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Tyler Gregory Okonma (born: March 6, 1991 (1991-03-06) [age 33]),[1] better known professionally as Tyler, The Creator, is an American musician who performs different genres, such as rap, hip hop, R&B, soul, and others.

Personal life[]

Tyler was born on March 6, 1991, in Hawthrone, California.[2] He has an Igbo ancestry and mixed African-American mother who has a white Canadian descent.[3][4]

Career[]

In 2007, Tyler formed Odd Future, along with a few members.[5] Later, in 2009, he released his debut mixtape, Bastard.[6] However, due to the lyrics, he was banned from the United Kingdom and Australia for 3-5 years, until the ban was lifted in 2019.[7][8] Later, in 2011, he released his first studio album, Goblin.[9]

History[]

He originally started on his old channel, named "bloxhead", being created on June 25, 2006, and started uploading on February 28, 2008.[10] However, he stopped uploading on October 24, 2009.[11] In 2022, the channel reached 100,000 subscribers.[12]

His channel was created on October 1, 2016, and began uploading on June 29, 2017. The first video was the music video of Who Dat Boy, a song in his album, Flower Boy.[13] On June 30, 2017, a day after uploading his first video, he reached 100,000 subscribers.[14] On August 10, 2018, he reached one million subscribers.[14]

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • Goblin (2011)
  • Wolf (2013)
  • Cherry Bomb (2015)
  • Flower Boy (2017)
  • IGOR (2019)
  • CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST (2021)
  • CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale (2023)
  • CHROMAKOPIA (2024)

EPs[]

  • Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr Seuss' The Grinch (2018)

Mixtapes[]

  • Bastard (2009)

Trivia[]

  • He has stated multiples times that he's gay, sometimes saying it in some songs in Flower Boy.[15] However, he is dating Reign Judge, although it's unconfirmed.[16]
  • His favorite U.S. city is Seattle, Washington.[17]
  • He often releases an album once every two years since 2011.[18]
    • Tyler has mentioned that CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale is a deluxe album,[19][20] although some has mentioned that the streak of making an album once every two years is broken.[21][22]

Channel milestones[]

Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.

Subscriber milestones[]

  • 100,000 subscribers: June 30, 2017
  • 500,000 subscribers: February 12, 2018
  • 1 million subscribers: August 10, 2018
  • 3 million subscribers: February 2021
  • 4 million subscribers: April 9, 2022
  • 5 million subscribers: November 21, 2023
  • 6 million subscribers: October 28, 2024


Video view milestones[]

  • 1 billion views: c. June 2021

References[]

  1. https://thevogue.com/artists/tyler-the-creator-3/
  2. https://theshaderoom.com/celeb-page-tyler-the-creator/
  3. https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-stage-name-1234642037/
  4. https://www.boomplay.com/buzz/3293920
  5. https://www.highsnobiety.com/tag/odd-future/
  6. https://www.last.fm/music/Tyler,+the+Creator/Bastard
  7. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-banned-from-united-kingdom-over-lyrics-71119/
  8. http://pilerats.com/music/rap/tyler-the-creator-banned-from-australia/
  9. https://teachrock.org/traceitback/tyler-the-creator/
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ios8X3UeG1g
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CquqEKOg1OE
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20220619014221/https://www.youtube.com/user/bloxhead
  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUXX55WqYZs
  14. 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20190517180701/https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCsQBsZJltmLzlsJNG7HevBg/monthly
  15. https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44014/title.fans-think-tyler-the-creator-is-admitting-hes-gay-on-leaked-flower-boy-lp
  16. https://harpersbazaar.com.au/reign-judge-style/
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxgQDQFt7_s
  18. https://hypebeast.com/2023/9/tyler-the-creator-call-me-if-you-get-lost-the-estate-sale-release-for-2023-new-music-update
  19. https://dailycampus.com/2023/04/06/tyler-the-creators-the-estate-sale-is-the-deluxe-album-you-didnt-know-you-needed
  20. https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2023/03/31/tyler-the-creator-drops-deluxe-version-of-call-me-if-you-get-lost-the-estate-sale/?sh=67b4593149ca
  21. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/656121-will-tyler-the-creators-new-album-release-this-summer
  22. https://worldwidetune.com/tyler-the-creator-new-album
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