Tyler, the Creator

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| caption = Tyler, the Creator, at Primavera Sound 2022

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Tyler Haley
Wolf Haley{{cite web |last=Kujundzic |first=Petar |url=http://hypetrak.com/2011/07/tyler-the-creator-summer-camp-mix/ |title=Tyler, the Creator – Summer Camp Mix |website=Hypetrak.com |access-date=April 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509014621/http://hypetrak.com/2011/07/tyler-the-creator-summer-camp-mix/ |archive-date=May 9, 2015}}
Bunnyhop
Poly/Mono
Ace, the Creator
ThrashPolo

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| birth_name = Tyler Gregory Okonma

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|06}}

| birth_place = Hawthorne, California, U.S.

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fashion designer
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| years_active = 2007–present

| organization = Golf Wang

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Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.{{cite web |author=Rob Markman |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662692/ofwgkta-odd-future-sign-record-deal.jhtml |title=Odd Future Record Deal Is Complete, Manager Confirms |publisher=MTV |date=April 26, 2011 |access-date=August 8, 2013 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222091642/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662692/ofwgkta-odd-future-sign-record-deal.jhtml |url-status=dead }} He has been cited as an influential figure in alternative hip-hop during the 2010s.Multiple sources:

{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2021 |title=Tyler, the Creator Accepts Cultural Influence Award at 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-accepts-cultural-influence-award-at-bet-hip-hop-awards-watch/ |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2024 |title=Tyler, The Creator {{!}} All About The Rapper {{!}} Highsnobiety |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/tag/tyler-the-creator/ |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Highsnobiety |language=en}}
{{Cite web |last=Eleuterio |first=Juliette |date=December 22, 2023 |title=Forget Tyler, The Creator, It's Tyler, The Curator |url=https://culted.com/forget-tyler-the-creator-its-tyler-the-curator/ |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Culted |language=en-GB}}
{{Cite web |last=Shaffer |first=Tommy |title=Tyler, the Creator, influences pop culture, style of younger generation |url=https://marquettewire.org/4049438/ae/tyler-the-creator-influences-pop-culture-style-of-younger-generation/ |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Marquette Wire}} Tyler became well known in the late 2000s, when he emerged on the internet as the leader and co-founder of the music collective Odd Future. Within the group, Tyler participated as a rapper, producer, director and actor, releasing studio albums that he produced for its respective members. Okonma also performed on the group's sketch comedy show Loiter Squad (2012–2014).

Along with his collaborations with the group, Tyler developed his solo career beginning with his self-released debut studio album, Bastard (2009). Bastard earned him recognition in the online music press as an emerging artist from the indie music scene. His second studio album, Goblin (2011), brought him mainstream media exposure, aided by the popularity of the single "Yonkers" and its accompanying music video. During this period, Tyler faced controversy in the media for his horrorcore-influenced sound and his violent, transgressive lyrical content.

After the release of his third studio album, Wolf (2013), Tyler began to separate himself from his horrorcore productions, turning to more accessible sounds incorporating fusions of jazz, soul and R&B. In 2015, Tyler released his fourth studio album, Cherry Bomb, which featured guest appearances from artists such as Lil Wayne and Kanye West. In 2017, Tyler released Flower Boy, which earned him widespread critical acclaim and commercial success. Subsequent studio albums Igor (2019) and Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and won Best Rap Album at the 2020 and 2022 Grammy Awards, respectively.{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2022 |title=Tyler, the Creator Wins Best Rap Album for Call Me If You Get Lost at the 2022 Grammys |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-wins-best-rap-album-for-call-me-if-you-get-lost-at-the-2022-grammys/ |access-date=April 6, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406203127/https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-wins-best-rap-album-for-call-me-if-you-get-lost-at-the-2022-grammys/ |url-status=live }} His eighth studio album, Chromakopia (2024), debuted at number one with the highest first-week sales of his career.

Aside from his musical productions, Tyler became a significant figure in fashion with his clothing ventures Golf Wang and Le Fleur, and for his collaborations with major brands such as Lacoste, Converse and Louis Vuitton. Tyler is also the founder of the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival music festival, which has been held annually since 2012, and which featured appearances by Kanye West, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, and Billie Eilish, among others. He has also directed all of the music and promotional videos of his career, under the pseudonym Wolf Haley. Tyler has won two Grammy Awards,{{Cite magazine |last1=Schwartz |first1=Danny |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Tyler the Creator's Surreal, Summery 'IGOR' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tyler-the-creator-igor-review-837811/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520231434/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tyler-the-creator-igor-review-837811/ |archive-date=May 20, 2019 |access-date=January 11, 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} three BET Hip Hop Awards, a BRIT Award, and a MTV Video Music Award. In 2019, he was named "Music Innovator of the Year" by The Wall Street Journal.{{Cite web |last=Moorwood |first=Victoria |title=Tyler, the Creator named Music Innovator of the Year |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2019-11-08/84133/tyler-the-creator-named-music-innovator-of-the-year |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=REVOLT}} In 2024, the Los Angeles Times featured Okonma in its "L.A. Influential" series as a "creator who is leaving their mark" in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |last=Subscribers |first=For |date=June 2, 2024 |title=The Creators: A Hollywood trailblazer, a gaming visionary, a horror genius ... |url=https://www.latimes.com/la-influential/story/2024-06-02/the-creators |access-date=June 17, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

Early life and education

Tyler Gregory Okonma{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/23/tyler-the-creator-arrested_n_1167971.html |title=Tyler Gregory Okonma, Rapper Known As 'Tyler, The Creator,' Arrested At The Roxy Theatre |work=HuffPost |date=December 23, 2011 |access-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310212714/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/23/tyler-the-creator-arrested_n_1167971.html |url-status=live }} was born on March 6, 1991, in Hawthorne, California,Caramanica, Jon (May 4, 2011). [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/arts/music/tyler-the-creator-of-odd-future-and-goblin.html?pagewanted=all "Tyler, the Creator, of Odd Future and 'Goblin'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726024221/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/arts/music/tyler-the-creator-of-odd-future-and-goblin.html?pagewanted=all|date=July 26, 2020}}, The New York Times the son of a Nigerian father with Igbo ancestry, and a Biracial American mother of {{nowrap|African American}} and {{nowrap|white Canadian}} ancestry.{{cite web |author=Nardwuar on |url=http://nardwuar.com/vid/2011/03/nardwuar-vs-odd-future/ |title=Nardwuar vs. Odd Future : Nardwuar.com: Nardwuar's Video Vault! |publisher=Nardwuar.com |date=March 22, 2011 |access-date=September 21, 2012 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218143427/http://nardwuar.com/vid/2011/03/22/nardwuar-vs-odd-future/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2010-10-14/music/the-future-is-odd/ |title=Tyler the Creator is Half Nigerian? 3 More Things to Know About Him |publisher=Afripopmag.com |date=August 2011 |access-date=April 19, 2012 |archive-date=December 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213115913/http://www.laweekly.com/2010-10-14/music/the-future-is-odd/ |url-status=dead }} He spent his early life living in Hawthorne before moving to Ladera Heights at 17.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daZAgcZZLew |title=Tyler the Creator Injury – Sandwitches (Live) Breaks Foot / Loiter Squad @ House of Blues 6/18/11|via=YouTube |date=June 19, 2011 |access-date=April 19, 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}{{Cite tweet |number=1519692089033863169 |user=tylerthecreator |title=yo can someone change my wiki. im from hawthorne ca and stayed in lower ladera when i was 17 |first=Tyler |last=Okonma |author-link=Tyler, the Creator |date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428150647/https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/1519692089033863169 |archive-date=April 28, 2022}} At the age of seven, he would take covers out of CD cases and create covers for his own imaginary albums{{mdash}}including a tracklist with song lengths{{mdash}}before he could even make music.{{cite web |author=Haley Longman |url=http://www.teen.com/tyler-the-creator-best-new-artist-facts-bio-photos/#2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913013513/http://www.teen.com/tyler-the-creator-best-new-artist-facts-bio-photos/%232 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |title=10 Things to Know About VMA Winner Tyler, The Creator |work=Teen |date=August 30, 2011 |access-date=August 30, 2011 }} At the age of 14, he taught himself to play the piano.{{Citation |last=Baker |first=Timothy |title=Tyler, the Creator: The Odd Future Is Now |date=August 17, 2024 |work=Follow for Now, Volume 2: More Interviews with Friends and Heroes |pages=166 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv21fqj9g.23 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |publisher=Punctum Books|jstor=j.ctv21fqj9g.23 }}

In his 12 years of schooling, he attended 12 different schools in the Los Angeles and Sacramento areas.{{cite web |author=Weiss, Jeff |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-apr-10-la-ca-odd-future-20110410-story.html |title=Howling Wolves |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 10, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2012 |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009190713/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/10/entertainment/la-ca-odd-future-20110410 |url-status=live }} In the eighth grade, Okonma joined a drama class and was kicked out for being too hyperactive; further, in the ninth grade, he was not allowed to join the band class because he could not read music.{{Citation |title=Tyler, The Creator - WSJ 2019 Music Innovator Award Presentation | date=November 7, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D77Z0NCHrvo |language=en |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206160620/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D77Z0NCHrvo |url-status=live }}

He worked at FedEx for under two weeks, and at Starbucks for over two years.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t30cC2payc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5t30cC2payc |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Tyler, The Creator Worked at Starbucks |via=YouTube |date=June 12, 2015 |access-date=July 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}} Okonma took his stage name from a Myspace page he used to post his creative endeavors.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo5R1UhfoQg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Fo5R1UhfoQg |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Tyler, The Creator's Name Started on MySpace|last=Jimmy Kimmel Live|date=June 12, 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

When Okonma was 15, he had a YouTube channel named "Bloxhead".{{Cite web |title=15 YouTube Videos That Every Tyler, The Creator Fan Should Watch |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/a/eric-skelton/10-youtube-videos-every-tyler-the-creator-fan-should-watch |access-date=September 23, 2024 |website=Complex |language=en}} His first YouTube video was released on February 28, 2008. He posted videos until October 2009, when he stopped uploading to focus on his debut album, Bastard. The channel was originally titled "I Smell Panties" named after his comedy hip-hop duo group with Jasper Dolphin.{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2011 |title=YouTube - bloxhead's Channel |website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/bloxhead |access-date=May 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513113451/https://www.youtube.com/bloxhead |archive-date=May 13, 2011 }}

Career

=2007–2011: Odd Future, ''Bastard'', and ''Goblin''=

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Okonma co-founded the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future in 2007, alongside Hodgy, Left Brain, and Casey Veggies. They self-released their debut mixtape, The Odd Future Tape, in November 2008. On December 25, 2009, Okonma self-released his first album, Bastard. It was eventually ranked 32nd on Pitchfork Media's list of the Top Albums of 2010.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7893-the-top-50-albums-of-2010/?page=2|title=The Top 50 Albums of 2010 - Page 2|website=Pitchfork|date=December 16, 2010 |access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204142745/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7893-the-top-50-albums-of-2010/?page=2|url-status=live}} On February 11, 2011, Okonma released the music video for "Yonkers". The video received attention from several online media outlets.{{cite web |url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/02/11/tyler-the-creator-gets-odd-in-yonkers/ |title=Tyler, The Creator Gets Odd In 'Yonkers' |publisher=MTV |date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2011 |archive-date=September 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927010223/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/02/11/tyler-the-creator-gets-odd-in-yonkers/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2011/02/video-tyler-the-creator-yonkers |title=Video: Tyler, The Creator "Yonkers" |publisher=Complex.com |date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2011 |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119050325/http://www.complex.com/music/2011/02/video-tyler-the-creator-yonkers |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://stereogum.com/636961/tyler-the-creator-yonkers-video/top-stories/lead-story/ |title=Tyler, The Creator – "Yonkers" Video |publisher=Stereogum |date=February 13, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2011 |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010052659/http://stereogum.com/636961/tyler-the-creator-yonkers-video/top-stories/lead-story/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2011/02/watch-shocking-clip-odd-future-frontman/ |title=WATCH: Shocking Clip From Odd Future Frontman |work=Spin (magazine) |date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2011 |archive-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712223326/http://www.spin.com/2011/02/watch-shocking-clip-odd-future-frontman/ |url-status=live }} An extended version with a third verse was made available on iTunes.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/yonkers-single/419873754 |title=Yonkers – Single by Tyler, The Creator – Download Yonkers – Single on iTunes |publisher=iTunes Store |date=February 14, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |archive-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403044229/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yonkers-single/id419873754/ |url-status=live }} Okonma won Best New Artist for "Yonkers" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web|last=Wilkinson|first=Amy|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669866/tyler-the-creator-vma-best-new-artist.jhtml|title=Tyler, The Creator Nabs Best New Artist VMA|publisher=MTV News|date=August 29, 2011|access-date=August 29, 2011|archive-date=January 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111103920/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669866/tyler-the-creator-vma-best-new-artist.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Okonma's thematic content in these first two solo projects led fans and publications alike to categorize him in the horrorcore scene, although he vehemently rejected his connection with it.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/38044570575044608|title=Tyler, The Creator on Twitter|via=Twitter|access-date=August 13, 2018|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522042501/https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/38044570575044608|url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}}

In early 2011, Okonma was gaining the interest of a number of figures in the music industry, including Steve Rifkind, Jimmy Iovine, Rick Ross and Jay-Z.{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/rick-ross-wanted-to-sign-tyler-the-creator-back-in-2011|title=Rick Ross Wanted To Sign Tyler, The Creator Back In 2011|website=Genius|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507001108/https://genius.com/a/rick-ross-wanted-to-sign-tyler-the-creator-back-in-2011|url-status=live}} Okonma and the rest of Odd Future eventually signed a deal with Red Distribution/Sony in April 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1662665/odd-future-sony-deal/|title=Odd Future To Ink Deal With Sony's RED Distribution|first=Rob|last=Markman|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331095859/http://www.mtv.com/news/1662665/odd-future-sony-deal/|url-status=dead}} His second studio album, Goblin, was released May 10, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://frontpsych.com/2011/05/13/consultation-a-review-of-tyler-the-creators-goblin/ |title=Consultation: A Review of Tyler, The Creator's GOBLIN |website=frontpsych.com |access-date=May 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902193327/http://frontpsych.com/2011/05/13/consultation-a-review-of-tyler-the-creators-goblin/ |archive-date=September 2, 2012 }} Okonma and fellow Odd Future member Hodgy Beats made their television debut on February 16, 2011, when they performed "Sandwitches" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.{{cite web |url=http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/odd-future-sandwitches/1295865 |title=Odd Future: 'Sandwitches' – Video – NBC.com |publisher=Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |access-date=February 19, 2011 |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220064420/http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/odd-future-sandwitches/1295865/ |url-status=live }} On March 16, Okonma and Hodgy performed "Yonkers" and "Sandwitches" at the 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards, being joined by other members of Odd Future during "Sandwitches".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5BxanOUscU |title=Rap Radar Odd Future Performs At Woodie Awards |date=March 18, 2011 |last=Pedro Madeira |access-date=July 8, 2024 |via=YouTube}} During an interview with Okonma for Interview, Waka Flocka Flame expressed his interest in collaborating with the Odd Future frontman to direct a music video for him.{{citation |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/28/waka-flocka-flame-wants-tyler-the-creator-to-direct-his-video/ |title=Waka Flocka Flame Wants Tyler, the Creator To Direct His Video |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 30, 2011 |access-date=July 30, 2011 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018034946/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/28/waka-flocka-flame-wants-tyler-the-creator-to-direct-his-video/ |url-status=live }} In early 2011, Okonma told fans through his Formspring account that his third album would be called Wolf and it was scheduled to be released in May 2012.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Okonma also announced that Odd Future would establish their own TV show called Loiter Squad. On September 8, 2011, the show was finally confirmed as a 15-minute live-action show composed of various sketches, man on the street segments, pranks and music made by Odd Future. Dickhouse Productions, the production partnership that created Jackass, was scheduled to produce the show.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

=2012–2014: ''Wolf'' and ''Loiter Squad'' TV show=

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Odd Future's television show Loiter Squad premiered on Adult Swim on March 25, 2012. The show ran for three seasons and featured guest appearances from celebrities, including Johnny Knoxville, Lil Wayne and Seth Rogen. In 2015, Okonma stated that the show "is no more".{{cite web|url=https://weldbham.com/blog/2015/07/14/slossfest-preview-tyler-the-creator-birmingham-interview/|title=SlossFest Preview: Tyler, The Creator finds his wings|date=July 15, 2015|website=Weldbham.com|access-date=August 13, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518191730/https://weldbham.com/blog/2015/07/14/slossfest-preview-tyler-the-creator-birmingham-interview/|url-status=live}} On February 14, 2013, Odd Future uploaded a video to their YouTube account, which includes L-Boy skydiving and stating that Wolf would be released on April 2, 2013. The same day, Okonma would reveal the three album covers via his Instagram account.{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22925/title.tyler-the-creator-reveals-three-covers-for-wolf-lp-announces-release-date-tour |title=Tyler, The Creator Expands "Wolf" Tour, Adds Dates With Earl Sweatshirt |website=HipHopDX |date=March 16, 2013 |access-date=April 5, 2013 |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218094333/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22925/title.tyler-the-creator-reveals-three-covers-for-wolf-lp-announces-release-date-tour |url-status=live }}

In promotion of Wolf, Okonma performed several guest verses for other artists, notably "Trouble on My Mind" by GOOD Music artist Pusha T, "Martians vs. Goblins" by The Game (also featuring Lil Wayne), "I'ma Hata" by DJ Drama (also featuring Waka Flocka Flame and D-Bo), the title track from fellow Odd Future member Domo Genesis' collaboration album with The Alchemist, No Idols, and "Blossom & Burn" by Trash Talk (also featuring Hodgy Beats). Okonma also co-produced the song "666" from MellowHype's third album Numbers, which featured Mike G.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Through March and April 2013, Okonma toured North America and Europe. The first single from the album was released on February 14, 2013, titled "Domo23" along with the music video which features cameos from Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Jasper Dolphin and Taco Bennett.{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/bangers/2013/02/watch-the-video-for-tyler-the-creators-new-single-domo-23/ |title=Watch the Video for Tyler, the Creator's New Single "Domo 23" – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=February 15, 2013 |access-date=April 5, 2013 |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325165713/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/bangers/2013/02/watch-the-video-for-tyler-the-creators-new-single-domo-23/ |url-status=live }} On February 26, 2013, Okonma performed the songs "Domo23" and "Treehome95" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.{{cite magazine|title=Tyler, the Creator Debuts New Music on 'Fallon'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/tyler-the-creator-debuts-new-music-on-fallon-20130227|access-date=February 27, 2013|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 26, 2013|archive-date=February 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227162442/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/tyler-the-creator-debuts-new-music-on-fallon-20130227|url-status=live}}

Wolf was released on April 2, 2013, by Odd Future Records and RED Distribution under Sony Music Entertainment. It featured guest appearances by Frank Ocean, Mike G, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Left Brain, Hodgy Beats, Pharrell, Casey Veggies and Erykah Badu. The album was produced solely by Okonma, except for the final track "Lone". Along with the lead single "Domo23", music videos were filmed for "Bimmer", "IFHY" and "Jamba". Upon release, the album was met with generally positive reviews and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 90,000 copies in its first week.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} On January 31, 2014, Okonma was reported to be recording with Mac DeMarco.{{cite web|last=Zoladz|first=Lindsay|title=Mac DeMarco and Tyler, the Creator Are Working Together|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/53789-mac-demarco-and-tyler-the-creator-are-working-together/|work=Pitchfork|access-date=February 1, 2014|date=January 31, 2014|archive-date=February 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207085104/http://pitchfork.com/news/53789-mac-demarco-and-tyler-the-creator-are-working-together/|url-status=live}}

=2015–2016: ''Cherry Bomb''=

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On April 9, 2015, Okonma released the music video for the song "Fucking Young" to Odd Future's official YouTube channel. The video also included a short snippet of another song, "Deathcamp".{{cite web|title=Tyler, the Creator releases new song "Fucking Young"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCcVrLcGD7k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/SCcVrLcGD7k |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|work=OFWGKTA|access-date=April 11, 2015|date=April 9, 2015}}{{cbignore}} Okonma announced on the same day that the songs will be featured on his upcoming album Cherry Bomb, set for release on April 13, 2015.{{cite web|title=Article on new album 'Cherry Bomb' and newly released songs|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/35007/20150409/tyler-the-creator-fucking-young-video-new-album-cherry-bomb-watch.htm|work=Music Times|access-date=April 11, 2015|date=April 9, 2015|archive-date=April 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412030432/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/35007/20150409/tyler-the-creator-fucking-young-video-new-album-cherry-bomb-watch.htm|url-status=live}} Okonma announced via his Twitter account that the album would feature Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick and Black Lips member Cole Alexander.{{cite web|title=Tyler the Creator announces Cherry Bomb collaborators via Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/fucktyler/status/586016081715658752|via=Twitter|access-date=April 11, 2015|date=April 8, 2015|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305133248/https://twitter.com/fucktyler/status/586016081715658752|url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}} Two days later, Okonma performed the songs "Fucking Young" and "Deathcamp" for the first time at Coachella. During the set, Okonma notably criticized VIP members in the audience, of which many were celebrities, for their lack of enthusiasm.{{cite web|title=Tyler the Creator announces Cherry Bomb collaborators via Twitter|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/04/tyler-the-creator-calls-out-coachellas-soft-and-boring-vip-section-watch/|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=April 14, 2015|date=April 12, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414234607/http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/04/tyler-the-creator-calls-out-coachellas-soft-and-boring-vip-section-watch/|url-status=live}}

Cherry Bomb was released digitally on April 13, 2015, through Odd Future Records,{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cherry-bomb/983056044 |title=iTunes Music – Cherry Bomb by Tyler, The Creator |publisher=iTunes Store |date=April 13, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |archive-date=July 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717211207/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id983056044 |url-status=live }} with physical copies of the album, featuring five different album covers,{{cite web|title=Tyler, the Creator's Cherry Bomb Gets Five Album Covers, Physical Release Date|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/59236-tyler-the-creators-cherry-bomb-gets-five-album-covers-physical-release-date/|work=Pitchfork|access-date=April 14, 2015|date=April 13, 2015|archive-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420115620/http://pitchfork.com/news/59236-tyler-the-creators-cherry-bomb-gets-five-album-covers-physical-release-date/|url-status=live}} set to be released on April 28, 2015.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/fucktyler/status/587456169901477888 |title=Tyler, The Creator on Twitter: "CHERRY BOMB. iTunes Store. PLAY IT LOUD. PHYSICALS COME OUT ON THE 28TH " |via=Twitter |date=April 12, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055858/https://twitter.com/fucktyler/status/587456169901477888 |url-status=live }}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}}{{cite web|last1=Okonma|first1=Tyler|title=physical comes out on the 28TH its 5 covers|url=https://twitter.com/fucktyler/status/587311222808125440|via=Twitter|access-date=April 12, 2015|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305094443/https://twitter.com/fucktyler/status/587311222808125440|url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}} The album features performances from notable artists such as Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Schoolboy Q.{{cite web|title=Tyler, the Creator releases new song "Fucking Young"|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/04/tyler-the-creator-cherry-bomb-album-stream|work=complex|access-date=April 11, 2015|date=April 12, 2015|archive-date=November 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119191903/http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/04/tyler-the-creator-cherry-bomb-album-stream|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title=Stream Tyler, the Creator's New Album 'Cherry Bomb'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stream-tyler-the-creators-new-album-cherry-bomb-20150413|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 14, 2015|date=April 13, 2015|archive-date=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415003028/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stream-tyler-the-creators-new-album-cherry-bomb-20150413|url-status=live}} The album was supported by a world tour through North America, Europe and Asia, beginning at Coachella Festival on April 11, 2015, and ending in Tokyo, Japan in September 2015.{{cite web|title=Tyler, the Creator announces new album "Cherry Bomb"|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/04/09/tyler-the-creator-announces-new-album-cherry-bomb/|work=Rap-Up|access-date=April 14, 2015|date=April 9, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414134312/http://www.rap-up.com/2015/04/09/tyler-the-creator-announces-new-album-cherry-bomb/|url-status=live}} Okonma cancelled the Australian leg of his Cherry Bomb World Tour following a campaign by the grassroots organization Collective Shout to bar him from returning to Australia due to their opinion that his music promotes and glorifies violence against women.{{cite news|last1=Clarke|first1=Jenna|title=Tyler the Creator cancels Australian tour|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/tyler-the-creator-cancels-australian-tour-20150810-givip5.html|work=The Age|date=August 10, 2015|access-date=August 11, 2015|archive-date=August 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813014640/http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/tyler-the-creator-cancels-australian-tour-20150810-givip5.html|url-status=live}}

On August 26, 2015, Okonma revealed that he had been banned from visiting the United Kingdom for three to five years, which forced him to cancel a string of tour dates supporting the Cherry Bomb album, including the Reading and Leeds Festivals. The reason for the ban comes from lyrics dating back to 2009. His manager Christian Clancy said they were informed of the ban via a letter from then-Home Secretary Theresa May.{{cite web |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2015/08/26/tyler-the-creator-banned-from-u-k-forced-to-cancel-shows/ |title=Tyler The Creator Banned From U.K., Forced To Cancel Shows |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=August 26, 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} May cited lyrics from the album Bastard as the reason for the ban, although Okonma had toured multiple times in the UK since its release.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lostinshowbiz/2015/aug/27/tyler-the-creator-meets-his-match-in-theresa-the-home-secretary-head-of-the-uk-branch-of-banaholics-anonymous|title=Tyler, the Creator, meets his match in Theresa, the Home Secretary, head of the UK branch of Catholics Anonymous|last=Hyde|first=Marina|date=August 27, 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=August 30, 2015|archive-date=January 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127205249/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lostinshowbiz/2015/aug/27/tyler-the-creator-meets-his-match-in-theresa-the-home-secretary-head-of-the-uk-branch-of-banaholics-anonymous|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/2015-08-28/us-rapper-tyler-the-creator-banned-from-the-uk/|title=US rapper Tyler the Creator banned from the UK over lyrics|date=August 28, 2015|work=ITV News|access-date=August 30, 2015|archive-date=November 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123190851/http://www.itv.com/news/2015-08-28/us-rapper-tyler-the-creator-banned-from-the-uk/|url-status=live}} Okonma later claimed that he felt he had been treated "like a terrorist" and implied that the ban was racially motivated, stating that "they did not like the fact that their children were idolizing a black man".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/sep/01/tyler-the-creator-comments-banned-uk-freedom-of-speech|title=Tyler, the Creator on being banned from the UK: 'I'm being treated like a terrorist'|date=August 28, 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=September 1, 2015|archive-date=January 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131073031/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/sep/01/tyler-the-creator-comments-banned-uk-freedom-of-speech|url-status=live}}

=2017–2018: ''Flower Boy,'' television, and ''WANG$AP''=

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On April 8, 2017, Frank Ocean released a song titled "Biking" on his Beats 1 radio station "Blonded Radio", which features both Tyler, the Creator, and Jay Z. Eight days later it was announced Okonma would write, produce, and perform the theme song for scientist Bill Nye's new show, Bill Nye Saves the World. On June 28, the trailer for Okonma's TV show Nuts + Bolts premiered on Viceland. The show focuses on things Tyler, the Creator, finds interesting or is passionate about, and explains how they are created. The series premiered on August 3, 2017.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7791774/tyler-the-creator-viceland-show-nuts-and-bolts-august |title=Tyler, The Creator's Show 'Nuts and Bolts' Debuting on Viceland in August |magazine=Billboard |date=May 9, 2017 |access-date=March 29, 2018 |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117213551/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7791774/tyler-the-creator-viceland-show-nuts-and-bolts-august |url-status=live }}

On June 29, 2017, Okonma released the song "Who Dat Boy" featuring ASAP Rocky on a new YouTube channel, following many promotional countdown posts on his social media accounts. Later that night, he released the song on streaming services alongside a new song titled "911 / Mr. Lonely" featuring Steve Lacy, Frank Ocean, and Anna of the North. On July 6, 2017, he announced the title, tracklist and release date of his fifth album, Flower Boy,{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creators-new-album-not-actually-titled-scum-fuck-flower-boy/|title=Tyler, the Creator's New Album Not Actually Titled Scum Fuck Flower Boy|website=Pitchfork|date=July 19, 2017|access-date=July 19, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730022744/http://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creators-new-album-not-actually-titled-scum-fuck-flower-boy/|url-status=live}} which was released on July 21, 2017.{{cite web|last1=Strauss|first1=Matthew|title=Tyler, the Creator's New Album Not Actually Titled Scum Fuck Flower Boy|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creators-new-album-not-actually-titled-scum-fuck-flower-boy/|website=Pitchfork|date=July 19, 2017|access-date=July 23, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730022744/http://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creators-new-album-not-actually-titled-scum-fuck-flower-boy/|url-status=live}} Several singles were released following up to the album's release date, including "Boredom" and "I Ain't Got Time!". The album was released via iTunes, Spotify, and other major music services. On September 14, 2017, Tyler, the Creator, announced his third TV show to date, The Jellies!. It premiered on October 22, 2017.{{cite web|title=Fall 2017 TV Preview: Premiere Dates for Stranger Things, Walking Dead and More|date=September 2017|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/09/01/fall-2017-tv-preview-premiere-dates-for-stranger-things-walking-dead-and-more?page=4|publisher=IGN|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904071605/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/09/01/fall-2017-tv-preview-premiere-dates-for-stranger-things-walking-dead-and-more?page=4|url-status=live}} Flower Boy received rave reviews from critics and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, giving Okonma his second Grammy nomination after contributing to 2013 Album of the Year nominee Channel Orange, but was beat out by Kendrick Lamar's fourth studio album Damn.

On March 29, 2018, Okonma released "Okra",{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-drops-new-song-okra-listen/|title=Tyler, the Creator Drops New Song "OKRA": Listen|website=Pitchfork|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=March 29, 2018|archive-date=March 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329203439/https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-drops-new-song-okra-listen/|url-status=live}} among a string of freestyles and remixes. Okonma referred to it as a "throwaway song",{{Citation|last=Tyler, The Creator|title=Tyler, The Creator - OKRA|date=March 29, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQNazsWnQKU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/jQNazsWnQKU |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=April 2, 2018}}{{cbignore}} stating that it was not going to be included on any upcoming album, and was not an indication of the sound of any future projects.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/983018024084164610|title=Tyler, The Creator on Twitter|via=Twitter|access-date=April 8, 2018|archive-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409040411/https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/983018024084164610|url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}} On May 22, 2018, he released "435",{{Cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1997437/tyler-the-creator-435/music/|title=Tyler, The Creator Shares New Song "435"|date=May 22, 2018|work=Stereogum|access-date=July 22, 2018|archive-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722125453/https://www.stereogum.com/1997437/tyler-the-creator-435/music/|url-status=live}} continuing this string of singles. On July 23, 2018, Okonma and ASAP Rocky announced a collaborative project, WANG$AP, by releasing a music video for a remix of Monica's "Knock Knock" called "Potato Salad" on "AWGE DVD (Vol. 3)", a video compilation by AWGE, ASAP Rocky's creative agency.{{Cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/tyler-the-creator-asap-rocky-potato-salad/|title=HighSnobiety|last=Nembhard|first=Candice|date=July 24, 2018|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326060311/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/tyler-the-creator-asap-rocky-potato-salad/|url-status=live}}

=2019–2023: ''Igor'' and ''Call Me If You Get Lost''=

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On May 6, 2019, Okonma released two short video clips on his online profiles which featured new music. The videos showed him dancing erratically while wearing a long blonde wig, multicolored suit, black sunglasses, and a grill; he donned the same style for pictures on his social media and the music videos for the album's singles. He soon announced his sixth studio album, Igor, which was released on May 17.{{Cite tweet|user=tylerthecreator|number=1129235297177227270|title=Twitter announcement|date=May 17, 2019}} Igor was met with widespread critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming Okonma's first number-one album in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/arts/music/tyler-the-creator-dj-khaled-billboard-chart.html|title=Tyler, the Creator Beats DJ Khaled to Hit No. 1 With 'Igor'|work=The New York Times|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=May 27, 2019|access-date=May 28, 2019|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918014404/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/arts/music/tyler-the-creator-dj-khaled-billboard-chart.html|url-status=live}} The album also features the song "Earfquake", which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tyler-the-creator/chart-history/hsi/|title=Earfquake Chart History {{!}} Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2019|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814080124/https://www.billboard.com/music/Tyler-the-Creator/chart-history/hot-100|url-status=live}} On December 23, 2019, Okonma released two songs, "Best Interest", a song that did not make the cut of Igor that was released with a music video, and "Group B".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-new-songs-best-interest-group-b-930860/|title=Tyler, the Creator Drops Two New Songs: 'Best Interest,' 'Group B'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=December 23, 2019|access-date=December 24, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224001111/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-new-songs-best-interest-group-b-930860/|url-status=live}}

On January 26, 2020, Okonma won his first-ever Grammy at the 62nd Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap Album for Igor.{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2019 |title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-winners-list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508221351/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-winners-list |archive-date=May 8, 2020 |access-date=January 11, 2020 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |language=en}} Okonma admitted that while he was "very grateful" for his win, the categorizing of his music as rap is a "backhanded compliment".{{Cite web |author=Toyin Owoseje |title=Tyler, The Creator slams Grammys' 'urban' category as a politically correct version of the n-word |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/entertainment/tyler-the-creator-grammys-intl-scli/index.html |access-date=April 7, 2022 |publisher=CNN |date=January 27, 2020 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407205851/https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/entertainment/tyler-the-creator-grammys-intl-scli/index.html |url-status=live }} "It sucks that whenever we — and I mean guys that look like me — do anything that's genre-bending or that's anything they always put it in a rap or urban category. I don't like that 'urban' word — it's just a politically correct way to say the n-word to me," he said. He also added that he would love to be recognized on a more mainstream level and not forever pigeonholed in "urban" categories.

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For his seventh studio album, Call Me If You Get Lost, Okonma placed billboards in major cities across the world containing a phone number that when called, played a recorded conversation between Okonma and his mother.{{cite magazine |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Tyler, The Creator Reveals His New Album 'Call Me If You Get Lost' Is Arriving Soon |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9588747/tyler-the-creator-call-me-if-you-get-lost-album-announce |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 6, 2021 |date=June 17, 2021 |archive-date=July 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702172335/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9588747/tyler-the-creator-call-me-if-you-get-lost-album-announce/ |url-status=live }} That recording is included in the album as "Momma Talk".{{cite web |last1=Squires |first1=Bethy |title=Stream Tyler, the Creator's New Album Call Me If You Get Lost |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/hear-tyler-the-creators-new-album-call-me-if-you-get-lost.html |website=Vulture |access-date=July 6, 2021 |date=June 25, 2021 |archive-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703062736/https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/hear-tyler-the-creators-new-album-call-me-if-you-get-lost.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last1=Eustice|first1=Kyle|date=June 27, 2021|title=Tyler, The Creator's "Call Me If You Get Lost" Album Sales Projections Are In|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.62888/title.tyler-the-creator-call-me-if-you-get-lost-album-sales-projections-are-in|access-date=July 6, 2021|website=HipHopDX|archive-date=July 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704232134/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.62888/title.tyler-the-creator-call-me-if-you-get-lost-album-sales-projections-are-in|url-status=live}} Soon after the billboards were spotted, a website of the same name was discovered.{{Cite web|date=June 10, 2021|title=New album from Tyler, the Creator teased on mysterious website and billboard|url=https://consequence.net/2021/06/tyler-the-creator-album-website-billboard/|access-date=June 17, 2021|website=Consequence|language=en-US|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614193311/https://consequence.net/2021/06/tyler-the-creator-album-website-billboard/|url-status=live}} The album's lead single, "Lumberjack", was released on June 16.{{Cite web|date=June 16, 2021|title=Tyler, The Creator - "LUMBERJACK"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2150776/tyler-the-creator-lumberjack/music/|access-date=June 16, 2021|website=Stereogum|language=en|archive-date=June 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616161615/https://www.stereogum.com/2150776/tyler-the-creator-lumberjack/music/|url-status=live}} The following day, Okonma revealed the album's cover and confirmed its release date of June 25.{{Cite web|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|title=Tyler, the Creator Releasing New Album Call Me If You Get Lost Next Week|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-releasing-new-album-call-me-if-you-get-lost-next-week/|access-date=June 17, 2021|website=Pitchfork|date=June 17, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617161521/https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-releasing-new-album-call-me-if-you-get-lost-next-week/|url-status=live}} Upon release, it received widespread critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming Okonma's second number-one album in the United States.{{Cite web|last=Callas|first=Brad|title=Tyler, the Creator's 'Call Me If You Get Lost' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200|url=https://www.complex.com/music/tyler-the-creator-call-me-if-you-get-lost-first-week-numbers/|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=Complex|language=en-US|archive-date=July 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706023751/https://www.complex.com/music/tyler-the-creator-call-me-if-you-get-lost-first-week-numbers|url-status=live}} On January 5, 2022, Tyler, the Creator, was announced as a headliner of Louisville's Forecastle Festival scheduled for May 27–29, 2022.{{Cite magazine|last=Mims|first=Taylor|title=Tyler, the Creator, Tame Impala & Jack Harlow to Headline 2022 Forecastle Festival|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/concerts/tyler-the-creator-tame-impala-jack-harlow-forecastle-festival-2022-lineup-1235016207/|date=January 6, 2022|access-date=January 6, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220208144346/https://www.billboard.com/music/concerts/tyler-the-creator-tame-impala-jack-harlow-forecastle-festival-2022-lineup-1235016207/|url-status=live}}

Louis Vuitton's Men's Fall-Winter 2022 fashion show, held at Carreau du Temple, Paris was one of the last shows put together by the late fashion designer and Louis Vuitton creative director Virgil Abloh. This show was scored by Tyler, the Creator. His score was arranged by Arthur Verocai and it was Gustavo Dudamel who conducted the live performance by the Chineke! Orchestra.{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2022 |title=Tyler, the Creator Scores Virgil Abloh's Louis Vuitton Fashion Show |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-scores-virgil-ablohs-louis-vuitton-fashion-show-watch/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203133248/https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-scores-virgil-ablohs-louis-vuitton-fashion-show-watch/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=January 23, 2022 |title=Tyler, the Creator scores Virgil Abloh's Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hear-tyler-the-creators-score-for-virgil-ablohs-louis-vuitton-fashion-show-in-paris-3144350 |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203130617/https://www.nme.com/news/music/hear-tyler-the-creators-score-for-virgil-ablohs-louis-vuitton-fashion-show-in-paris-3144350 |url-status=live }}

On March 25, 2022, Okonma appeared on two tracks off Nigo's album I Know Nigo!, the opening track "Lost and Found Freestyle 2019" with A$AP Rocky, and the closer, "Come On, Let's Go", the latter of which was released along with a music video showcasing Tyler's Golf le Fleur* clothing line.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69021/title.tyler-the-creator-come-on-lets-go-pharrell-nigo|title=Tyler, The Creator & Pharrell Reunite On Nigo's 'Come On, Let's Go'|work=HipHopDX|last=Bustard|first=Andy|date=March 24, 2022|access-date=March 24, 2022|archive-date=March 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324213558/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69021/title.tyler-the-creator-come-on-lets-go-pharrell-nigo|url-status=live}} Call Me If You Get Lost won the award for Best Rap Album at the 64th Grammy Awards.

On March 27, 2023, Okonma revealed Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale, which would include songs recorded for Call Me If You Get Lost but did not appear on the final album, including the single "Dogtooth", which was released on the day of the announcement, alongside a music video.{{cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Tyler, the Creator Announces Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale, Shares Video for New Song 'Dogtooth': Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-announces-call-me-if-you-get-lost-the-estate-sale-shares-video-for-new-song-dogtooth-watch/ |access-date=March 27, 2023 |work=Pitchfork |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328181700/https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-announces-call-me-if-you-get-lost-the-estate-sale-shares-video-for-new-song-dogtooth-watch/ |url-status=live }} On Twitter, Okonma stated that "Call Me If You Get Lost was the first album I made with a lot of songs that didn't make the final cut".{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Tyler, the Creator Issues Warning About Social Climbing Men on New Single 'Dogtooth' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-shares-call-me-if-you-get-lost-the-estate-sale-cut-dogtooth-1234704254/ |access-date=September 23, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} On March 29, 2023, another single "Sorry Not Sorry" was released, alongside a music video.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-shares-video-for-new-song-sorry-not-sorry-watch/|title=Tyler, the Creator Shares Video for New Song "Sorry Not Sorry"|website=Pitchfork|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=March 29, 2023|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329140926/https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-shares-video-for-new-song-sorry-not-sorry-watch/|url-status=live}} The Estate Sale was released on March 31, 2023, along with a music video for the song "Wharf Talk".{{Cite magazine |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=March 31, 2023 |title=Watch Tyler, the Creator, A$AP Rocky Take a Trip in 'Wharf Talk' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-asap-rocky-wharf-talk-video-1234707021/ |access-date=March 31, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331153949/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-asap-rocky-wharf-talk-video-1234707021/ |url-status=live }}

=2024–present: ''Chromakopia''=

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On April 13, 2024, Okonma performed a headliner set at Coachella, closing out Saturday night with a performance that included guest appearances from Childish Gambino, ASAP Rocky, and Kali Uchis along with a duet of "Earfquake" with Charlie Wilson.{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2024 |title=Tyler, the Creator Performs With A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino, and Kali Uchis at Coachella 2024 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-performs-with-asap-rocky-childish-gambino-kali-uchis-coachella-2024/ |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} He began the set bursting through the wall of a fake trailer using pyrotechnics, before performing tracks from across his discography. Critics labeled the performance as an "exhilarating, high-stakes spectacle",{{Cite news |last=Demopoulos |first=Alaina |date=April 14, 2024 |title=Tyler, the Creator at Coachella review – an exhilarating, high-stakes spectacle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/14/tyler-the-creator-coachella-review |access-date=April 17, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} and a "brilliant reminder of a cult hero's power".{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=April 14, 2024 |title=Tyler, The Creator live at Coachella: a brilliant reminder of a cult hero's power |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/tyler-the-creator-live-at-coachella-setlist-photos-3616926 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

On October 16, 2024, Okonma revealed the name of his next album as Chromakopia in a teaser video titled "St. Chroma". On October 21, Okonma released the single, "Noid".{{cite magazine|first=Steven J.|last=Horowitz|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/tyler-the-creator-ayo-edebiri-noid-video-1236184785/|title=Tyler, the Creator Casts Ayo Edebiri as Crazed Fan in Video for New Song 'Noid'|magazine=Variety|date=October 21, 2024|access-date=October 28, 2024}} The album was released on October 28.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2024/10/tyler-the-creator-plots-chromakopia/|title=Tyler, The Creator Plots Return With 'Chromakopia'|magazine=Spin|date=October 17, 2024|access-date=October 18, 2024}}{{cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Saponara|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tyler-the-creator-new-album-chromakopia-release-date-cover-1235804098/|title=Tyler, the Creator Announces 'Chromakopia' Album Release Date & Reveals Cover Art|magazine=Billboard|date=October 17, 2024|access-date=October 18, 2024}} Following this, Tyler performed the album at smaller venues and in public.{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2024 |title=Tyler, the Creator rocks Brooklyn with '30 Minutes Of CHROMAKOPIA' show |url=https://www.dailytargum.com/article/tyler-the-creator-rocks-brooklyn-with-30-minutes-of-chromakopia-show-20241106 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |website=The Daily Targum |language=en}} He also performed the album at the 10th edition of the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival on November 16. He announced Chromakopia: The World Tour, his seventh headlining concert tour in support of the album on October 23, 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=October 23, 2024 |title=Tyler, the Creator Details Massive 2025 'Chromokopia' World Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-tour-dates-2025-chromokopia-1235140935/ |access-date=May 1, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} It started on February 4, 2025, in Saint Paul and is set to conclude on September 21, 2025, in Quezon City. He also announced that Lil Yachty and Paris Texas would serve as supporting acts for the tour.

Artistry

File:Pharrell Williams - Global Citizen Festival Hamburg 02.jpg has been one of the greatest inspirations and references for Okonma.]]

Okonma's music has been described as alternative hip-hop,{{cite web|first=Mandy|last=Dalugdug|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tyler-the-creator-named-top-artist-songwriter-in-q3-2023-in-nmpas-gold-platinum-program/|title=Tyler, The Creator was the top artist-songwriter in Q3 2023 on the NMPA's Gold & Platinum program (based on RIAA Certifications)|work=Music Business Worldwide|date=January 9, 2024|access-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522074647/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tyler-the-creator-named-top-artist-songwriter-in-q3-2023-in-nmpas-gold-platinum-program/|archive-date=May 22, 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Le Roy|url=https://culted.com/tyler-the-creator-a-story-of-evolution-and-development/|title=Tyler, the Creator: A Story Of Evolution And Development|work=Culted|date=July 13, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522055350/https://culted.com/tyler-the-creator-a-story-of-evolution-and-development/|archive-date=May 22, 2024|url-status=live}} hip hop,{{cite magazine|first=Andre J.|last=Gee|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/tyler-the-creator-projects-ranked/|title=Every Tyler, the Creator Project Ranked|magazine=XXL|date=March 10, 2020|access-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626010325/https://www.xxlmag.com/tyler-the-creator-projects-ranked/|archive-date=June 26, 2024|url-status=live}} neo soul, West Coast hip hop,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-west-coast-hip-hop-songs-1234712968/|title=The 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 1, 2023|access-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710153416/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-west-coast-hip-hop-songs-1234712968/|archive-date=July 10, 2024|url-status=live}} jazz rap, and hardcore hip hop, while his early music has been described as horrorcore.{{cite magazine|first=Gledre|last=Matulaityte|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/best-horrorcore-albums/|title=20 horrorcore albums that are better than your favorite scary movie|magazine=Alternative Press|date=September 4, 2020|access-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124160046/https://www.altpress.com/features/best-horrorcore-albums/|archive-date=January 24, 2021|url-status=live}} When Okonma emerged on the music scene as a "strange figure" of the Internet and one of the leaders of the music collective Odd Future, his musical productions instinctively became noted for resembling those of Pharrell Williams and his works in N.E.R.D and The Neptunes during the 2000s,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f0Nxi8_El8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/4f0Nxi8_El8 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Tyler, The Creator on Pharrell and the first time he heard N.E.R.D.|last=Power 106 Los Angeles|date=May 9, 2013|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/5181563|title=In Search of... did more for me than Illmatic|website=Genius|access-date=August 14, 2018|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406020033/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yk1HipdhdCU?autoplay=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&fs=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&playsInline=0&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fgenius.com&start=0|url-status=live}} which Okonma has referenced as his greatest inspirations and references.{{cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/07/26/tyler-pharrell-in-my-mind-10th-anniversary/|title=Tyler, the Creator Explains How Pharrell Changed His Life|date=August 31, 2018|website=Highsnobiety.com|access-date=August 14, 2018|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406020055/https://www.highsnobiety.com/|url-status=live}} The horrorcore-based aesthetics and transgressive lyrical content of his debut and second albums Bastard and Goblin were influenced by Eminem, especially his album Relapse (2009), which according to Okonma, is one of his favorites.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2011/09/tyler-the-creator-meets-eminem|title=Tyler, The Creator Meets Eminem|magazine=Complex|date=September 1, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2014|archive-date=July 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702052257/http://www.complex.com/music/2011/09/tyler-the-creator-meets-eminem|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/389902418588086274|title=Tyler, The Creator on Twitter|date=October 15, 2013|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509021137/https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/389902418588086274|url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}} When asked about the reason for his offensive content in his lyrics, Okonma responded that "they are not offensive" and that "I just like to piss off old white dudes."{{Cite web |last=NME |date=April 11, 2012 |title=Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator: 'My lyrics aren't offensive' - video |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/odd-future-32-1280683 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} The "nihilistic" and dark aesthetic of his early work was heavily criticized in online music communities for including lyrics in which he talked about rape and murder. The music video for "Yonkers", which featured Okonma eating a cockroach and committing suicide at the end, attracted controversy in the media, as well as being posted by Kanye West on his Twitter account, calling it "the video of 2011".{{Cite web |title=Kanye West Thinks Tyler, the Creator Has the Video of The Year |url=https://www.thefader.com/2011/02/24/kanye-west-thinks-tyler-the-creator-has-the-video-of-the-year |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=The FADER |language=en}}

As the de facto leader of Odd Future during the early 2010s, the group quickly gained notable attention from the media and the Internet, comparing them to the Wu-Tang Clan for their rebellious attitude and refusal to fall within industry standards.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2495622/method-man-comments-on-odd-future-wu-tang-comparisons/|title=Method Man Comments On Odd Future, Wu-Tang Comparisons|publisher=MTV|date=June 14, 2011|access-date=August 14, 2018|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814170001/http://www.mtv.com/news/2495622/method-man-comments-on-odd-future-wu-tang-comparisons/|url-status=dead}} However, Okonma quickly denied these comparisons: "we are in a completely different thing".{{Cite web |title=Tyler, The Creator Explains How Comparisons Between Odd Future & Wu-Tang Frustrate Him |url=https://genius.com/a/tyler-the-creator-explains-how-comparisons-between-odd-future-wu-tang-frustrate-him |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=Genius |language=en}} The group's "DIY" approach made a strong impact on hip-hop, releasing music and content whenever they wanted through unconventional platforms such as YouTube, Tumblr or Myspace, influencing artists to take an alternative path in building their careers.{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Caleb |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Revisiting Odd Future's Members And Their Influence |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/669878-odd-future-members |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2019 |title=The Impact Of Odd Future |url=https://www.hitupange.com/content/2019/6/1/the-impact-of-odd-future |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=HIT UP ANGE |language=en-NZ}} The group and Okonma also influenced fashion, beginning to popularize urban clothing under the streetwear Supreme and Converse brands, in addition to their own brand "Golf Wang" with its striking colorful aesthetic.{{Cite web |title=How Golf Wang Evolved With Tyler, the Creator's Career |url=https://www.complex.com/style/how-golf-wang-evolved-with-tyler-the-creators-career |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=February 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208182134/https://www.complex.com/style/how-golf-wang-evolved-with-tyler-the-creators-career |url-status=live }} Okonma also brought a new wave of attention to skateboarding and biking as he was constantly seen riding a BMX or skateboard around Los Angeles.{{Cite web |last=James |date=March 1, 2022 |title=The Soft Power of Cycling's Public Image |url=https://bycs.org/the-soft-power-of-cyclings-public-image/ |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=BYCS |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=January 28, 2012 |title=Tyler, The Creator Talks Skateboarding With Tony Hawk |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.18460/title.tyler-the-creator-talks-skateboarding-with-tony-hawk |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}} Several members of the group, such as Frank Ocean and Earl Sweatshirt, would go on to have successful musical careers, while alternative groups such as The Internet, led by Syd and Steve Lacy, would spawn. File:Tyler on his pink BMX (8048750942).jpg

From the release of his third studio album Wolf, critics noticed a musical change in Okonma's productions, venturing into more accessible and melodic sounds through fusions of jazz, R&B and soul, including collaborations with artists from those genres such as Erykah Badu, Charlie Wilson or Frank Ocean.{{Cite web |title=Tyler, the Creator: Wolf |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17805-tyler-the-creator-wolf/ |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} He also took a more intimate approach in his lyrics, talking about his father's abandonment in the song "Answer". However, his next release, Cherry Bomb, had a mixed reception from fans and critics for its experimental production, in which Okonma decided to "create only songs" without any connection between them, with a more "aggressive" and "noisy" aesthetic.{{Citation |title=FLOWER BOY: a conversation | date=January 22, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrcwcMIYpQg |language=en |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321084901/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrcwcMIYpQg |url-status=live }} The Medium would write in an analysis that "(Cherry Bomb) is the album that signaled this change and would pave the way for his follow-up's Flower Boy and IGOR to build upon, in terms of Tyler's style of production and lyricism." Around this time, Okonma would indefinitely step away from his responsibilities with Odd Future, signing with the record label Columbia Records.

Okonma's fifth album, Flower Boy, "marked the beginning of a new era — a complete departure from the wildly offensive lyrics and dark themes that defined his previous works".{{Cite web |title=Review: 'Call Me If You Get Lost' sees Tyler, the Creator return to his roots, now more matured and refined |url=https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2021/07/review-call-me-if-you-get-lost-sees-tyler-the-creator-return-to-his-roots-now-more-matured-and-refined |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402205353/https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2021/07/review-call-me-if-you-get-lost-sees-tyler-the-creator-return-to-his-roots-now-more-matured-and-refined |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=The Dartmouth}} Igor, Okonma's first Grammy-winning album, was a deeply personal concept album about "the emotional journey of being the odd man out in a love triangle",{{Cite magazine |last=Schwartz |first=Danny |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Tyler the Creator's Surreal, Summery 'IGOR' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tyler-the-creator-igor-review-837811/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520231434/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tyler-the-creator-igor-review-837811/ |archive-date=May 20, 2019 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} while Call Me If You Get Lost, his second Grammy-winning album, was a concept album about "the persona of "Tyler Baudelaire", a suave, well-traveled gentleman with a sophisticated taste for high art". This latest trilogy established Okonma as one of the most acclaimed and highest-rated artists of his generation and decade. During his acceptance of the Cultural Influence Award at the BET Awards, Okonma thanked Q-Tip, André 3000, Chad Hugo, Kanye West, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, and Hype Williams as his influences.{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2021 |title=Tyler, the Creator Accepts Cultural Influence Award at 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-accepts-cultural-influence-award-at-bet-hip-hop-awards-watch/ |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324215950/https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-accepts-cultural-influence-award-at-bet-hip-hop-awards-watch/ |url-status=live }} In addition to music, Okonma also established himself in the fashion industry with Golf Le Fleur, a high-end luxury line described to "embody the globe-trotting mise en scène of his 2021 album Call Me If You Get Lost".{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mark |date=December 8, 2021 |title=Tyler, The Creator's new Golf le Fleur line is a travel fantasy extravaganza |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90703483/tyler-the-creators-new-golf-le-fleur-line-is-a-travel-fantasy-extravaganza |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=Fast Company |language=en-US |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222213909/https://www.fastcompany.com/90703483/tyler-the-creators-new-golf-le-fleur-line-is-a-travel-fantasy-extravaganza |url-status=live }}

Personal life

Okonma has been an avid skateboarder since 2002 and collects BMX bicycles.{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Roman |title=Tyler, The Creator Talks Skateboarding With Tony Hawk |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.18460/title.tyler-the-creator-talks-skateboarding-with-tony-hawk |access-date=January 27, 2020 |work=HipHopDX |date=January 28, 2012 |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127054813/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.18460/title.tyler-the-creator-talks-skateboarding-with-tony-hawk |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Tony Hawk interviews Tyler The Creator of Odd Future - Dissent TV |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FCLWZro1VM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/-FCLWZro1VM |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|via=YouTube | date=January 27, 2012 |publisher=RIDE Channel |access-date=January 27, 2020 |language=en}}{{cbignore}} He identifies as an atheist.{{Cite web|last=Collins|first=Kaje|date=December 1, 2017|title=How Being a Fan of Tyler, The Creator Molded Me and Maybe an Entire Generation|url=https://kajecollins.medium.com/how-being-a-fan-of-tyler-the-creator-molded-me-and-maybe-an-entire-generation-971aea16eb8c|access-date=November 25, 2021|website=Medium|language=en|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125103654/https://kajecollins.medium.com/how-being-a-fan-of-tyler-the-creator-molded-me-and-maybe-an-entire-generation-971aea16eb8c|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=December 27, 2014|title=Tyler, The Creator Discusses Religious Views|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.31901/title.tyler-the-creator-says-hes-indifferent-about-religion|access-date=November 25, 2021|website=HipHopDX|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125103653/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.31901/title.tyler-the-creator-says-hes-indifferent-about-religion|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Q&A: 10 Facts We Learned About Tyler, The Creator From Formspring|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2011/05/10-facts-we-learned-about-tyler-the-creator-from-formspring/|access-date=November 25, 2021|website=Complex|language=en|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125103652/https://www.complex.com/music/2011/05/10-facts-we-learned-about-tyler-the-creator-from-formspring/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Brains|first=Cakes &|date=December 25, 2009|title=Cakes & Brains: Tyler, The Creator Presents:BASTARD|url=https://cakesandbrains.blogspot.com/2009/12/tyler-creator-presentsbastard.html|access-date=November 25, 2021|website=Cakes & Brains|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125103653/https://cakesandbrains.blogspot.com/2009/12/tyler-creator-presentsbastard.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Odd Future's Tyler The Creator Busted In LA, "I Swear To Atheist God, F*CK COPS"|url=https://www.sohh.com/odd-futures-tyler-the-creator-busted-in-la-i-swear-to-atheist-god-fck-cops/|access-date=November 25, 2021|website=SOHH.com|date=May 11, 2011|language=en-US|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125103702/https://www.sohh.com/odd-futures-tyler-the-creator-busted-in-la-i-swear-to-atheist-god-fck-cops/|url-status=live}} Okonma has asthma, and has been seen using an inhaler while on stage.{{Citation|title=Tyler, The Creator - EARFQUAKE / NEW MAGIC WAND (Live at the 2020 GRAMMYs)| date=January 28, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJilkMPqvs0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IJilkMPqvs0 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=March 22, 2021}}{{cbignore}} For this reason, he follows a straight edge lifestyle.{{cite magazine |last1=IANDOLI |first1=KATHY |title=Tyler, the Creator, 'Wolf': Track-By-Track Review |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1554954/tyler-the-creator-wolf-track-by-track-review |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 6, 2021 |archive-date=July 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710191216/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1554954/tyler-the-creator-wolf-track-by-track-review |url-status=live }}

= Sexuality =

Okonma has been the subject of speculation regarding his sexuality and has made numerous direct references in lyrics and interviews to having had same-sex relationships or experiencing same-sex attractions.{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2017 |title=Tyler the Creator has been 'coming out' as gay or bisexual for years and no-one cared |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/tyler-the-creator-gay-bisexual-coming-out-scum-fuck-flower-boy-lyrics-i-aint-got-time-twitter-garden-a7834751.html |website=The Independent |access-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605135638/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/tyler-the-creator-gay-bisexual-coming-out-scum-fuck-flower-boy-lyrics-i-aint-got-time-twitter-garden-a7834751.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Daisy |date=August 17, 2017 |title=Tyler The Creator Is The Latest Male Celebrity To Reveal He's Bisexual |url=http://www.elleuk.com/life-and-culture/culture/news/a37860/tyler-the-creator-is-the-latest-male-celebrity-to-reveal-he-is-bisexual/ |website=ELLE |access-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-date=February 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201152529/http://www.elleuk.com/life-and-culture/culture/news/a37860/tyler-the-creator-is-the-latest-male-celebrity-to-reveal-he-is-bisexual/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2019 |title=Tyler the Creator Likes Girls But 'Ends Up F**king Their Brother' |url=https://www.out.com/music/2019/11/20/tyler-creator-likes-girls-ends-fking-their-brother |website=out.com |access-date=November 20, 2019 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126034609/https://www.out.com/music/2019/11/20/tyler-creator-likes-girls-ends-fking-their-brother |url-status=live }} He described himself in a 2015 Rolling Stone interview as "gay as fuck" and said "My friends are so used to me being gay. They don't even care."{{Cite web |last=Corner |first=Lewis |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Tyler, The Creator speaks about the "grey area" around his sexuality |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/tyler-the-creator-addresses-the-grey-area-around-his-sexuality/ |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=Gay Times |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625142442/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/tyler-the-creator-addresses-the-grey-area-around-his-sexuality/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, during an interview with Noisey, Okonma said that by age 15 he already had a boyfriend.{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Daisy |date=August 17, 2017 |title=Tyler The Creator Is The Latest Male Celebrity To Reveal He's Bisexual |url=http://www.elleuk.com/life-and-culture/culture/news/a37860/tyler-the-creator-is-the-latest-male-celebrity-to-reveal-he-is-bisexual/ |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=ELLE |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201152529/http://www.elleuk.com/life-and-culture/culture/news/a37860/tyler-the-creator-is-the-latest-male-celebrity-to-reveal-he-is-bisexual/ |url-status=live }} In a 2018 interview with Fantastic Man, while discussing the Flower Boy lyric "I been kissing white boys since 2004" and the public response to it, Okonma said "It's still such a grey area with people, which is cool with me. Even though I'm considered loud and out there, I'm private, which is a weird dichotomy." Igor follows what many interpreted to be a romantic relationship between Okonma and a closeted bisexual man,{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=El |date=May 24, 2019 |title=The hidden symbols in Tyler, The Creator's 'Igor' |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/hidden-symbols-tyler-creators-igor-2492005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918014331/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/hidden-symbols-tyler-creators-igor-2492005 |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |work=NME}}{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Chris |title='Igor' Explained: A Guide To The Story, Themes, And Devices Of Tyler The Creator's 2019 Album |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrislambert/2019/05/21/igor-explained-a-guide-to-the-story-themes-and-devices-of-tyler-the-creators-2019-album/ |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182117/https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrislambert/2019/05/21/igor-explained-a-guide-to-the-story-themes-and-devices-of-tyler-the-creators-2019-album/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Hobbs |first=Thomas |date=May 21, 2019 |title=With IGOR, Tyler, the Creator finds the beauty in moving on |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/44552/1/igor-tyler-the-creator-album-review-beauty-in-moving-on |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=Dazed |language=en |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614211459/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/44552/1/igor-tyler-the-creator-album-review-beauty-in-moving-on |url-status=live }} while the song "Wilshire" on Call Me If You Get Lost has the lyric "I could fuck a trillion bitches every country I done been in/Men or women, it don't matter, if I seen 'em, then I had 'em". The song "Sorry Not Sorry" from the deluxe version of the album includes the lyric "Sorry to the guys I had to hide/Sorry to the girls I had to lie to", referring to his hiding male lovers from the public.{{Cite web |last=Ellington |first=Andre |date=March 29, 2023 |title=Tyler, The Creator Apologizes For Hiding Sexuality On New Song |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/tyler-the-creator-sorry-not-sorry-apologizes-sexuality |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401213716/https://hiphopdx.com/news/tyler-the-creator-sorry-not-sorry-apologizes-sexuality |url-status=live }}

Okonma has been criticized for his use of homophobic slurs, particularly his frequent use of the epithet "faggot" in his lyrics and on Twitter.{{cite news |last=MacPherson |first=Alex |date=May 10, 2011 |title=Is hip-hop homophobia at a tipping point? |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/may/09/hip-hop-homophobia |access-date=May 10, 2011 |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725034531/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/may/09/hip-hop-homophobia |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |date=May 13, 2011 |title=Odd Future Plays Secret L.A. Show |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/05/13/odd-future/ |access-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-date=May 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515070057/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/05/13/odd-future/ |url-status=live }} He has denied accusations of homophobia, stating, "I'm not homophobic. I just say faggot and use gay as an adjective to describe stupid shit,"Pattison, Louis (2011) "Tyler, The Creator Goblin", NME, May 14, 2011, p. 12Lester, Paul (2011) "[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/07/tyler-the-creator-odd-future Tyler the Creator in the UK: forget hip-hop, we're the new Sex Pistols!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425211605/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/07/tyler-the-creator-odd-future|date=April 25, 2019}}", The Guardian, May 7, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011 and, "I'm not homophobic. I just think faggot hits and hurts people."{{cite news |last=MacPherson |first=Alex |date=May 10, 2011 |title=Is hip-hop homophobia at a tipping point? |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/may/09/hip-hop-homophobia |access-date=May 18, 2011 |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725034531/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/may/09/hip-hop-homophobia |url-status=live }} However, he later said in an interview with MTV, "Well, I have gay fans and they don't really take it offensive, so I don't know. If it offends you, it offends you. If you call me a nigger, I really don't care, but that's just me, personally. Some people might take it the other way; I personally don't give a shit."{{cite web |title=Tyler, The Creator Defends His Use Of The Other F-Word |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665860/tyler-the-creator-defends-lyrics.jhtml |access-date=June 15, 2011 |publisher=MTV |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616171037/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665860/tyler-the-creator-defends-lyrics.jhtml |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |date=August 31, 2011 |title=GLAAD calls VMA winner Tyler, The Creator 'violently anti-gay' |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/08/31/glaad-calls-vma-winner-tyler-the-creator-violently-anti-gay/ |access-date=August 31, 2011 |publisher=Pink News |archive-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021121806/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/08/31/glaad-calls-vma-winner-tyler-the-creator-violently-anti-gay/ |url-status=live }} Okonma supported fellow Odd Future member Frank Ocean after Ocean publicly revealed a past relationship with another man.{{cite web |title=Frank Ocean Gets Support From Tyler, The Creator, Russell Simmons On Coming Out |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1689036/frank-ocean-coming-out-tyler-the-creator-russell-simmons.jhtml |access-date=April 24, 2015 |publisher=MTV |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127230034/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1689036/frank-ocean-coming-out-tyler-the-creator-russell-simmons.jhtml |url-status=dead }} Lyrics on the album Flower Boy led to speculation that Okonma was coming out as gay; the tracks in question were "Foreword", "Garden Shed", and "I Ain't Got Time!"{{cite web |last1=Eustice |first1=Kyle |date=July 10, 2017 |title=Fans Think Tyler The Creator Is Admitting He's Gay On Leaked "Flower Boy" LP |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44014/title.fans-think-tyler-the-creator-is-admitting-hes-gay-on-leaked-flower-boy-lp |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=HipHopDX |archive-date=July 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713064236/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44014/title.fans-think-tyler-the-creator-is-admitting-hes-gay-on-leaked-flower-boy-lp |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Rindner |first1=Grant |date=July 11, 2017 |title=Tyler, the Creator (maybe) opens up about his sexuality on leaked new album |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/7/11/15949100/tyler-the-creator-album-leak |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=Vox |archive-date=July 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731231143/https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/7/11/15949100/tyler-the-creator-album-leak |url-status=live }}

= Legal issues =

On December 22, 2011, Okonma was arrested on suspicion of vandalism after allegedly destroying equipment during a show at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood. A fan recorded video depicted Okonma throwing a microphone at a sound engineer.{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2011 |title=Tyler the Creator Arrested in West Hollywood (Video) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/tyler-creator-arrested-vandalism-west-hollywood-276211/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623203141/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/tyler-creator-arrested-vandalism-west-hollywood-276211/ |url-status=live }} Okonma subsequently paid $8,000 in damages to The Roxy.{{Cite magazine |last=Savage |first=Lauren |date=March 5, 2012 |title=Tyler, The Creator Pays $8,000 in Vandalism Case |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-pays-8000-in-vandalism-case-502902/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623203141/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-pays-8000-in-vandalism-case-502902/ |url-status=live }}

On March 15, 2014, Okonma was arrested in Austin, Texas, for inciting a riot after telling fans to push past security guards at his South by Southwest performance. Okonma faced up to one year in prison and a $4,000 fine.{{cite news |date=March 16, 2014 |title=Rapper Tyler, The Creator arrested at South By Southwest |publisher=Fox News |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rapper-tyler-the-creator-arrested-at-south-by-southwest/ |access-date=September 17, 2015 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306013346/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/03/16/rapper-tyler-creator-arrested-at-south-by-southwest/ |url-status=live }} Okonma's lawyer, Perry Minton, argued that the riot charge was overblown and perpetuated misconceptions of his client, who had no criminal record. The charges were later dropped.{{Cite news |last=Ulloa |first=Jazmine |title=As rapper's riot charge is dropped, legal experts question arrest |url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20160816/as-rappers-riot-charge-is-dropped-legal-experts-question-arrest |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627072620/https://www.statesman.com/news/20160816/as-rappers-riot-charge-is-dropped-legal-experts-question-arrest |url-status=live }}

On August 26, 2015, Okonma revealed that he had been banned from visiting the United Kingdom for three to five years, which forced him to cancel tour dates supporting the Cherry Bomb album, including the Reading and Leeds Festivals. His manager Christian Clancy said they were informed of the ban via a letter from then-Home Secretary Theresa May. May cited lyrics from the 2009 album Bastard as the reason for the ban, although Okonma had toured multiple times in the UK since its release. Okonma later said that he felt he had been treated like a terrorist and implied that the ban was racially motivated, stating that "they did not like the fact that their children were idolizing a black man." According to the BBC, it is believed the ban was lifted in February 2019,{{r|BBC Rowdy}} concurring with a scheduled performance in London to promote Igor. However, the 2019 show was forcibly cancelled by police due to safety concerns that the venue was "overcrowded" and "too rowdy."{{Cite news |date=May 18, 2019 |title='Rowdy' crowd stops rapper's surprise gig |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48321716 |access-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-date=June 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616102220/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48321716 |url-status=live }} After winning International Male Solo Artist at the 2020 Brit Awards, Okonma referenced the ban. "I wanna give a special shout out to someone who I hold dear to my heart, who made it where I couldn't come to this country five years ago," he said. "I know she's at home pissed off. Thank you Theresa May."{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/tyler-the-creator-theresa-may-brits-2020-rapper-banned-uk-explained-399514|title=Why Tyler, The Creator thanked Theresa May during his Brit Awards speech|first=Charlie|last=Duffield|date=February 19, 2020|website=i (newspaper)|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617104227/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/tyler-the-creator-theresa-may-brits-2020-rapper-banned-uk-explained-399514|url-status=live}}

= Controversy =

From 2010 to 2011, he made a series of sexually explicit comments directed towards Selena Gomez over Twitter.{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tyler-the-creator-apologizes-selena-gomez-new-song-call-me-if-you-get-lost-9593166/|title= Tyler, the Creator Apologizes to Selena Gomez for Past Tweets in New Song 'Manifesto'|magazine= Billboard|accessdate= November 2, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.glamour.com/story/tyler-the-creator-just-addressed-his-graphic-tweets-about-selena-gomez-from-2010|title= Selena Gomez Just Received an Apology From Tyler, the Creator for Those Explicit Tweets|website= Glamour|date= June 27, 2021|accessdate= November 2, 2024}} In a 2013 interview, he stated that he and Selena were not on good terms, explaining, "We don't really get along. She don't like me. We don't like each other. Because I'm kicking it with Justin — like that's my homeboy. She always be mean muggin' me. Like why are you hating on me?"{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzYhGJKAAH8|title= Tyler, The Creator on Selena Gomez|website= Power 106 Los Angeles|date= May 9, 2013|accessdate= November 2, 2024}} In 2021, he made the public apology in his song "Manifesto" in his studio album Call Me If You Get Lost.{{cite web|url= https://www.teenvogue.com/story/tyler-the-creator-explicit-tweets-apology-selena-gomez|title= Tyler, the Creator Addressed Explicit Tweets He Once Wrote About Selena Gomez|website= Teen Vogue|date= June 27, 2021|accessdate= November 2, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.businessinsider.com/tyler-the-creator-apologizes-to-selena-gomez-over-explicit-tweets-2021-6|title= Tyler, the Creator apologizes to Selena Gomez for his past sexually explicit tweets towards her on his new song "Manifesto"|website= Business Insider|accessdate= November 2, 2024}} Tyler Aquilina of Entertainment Weekly wrote of the controversy, "Tyler was known as a provocateur at that point in his career, and was frequently criticized for what many observers called homophobic and misogynistic lyrics, including depictions of violence against women".{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/music/tyler-the-creator-apologizes-to-selena-gomez-on-new-song/|title= Tyler, the Creator apologizes to Selena Gomez for past explicit tweets on new song|magazine= Entertainment Weekly|accessdate= November 2, 2024}}

= Feuds =

==Eminem==

Eminem, in his 2018 single "Fall", referred to Okonma as a "faggot" and inferred that he explored sexuality in his music for attention.{{Cite web |last=ago |first=Music-4 years |date=September 14, 2018 |title=Eminem Reveals Tyler, The Creator Diss Was Because Tyler And Earl Sweatshirt Criticized His Music |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/why-did-eminem-diss-tyler-the-creator-on-fall.html |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Okayplayer |language=en-US |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211851/https://www.okayplayer.com/music/why-did-eminem-diss-tyler-the-creator-on-fall.html |url-status=live }} Eminem also attacked Okonma for being critical of his single "Walk On Water" and Shady XV (2014).{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2017 |title=Tyler The Creator Disses Eminem Says 'Walk On Water' Is Trash |url=https://urbanislandz.com/2017/11/14/tyler-the-creator-disses-eminem-says-walk-on-water-is-trash/ |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Urban Islandz |language=en-US |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117230613/https://urbanislandz.com/2017/11/14/tyler-the-creator-disses-eminem-says-walk-on-water-is-trash/ |url-status=live }} After receiving backlash for his lyrics,{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2018 |title=Eminem Slammed for Homophobic Diss About Tyler, The Creator on His New Album |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/eminem-slammed-for-homophobic-diss-about-tyler-the-creator/ |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407205504/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/eminem-slammed-for-homophobic-diss-about-tyler-the-creator/ |url-status=live }} Eminem responded in an interview with Sway, saying, "I think the word that I called him was one of the things where I felt like this might be too far. In my quest to hurt him, I realized I was hurting a lot of other people. It was one of the things that I kept going back to. Not feeling right with this". In an interview with The Guardian, Okonma responded, saying, "[The "Fall" line] was okay. Did you ever hear me publicly say anything about that? I knew what the intent was. He felt pressured because people got offended for me. We were playing Grand Theft Auto when we heard it. We rewound it and [shrugged]. Then kept playing".{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2019 |title=Tyler, the Creator: 'Theresa May's gone, so I'm back in the UK' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/05/tyler-the-creator-back-after-uk-ban-funk-reinvention-homophobia-accusations |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410051852/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/05/tyler-the-creator-back-after-uk-ban-funk-reinvention-homophobia-accusations |url-status=live }}

==DJ Khaled==

In June 2019, after Igor debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 over DJ Khaled's album Father of Asahd, DJ Khaled posted a video on Instagram, criticizing Okonma's music saying, "I make albums so people can play it and you actually hear it. [If] driving your car, you hear another car playing it, go to the barbershop, you hear them playing it [and] turn the radio on, and you hear them playing it. It's called great music. It's called albums [where] you actually hear the songs. Not no mysterious shit you never hear the songs".{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2019 |title=DJ Khaled Appears To Shade Tyler, The Creator For Beating Him To #1 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2047049/dj-khaled-tyler-the-creator-number-one-shade/news/ |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Stereogum |language=en |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021005440/https://www.stereogum.com/2047049/dj-khaled-tyler-the-creator-number-one-shade/news/ |url-status=live }} He then deleted the video.

On August 6, 2021, Okonma spoke about the DJ Khaled controversy on Hot 97, stating that he enjoyed "just watching a man die inside because the weirdo is winning". He claimed that DJ Khaled "had to deal with that because his whole identity is being number one and when he didn't get that, that sat with him longer in real life time than that moment. I moved on."{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2021 |title=Tyler, The Creator says he watched DJ Khaled "die inside" after chart battle loss |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tyler-the-creator-watched-dj-khaled-die-inside-3014734 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407205504/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tyler-the-creator-watched-dj-khaled-die-inside-3014734 |url-status=live }} Okonma made multiple references to "mysterious music" on Twitter, writing "MYSTERIOUS MUSIC! HA!" after winning Best Rap Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards for Call Me If You Get Lost.{{Cite web |title=Tyler, the Creator Appears to Troll DJ Khaled After Earning Another No. 1 Album |url=https://www.complex.com/music/tyler-the-creator-dj-khaled-number-one-album |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407205319/https://www.complex.com/music/tyler-the-creator-dj-khaled-number-one-album |url-status=live }}

Rolling Stone reported in a November 7, 2023 feature story about DJ Khaled that he had expressed interest in collaborating with Tyler, the Creator, and that he asserted they now have a good rapport.{{Cite magazine |title=Inside DJ Khaled's Relentlessly Joyous World |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dj-khaled-til-next-time-mark-wahlberg-project-drake-interview-1234829190/ |access-date=December 7, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180915/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dj-khaled-til-next-time-mark-wahlberg-project-drake-interview-1234829190/ |url-status=live }}

Discography

{{Main|Tyler, the Creator discography|Tyler, the Creator production discography}}

Studio albums

Bastard (2009)
Goblin (2011)
Wolf (2013)
Cherry Bomb (2015)
Flower Boy (2017)
Igor (2019)
Call Me If You Get Lost (2021)
Chromakopia (2024)

Tours

=Headlining=

Wolf Tour (2013){{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2013/02/tyler-the-creator-reveals-wolf-album-covers-announces-tour-dates/|title=Tyler, the Creator reveals Wolf album covers, announces tour dates|website=Consequence.net|date=February 14, 2013|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=November 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106162627/https://consequence.net/2013/02/tyler-the-creator-reveals-wolf-album-covers-announces-tour-dates/|url-status=live}}
2014 Tour (2014){{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2014/03/tyler-the-creator-announces-2014-tour-dates/|title=Tyler, the Creator announces 2014 tour dates|website=Consequence|access-date=March 1, 2014|archive-date=April 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426173552/https://consequence.net/2014/03/tyler-the-creator-announces-2014-tour-dates/|url-status=live}}
Cherry Bomb Tour (2015)
Okaga, CA Tour (2016){{Cite news|url=https://vivalahiphop.com/2016/02/24/tyler-the-creator-okaga-ca-tour/|title=Tyler, The Creator OKAGA, CA Tour|newspaper=Viva la Hip Hop|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803225231/https://vivalahiphop.com/2016/02/24/tyler-the-creator-okaga-ca-tour/|url-status=live}}
Flower Boy Tour (2017–2018){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-plots-fall-flower-boy-u-s-tour-203072/|title=Tyler, the Creator Plots Fall 'Flower Boy' U.S. Tour|first=Ryan|last=Reed|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 23, 2017|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803204303/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyler-the-creator-plots-fall-flower-boy-u-s-tour-203072/|url-status=live}}
Igor Tour (2019)
Call Me If You Get Lost Tour (2022)
Chromakopia: The World Tour (2025)

=Co-headlining=

Rocky and Tyler Tour {{small|(with A$AP Rocky)}} (2015){{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2015/08/asap-rocky-and-tyler-the-creator-team-up-for-us-tour/|title=ASAP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator team up for US tour|website=Consequence|date=August 4, 2015|access-date=August 4, 2015|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926192236/https://consequence.net/2015/08/asap-rocky-and-tyler-the-creator-team-up-for-us-tour/|url-status=live}}

=Supporting=

Kid Cudi - Cud Life Tour (2013){{Cite web|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/news/kid-cudi-announces-tour-tyler-the-creator-big-sean-logic.html|title=Kid Cudi Announces Tour Dates with Tyler, the Creator x Big Sean x Logic|website=Okayplayer.com|date=July 19, 2013|access-date=March 30, 2022|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628203818/https://www.okayplayer.com/news/kid-cudi-announces-tour-tyler-the-creator-big-sean-logic.html|url-status=live}}

Filmography

= Television =

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2011–2013

|Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

|rowspan="2"|Himself

|2011: Performed "Sandwitches" with Hodgy Beats
2013: Performed "Treehome95" with Coco O and "Domo23"

rowspan="3"|2011

|When I Was 17

Workaholics

|Extra

|Episode: "Heist School"

Regular Show

|Blitz Comet
Big Trouble

|Voice roles (Episode: "Rap It Up")

rowspan="3"|2012

|Punk'd

|rowspan="2"|Himself

|2 episodes; Season 9, Episodes 2 and 4{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/punkd-season-9-ep-4-tyler-the-creator/1683495/playlist.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422161809/http://www.mtv.com/videos/punkd-season-9-ep-4-tyler-the-creator/1683495/playlist.jhtml |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |access-date=April 24, 2012 |title=Punk'd " Full Episodes |publisher=MTV |url-status=dead}}

Ridiculousness

|Season 2, Episode 10: Tyler, the Creator, and Taco Bennett

The Mindy Project

|Rapper

|Season 1, Episode 10: Mindy's Brother

2012–2014

|Loiter Squad

|rowspan="3"|Himself

|Co-creator, producer, composer

rowspan="3"|2013

|Late Show with David Letterman

|Performed "Rusty" with Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt

The Arsenio Hall Show

Axe Cop

|Liborg

|2 episodes

rowspan="3"|2015

| Black Dynamite

|Broto

| Season 2, episode 10: "The Wizard of Watts"

The Eric André Show

| rowspan="2" |Himself

| Season 3, episode 8: "Jimmy Kimmel; Tyler, The Creator"{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/01/tyler-the-creator-eric-andre-show-father-health-video/|access-date=April 11, 2015|title=Eric Andre Show Appearance|work=Spin (magazine)|date=January 10, 2015|archive-date=January 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163239/http://www.spin.com/2015/01/tyler-the-creator-eric-andre-show-father-health-video/|url-status=live}}

Tavis Smiley

2015, 2017–2019

|The Jellies!

|Various

|Creator, Executive Producer, composer

2017

|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

|Himself

|Performed "911"

2020

|Kidding

|Cornell

|Season 2{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tyler-the-creator-to-star-in-jim-carreys-comedy-series-kidding-news.103215.html|title=Tyler, The Creator To Star In Jim Carrey's Comedy Series "Kidding"|date=February 8, 2020|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en|access-date=March 15, 2020|archive-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327183941/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tyler-the-creator-to-star-in-jim-carreys-comedy-series-kidding-news.103215.html|url-status=live}}

2022

|Big Mouth

|Jesus Christ

|Season 6, episode 1: The Hookup House{{Cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/video/watch-tyler-creator-voice-jesus-024424108.html |title=Watch Tyler, the Creator Voice Jesus in Netflix's 'Big Mouth' |date=October 30, 2022 |website=Yahoo |access-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908000512/https://www.yahoo.com/video/watch-tyler-creator-voice-jesus-024424108.html |url-status=live }}

=Films=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

rowspan="2" |2022

| Jackass Forever

| rowspan="2" |Himself

| Guest appearance

Jackass 4.5

| Cameo

2024

| Piece by Piece

| Mr. Thoroughgood

| Cameo; voice role

2025

| Marty Supreme

| {{TBA}}

| Post-production{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=September 16, 2024 |title=Tyler, the Creator Joins Cast of Josh Safdie's New A24 Movie |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-joins-cast-of-josh-safdie-new-a24-movie/ |access-date=September 23, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

= Video Games =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2013

|Grand Theft Auto V

|Additional voices

|Credited under The Local Population{{Cite web |last=Teixeira |first=Miri |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Tyler, the Creator reveals he voiced 'Grand Theft Auto V' characters |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/tyler-the-creator-revealed-gta-cameo-2829979 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

Credited as Tyler Mr. Hot Sauce Haley Wolf 2010

=As director=

==Music videos==

class="wikitable" !Year !Song !Artist !Notes
rowspan="3"\| 2010 \| "Bastard" \| rowspan="6"\| Tyler, the Creator \| rowspan="3"\| Credited as Wolf Haley Co-directed by Taco Bennett
"French!" {{small\|(featuring Hodgy Beats)}}
"VCR"
rowspan="3"\|2011 \| "Yonkers" \| rowspan="28"\| Credited as Wolf Haley
"She" {{small\|(featuring Frank Ocean)}}
"Bitch Suck Dick" {{small\|(featuring Jasper Dolphin & Taco)}}
rowspan="4"\|2012 \| "Rella" {{small\|(featuring Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis and Tyler, the Creator)}} \| rowspan="3"\| Odd Future
"NY (Ned Flander)" {{small\|(featuring Hodgy Beats & Tyler, the Creator)}}
"Sam (Is Dead)" {{small\|(featuring Domo Genesis and Tyler, the Creator)}}
"F.E.B.N." \| Trash Talk
rowspan="5"\|2013 \| "Domo 23/Bimmer" \| Tyler, the Creator
"Whoa" {{small\|(featuring Tyler, the Creator)}}	Earl Sweatshirt
"IFHY/Jamba" {{small\|(featuring Pharrell and Hodgy Beats)}} \| rowspan="2"\|Tyler, the Creator
"Tamale/Answer"
"Glowing" \| D.A. Wallach
2015 \| "Fucking Young/Deathcamp" \| rowspan="20"\| Tyler, the Creator
rowspan="2"\| 2016 \| "Buffalo/Find Your Wings" {{small\|(featuring Shane Powers, Roy Ayers, Syd, and Kali Uchis)}}
"Perfect" {{small\|(featuring Kali Uchis and Austin Feinstein)}}
2017 \| "Who Dat Boy/911" {{small\|(featuring A$AP Rocky)}}
rowspan="3"\| 2018 \| "Okra"
"Potato Salad" {{small\|(featuring A$AP Rocky)}}
"See You Again / Where This Flower Blooms" {{small\|(featuring Kali Uchis and Frank Ocean)}}
rowspan="4"\| 2019 \| "Earfquake"
"A Boy Is a Gun"
"I Think"
"Best Interest"
rowspan="5"\| 2021 \| "Lumberjack"
"WusYaName" {{small\|(featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign)}}
"Juggernaut" {{small\|(featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell Williams)}}
"Corso"
"Lemonhead" {{small\|(featuring 42 Dugg and Frank Ocean)}}
rowspan="1"\|2022 \| "Come On, Let's Go" {{small\|(featuring Nigo)}} \| rowspan="4"\|Credited as Tyler Okonma
rowspan="2"\|2024 \| "Noid"
"Thought I Was Dead" {{small\|(featuring Schoolboy Q and Santigold)}}
rowspan"1"\|2025 \| "Sticky" {{small\|(featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne)}}

Awards and nominations

{{Main article|List of awards and nominations received by Tyler, the Creator}}

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Category:XL Recordings artists

class="wikitable" !Year !Song !Artist !Notes
rowspan="3"\| 2010 \| "Bastard" \| rowspan="6"\| Tyler, the Creator \| rowspan="3"\| Credited as Wolf Haley Co-directed by Taco Bennett
"French!" {{small\|(featuring Hodgy Beats)}}
"VCR"
rowspan="3"\|2011 \| "Yonkers" \| rowspan="28"\| Credited as Wolf Haley
"She" {{small\|(featuring Frank Ocean)}}
"Bitch Suck Dick" {{small\|(featuring Jasper Dolphin & Taco)}}
rowspan="4"\|2012 \| "Rella" {{small\|(featuring Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis and Tyler, the Creator)}} \| rowspan="3"\| Odd Future
"NY (Ned Flander)" {{small\|(featuring Hodgy Beats & Tyler, the Creator)}}
"Sam (Is Dead)" {{small\|(featuring Domo Genesis and Tyler, the Creator)}}
"F.E.B.N." \| Trash Talk
rowspan="5"\|2013 \| "Domo 23/Bimmer" \| Tyler, the Creator
"Whoa" {{small\|(featuring Tyler, the Creator)}}	Earl Sweatshirt
"IFHY/Jamba" {{small\|(featuring Pharrell and Hodgy Beats)}} \| rowspan="2"\|Tyler, the Creator
"Tamale/Answer"
"Glowing" \| D.A. Wallach
2015 \| "Fucking Young/Deathcamp" \| rowspan="20"\| Tyler, the Creator
rowspan="2"\| 2016 \| "Buffalo/Find Your Wings" {{small\|(featuring Shane Powers, Roy Ayers, Syd, and Kali Uchis)}}
"Perfect" {{small\|(featuring Kali Uchis and Austin Feinstein)}}
2017 \| "Who Dat Boy/911" {{small\|(featuring A$AP Rocky)}}
rowspan="3"\| 2018 \| "Okra"
"Potato Salad" {{small\|(featuring A$AP Rocky)}}
"See You Again / Where This Flower Blooms" {{small\|(featuring Kali Uchis and Frank Ocean)}}
rowspan="4"\| 2019 \| "Earfquake"
"A Boy Is a Gun"
"I Think"
"Best Interest"
rowspan="5"\| 2021 \| "Lumberjack"
"WusYaName" {{small\|(featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign)}}
"Juggernaut" {{small\|(featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell Williams)}}
"Corso"
"Lemonhead" {{small\|(featuring 42 Dugg and Frank Ocean)}}
rowspan="1"\|2022 \| "Come On, Let's Go" {{small\|(featuring Nigo)}} \| rowspan="4"\|Credited as Tyler Okonma
rowspan="2"\|2024 \| "Noid"
"Thought I Was Dead" {{small\|(featuring Schoolboy Q and Santigold)}}
rowspan"1"\|2025 \| "Sticky" {{small\|(featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne)}}