Tyler, the Creator was born as Tyler Gregory Okonma in Los Angeles, California on March 6, 1991. He was raised by his mother in the Ladera Heights and Hawthorne Heights sections of L.A. Growing up Tyler, the Creator taught himself how to play the piano and would design his own album covers for existing albums. His music career began on the internet and would eventually take off from there. His name came from his Myspace profile, which he used to socialize with other artists and post his early songs in the early aughts. In 2007, Okonma’s foray into music through the internet would eventually lead to the formation of the music collective Odd Future, also known as Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All and OFWGKTA. Aside from Okonma, the collective’s members over the years have included Hodgy Beats, Jasper Dolphin, Mike G, Left Brain, Domo Genesis, Matt Martians, Pyramid Vritra, Casey Veggies, Earl Sweatshirt, Syd tha Kid, Taco and Frank Ocean along with several others associated with the group. The first Odd Future mixtape was released in 2008. In 2011, their own record label, Odd Future Records, was established. In addition to music, Odd Future ventured into fashion with their own clothing line, and starred in their own comedy sketch show on AdultSwim called Loiter Squad that lasted for three seasons. Odd Future roused up controversy due to their lyrics, which some described as violent, misogynistic, and even at times homophobic. Their shows produced crowds that engaged in moshing, and Odd Future members would dive into the crowds. The controversial antics of Odd Future led to the group being banned from New Zealand in 2014. In spite of their notoriety, members of Odd Future produced successful solo work, such as Frank Ocean’s debut album Channel Orange and Syd and Matt Martians forming the neo-soul group The Internet. Tyler, the Creator maintained a solo career while in Odd Future, which hasn’t produced anything collectively since 2016, leaving fans to accept the group’s inactivity as its demise.
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