got its widespread critical acclaim and it debuted number one on the US Billboard 200 becoming Tyler’s first number-one album in the United States.
He eventually won the Best Rap Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
Awards
The talented music star has so far won some several awards, including Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, an MTV Video Music Award, and a Wall Street Journal Award.
Tyler the Creator has also created the cover art for Odd Future that was released and designed the group clothing and other merchandise.
He has also created his own streaming service app named Golf Media, which ran between 2015 and 2018 and it contained original scripted series from Tyler and a live stream of each Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival.
On May 6, 2019, Tyler released two short video clips on his online profiles which featured new music.
Tyler is also a successful entrepreneur. In 2011, he started a clothing company known as Golf Wang. He then began hosting an annual music festival named the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in 2012.
Tyler The Creator’s Relationship
Tyler is said to have had series of relationship.
In 2011, Tyler was rumored to be dating Milan Bertone, a model. Their relationship was short-lived, and Milan appeared in Tyler’s music video of his single.
In 2016, Tyler had another romantic relationship with Kendal Jenner and right now, he is in a relationship with Jaden Smith and Jaden Smith has confirmed that American rapper Tyler, the Creator is her boyfriend.
The two singers have admitted that they were dating.
Fans were quick to praise their romance on Twitter, while others thought it was just a publicity stunt or a joke between the two.
Tyler The Creator’s Net Worth
Tyler the Creator has made it big in the music industry with an estimated net worth of about $10 million dollars.
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