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Tyler the creator
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Tyler Gregory Okonma
Tyler, the Creator was born Tyler Okonma on March 6, 1991. His love of music began at the tender age of
7 when he created imaginary albums complete with the track list. He formed and fronted a rap group
called Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. The group released their first album in 2008, but Tyler was
head on to craft his own album.
In late 2009, he released his debut album titled "Bastard". Led by the title track and "French", the effort
landed at No. 32 on Pitchfork Media's list of the Top Albums of 2010. Meanwhile, the second single was
ranked 61st on Pitchfork Media's list of the Top 100 Tracks of 2010. As his solo career seemed to be on
the track, Tyler put up with his group, going on tours and promoting their second album.
Tyler said he was under a one-album deal with XL Recording and therefore "Goblin" was released on
May 10, 2011. It was a concept album, continuing Tyler's dialogues with his fictional therapist Dr. TC,
who was first heard on "Bastard". The album, which was led by "Sandwitches", bowed at No. 5 on
Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Billboard R&B chart.
Not only was his music criticized during this time, but his homophobic comments on "Goblin" sparked
outrage as well. He defended himself by saying, "I'm not anti-gay. I just call stupid s**t 'faggot' and use
the term 'gay' to describe it."
His next album, "Wolf," would be released in 2012. He stated that it would include instrumentals he has
created since he was 15 years old. The studio effort, however, did not emerge until the next year. "Wolf,"
which was released on April 2, 2013, by Odd Future Records and RED Distribution, featured Frank Ocean,
Pharrell Williams, and Erykah Badu, among others. It was well-received by critics and opened at No. 3 on
the Billboard 200 chart after selling 90,000 copies in its first week.
Tyler's fourth album "Cherry Bomb" was released digitally on April 13, 2015, while the physical copies
arrived on April 28 with five different album covers. The set boasted collaborations with massive hip-hop
stars, including Kanye West, Lil Wayne and ScHoolBoy Q. To support the album, Tyler was criss-crossing
the globe for a world tour, visiting some countries in America, Europe and Asia.
Almost two years since the release of "Cherry Bomb", Tyler released a song titled "Who Dat Boy"
featuring A$AP Rocky in June 2017 to precede his new album. Following many promotional countdown
posts on social media, he announced that the fourth studio album was titled "Scum F*ck Flower Boy"
and would be released on July 21.
Ahead of the release, some tracks off the album were leaked online. Three songs titled "Foreword",
"Garden Shed" and "I Ain't Got Time!" sparked speculations that Tyler would be coming out of the closet
as a gay on the new effort. Many people thought it would be very odd for Tyler to come out as he was
notoriously known for his homophobic remarks on his music, while some others weren't surprised by
the potential revelation.
"Flower Boy" was released on July 21, as planned, to considerable critical praise and reached No. 2 on
the Billboard 200 with 106,000 equivalent album sales. Several music websites, including Billboard,