Tyler, The Creator

Tyler Okonma (born March 6, 1991), better known by his stage name Tyler, The Creator, is an American rapper, and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is the leader of the alternative hip hop collective OFWGKTA.[1] He has rapped on and produced songs for nearly every OFWGKTA release.

Tyler, The Creator was born Tyler Okonma on March 6, 1991. He was raised by his single mother, who is of Nigerian and Canadian descent. When he was 7 years old, Tyler was known to take the covers out of an albums case and create covers for his own imaginary albums including a tracklist with song times before he could even make music. At the age of 14, Tyler taught himself how to play piano.[2]

Tyler attended thirteen different schools during his twelve years of childhood, including schools in the Los Angeles areas.[3] In the 7th grade he was a fan of Iowa's heavy metal group Slipknot and punk revival band Good Charlotte.

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