Person Open DS/UK/23173 Okonma; Tyler (6 March 1991); American rapper, record producer and fashion designer Okonma Tyler 6 March 1991 American rapper, record producer and fashion designer Male Tyler Gregory Okonma Tyler, the Creator, Ace, Gap Tooth T, DJ Stank Daddy, Tyler Haley, Wolf Haley; Tyler Baudelaire Ladera Heights, California, United States (born)

American Musician; Rapper Multiple / Mixed Son of a Nigerian father with Igbo ancestry and an American mother of mixed African-American and European-Canadian descent Bisexual / Pansexual Tyler Gregory Okonma, known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, fashion designer, and graphic designer. He rose to prominence in the early 2010s as the co-founder and de facto leader of alternative hip hop collective Odd Future, and has performed on and produced songs for nearly every Odd Future release. Okonma has created all the artwork for the group's releases and has also designed the group's clothing and other merchandise. As a solo artist, Okonma has released one mixtape and five studio albums, often handling most or all production himself. Following a large contribution to Odd Future's early work, Okonma released his debut solo mixtape, Bastard, in 2009. After releasing his debut studio album, Goblin, under XL Recordings in April 2011, Okonma signed a joint venture deal for him and his label Odd Future Records, with RED Distribution and Sony Music Entertainment. Following that, he released his second studio album, Wolf, in 2013, which was met with generally positive reviews and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 90,000 copies in its first week. His third studio album, Cherry Bomb, was released in 2015, debuting at number four on the US Billboard 200. It received positive critical reviews but a polarized reception from fans. In 2017, he released his fourth studio album, Flower Boy, to widespread acclaim. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. His fifth album, Igor, was released in 2019 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming Tyler's first US number-one album. In 2011, Okonma started the clothing company Golf Wang. In 2012, he began hosting an annual music festival named the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. He created his own streaming service app named Golf Media; it ran between 2015 and 2018 and contained original scripted series from Okonma himself and the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival was annually streamed on the service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler,_the_Creator (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Homophobia Okonma has been criticized for his use of homophobic slurs in his lyrics and on Twitter. Okonma has also been criticized for his graphic depictions of violence against women and lyrics that observers have called misogynistic. In 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. RAHAKirkbride 12/4/2019 RAHAKirkbride 10/27/2022 4be034d5-9fe0-4f91-8da7-5a851431ebec