Tyler, The Creator

Tyler, The Creator is a rapper and producer distinguished above all other singular qualities by his gravelly voice and an irascible disposition befitting a collision-shop owner. He appeared in the late 2000s as a founding member of Odd Future, an outlandish teenaged alternative rap crew that gradually permeated the mainstream as it begat a multitude of related projects. Most of these recordings, including Earl Sweatshirt's Earl, Odd Future's Top Ten The OF Tape, Vol. 2, and Frank Ocean's Grammy-winning Channel Orange, were made with Tyler's deep involvement. Amid this whirlwind, Tyler started building a solo discography that has gleefully swung from purposefully distasteful and crude to charming and sophisticated, sometimes blurring the distinction between the extremes. Goblin (2011), Wolf (2013), Cherry Bomb (2015), and Flower Boy (2017), his first four solo albums, all debuted within the Top Five of the Billboard 200. The widespread embrace of the kaleidoscopic Flower Boy, a number two hit nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Rap Album, led to chart-topping, Grammy-winning success with IGOR (2019) and CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST (2021). The latter lengthened Tyler's stylistic reach while reaffirming his devotion to hip-hop with a raw lyrical approach.

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