Tyler the Creator

Speaker Tyler the Creator’s Accomplishments Include…

Tyler Gregory Okonma, better known by his stage name Tyler, The Creator, is an American rapper, record producer, and music video director. Born in Ladera Heights, he rose to prominence as the leader and co-founder of the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future and has rapped on and produced songs for nearly every Odd Future release. Tyler creates all the artwork for the group’s releases and also designs the group’s clothing and other merchandise.

After releasing his debut album Goblin under XL Recordings in April 2011, Tyler signed a joint venture deal for him and his label Odd Future Records, with RED Distribution and Sony Music Entertainment. Following that he released his second studio album Wolf, which was met with generally positive reviews and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 selling 90,000 copies in its first week.

Tyler performed two singles from his newest album, Cherry Bomb, at Coachella music festival. Cherry Bomb features collaborations with artists such as Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Schoolboy Q.

In 2011, Tyler started the clothing company Golf Wang, and in 2012, he began hosting an annual music festival named the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. He runs his own streaming service named Golf Media; it contains original scripted series from Tyler himself and the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival is annually streamed there.