2007–2011: Odd Future, Bastard, and Goblin Tyler co-founded the
alternative hip-hop collective
Odd Future in 2007, alongside
Hodgy, Left Brain, and
Casey Veggies. They self-released their debut mixtape,
The Odd Future Tape, in November 2008. On December 25, 2009, Tyler self-released his first album,
Bastard. It was eventually ranked 32nd on
Pitchfork Media's list of the Top Albums of 2010. On February 11, 2011, Tyler released the music video for "
Yonkers". The video received attention from several online media outlets. An extended version with a third verse was made available on
iTunes. Tyler won Best New Artist for "Yonkers" at the
2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Tyler's thematic content in these first two solo projects led fans and publications alike to categorize him in the
horrorcore scene, although he vehemently rejected his connection with it. In early 2011, Tyler was gaining the interest of a number of figures in the music industry, including
Steve Rifkind,
Jimmy Iovine,
Rick Ross and
Jay-Z. Tyler and the rest of Odd Future eventually signed a deal with Red Distribution/Sony in April 2011. His second studio album,
Goblin, was released May 10, 2011. Tyler and fellow Odd Future member Hodgy Beats made their television debut on February 16, 2011, when they performed "Sandwitches" on
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. On March 16, Tyler and Hodgy performed "Yonkers" and "Sandwitches" at the 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards, being joined by other members of Odd Future during "Sandwitches". During an interview with Tyler for
Interview,
Waka Flocka Flame expressed his interest in collaborating with the Odd Future frontman to direct a music video for him. In early 2011, Tyler told fans through his
Formspring account that his third album would be called
Wolf and it was scheduled to be released in May 2012. Tyler also announced that Odd Future would establish their own TV show called
Loiter Squad. On September 8, 2011, the show was finally confirmed as a 15-minute live-action show composed of various sketches, man on the street segments, pranks and music made by Odd Future.
Dickhouse Productions, the production partnership that created
Jackass, was scheduled to produce the show.
2012–2014: Wolf and Loiter Squad TV show Odd Future's television show
Loiter Squad premiered on
Adult Swim on March 25, 2012. The show ran for three seasons and featured guest appearances from celebrities, including
Johnny Knoxville,
Lil Wayne and
Seth Rogen. In 2015, Tyler stated that the show "is no more". On February 14, 2013,
Odd Future uploaded a video to their YouTube account, which includes L-Boy skydiving and stating that
Wolf would be released on April 2, 2013. The same day, Tyler would reveal the three album covers via his Instagram account. In promotion of
Wolf, Tyler performed several guest verses for other artists, notably "
Trouble on My Mind" by
GOOD Music artist
Pusha T, "
Martians vs. Goblins" by
The Game (also featuring
Lil Wayne), "
I'ma Hata" by
DJ Drama (also featuring
Waka Flocka Flame and D-Bo), the title track from fellow Odd Future member
Domo Genesis' collaboration album with
The Alchemist,
No Idols, and "
Blossom & Burn" by
Trash Talk (also featuring
Hodgy Beats). Tyler also co-produced the song "666" from
MellowHype's third album
Numbers, which featured
Mike G. Through March and April 2013, Tyler toured North America and Europe. On February 26, 2013, Tyler performed the songs "Domo23" and "Treehome95" on
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Wolf was released on April 2, 2013, by
Odd Future Records and
RED Distribution under
Sony Music Entertainment. It featured
guest appearances by Frank Ocean, Mike G, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Left Brain, Hodgy Beats,
Pharrell,
Casey Veggies and
Erykah Badu. The album was produced solely by Tyler, except for the final track "Lone". Along with the lead single "Domo23", music videos were filmed for "Bimmer", "
IFHY" and "Jamba". Upon release, the album was met with generally positive reviews and debuted at number three on the
Billboard 200, selling 90,000 copies in its first week. On January 31, 2014, Tyler was reported to be working with
Mac DeMarco.
2015–2016: Cherry Bomb On April 9, 2015, Tyler released the music video for the song "Fucking Young" to Odd Future's official YouTube channel. The video also included a short snippet of another song, "Deathcamp". Tyler announced on the same day that the songs will be featured on his upcoming album
Cherry Bomb, set for release on April 13, 2015. Tyler announced via his Twitter account that the album would feature
Charlie Wilson,
Chaz Bundick and
Black Lips member Cole Alexander. Two days later, Tyler performed the songs "Fucking Young" and "Deathcamp" for the first time at
Coachella. During the set, Tyler notably criticized
VIP members in the audience, of which many were celebrities, for their lack of enthusiasm.
Cherry Bomb was released digitally on April 13, 2015, through
Odd Future Records, with physical copies of the album, featuring five different album covers, set to be released on April 28, 2015. The album features performances from notable artists such as
Kanye West,
Lil Wayne and
Schoolboy Q. The album was supported by a world tour through North America, Europe and Asia, beginning at
Coachella Festival on April 11, 2015, and ending in Tokyo, Japan in September 2015. Tyler cancelled the Australian leg of his Cherry Bomb World Tour following a campaign by the grassroots organization Collective Shout to bar him from returning to Australia due to their opinion that his music promotes and glorifies violence against women. On August 26, 2015, Tyler 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. The reason for the ban came from lyrics dating back to 2009. His manager Christian Clancy said they were informed of the ban via a letter from then-
Home Secretary Theresa May. May cited lyrics from the album
Bastard as the reason for the ban, although Tyler had toured multiple times in the UK since its release. Tyler later claimed that he felt he had been treated "like a terrorist" and implied that the ban was racially motivated, stating that "they did not like the fact that their children were idolizing a black man".
2017–2018: Flower Boy, television, and WANG$AP On April 8, 2017, Frank Ocean released a song titled "
Biking" on his
Beats 1 radio station "
Blonded Radio", which features both Tyler, the Creator, and
Jay-Z. Eight days later it was announced Tyler would write, produce, and perform the theme song for scientist
Bill Nye's new show,
Bill Nye Saves the World. On June 28, the trailer for Tyler's TV show
Nuts + Bolts premiered on
Viceland. The show focuses on things Tyler, the Creator, finds interesting or is passionate about, and explains how they are created. The series premiered on August 3, 2017. On June 29, 2017, Tyler released the song "
Who Dat Boy" featuring
ASAP Rocky on a new YouTube channel, following many promotional countdown posts on his social media accounts. Later that night, he released the song on streaming services alongside a new song titled "
911 / Mr. Lonely" featuring
Steve Lacy, Frank Ocean, and Anna of the North. On July 6, 2017, he announced the title, tracklist and release date of his fifth album,
Flower Boy, which was released on July 21, 2017. Several singles were released following up to the album's release date, including "
Boredom" and "
I Ain't Got Time!". The album was released via
iTunes,
Spotify, and other major music services. On September 14, 2017, Tyler, the Creator, announced his third TV show to date,
The Jellies!. It premiered on October 22, 2017.
Flower Boy received rave reviews from critics and was nominated for
Best Rap Album at the
60th Annual Grammy Awards, giving Tyler his second Grammy nomination after contributing to 2013
Album of the Year nominee
Channel Orange, but was beat out by
Kendrick Lamar's fourth studio album
Damn. On March 29, 2018, Tyler released "
Okra", among a string of freestyles and remixes. Tyler referred to it as a "throwaway song", stating that it was not going to be included on any upcoming album, and was not an indication of the sound of any future projects. On May 22, 2018, he released "
435", continuing this string of singles. On July 23, 2018, Tyler and
ASAP Rocky announced a collaborative project,
WANG$AP, by releasing a music video for a remix of
Monica's "
Knock Knock" called "
Potato Salad" on "AWGE DVD (Vol. 3)", a video compilation by AWGE, ASAP Rocky's creative agency.
2019–2023: Igor and Call Me If You Get Lost in 2019 On May 6, 2019, Tyler released two short video clips on his online profiles which featured new music. The videos showed him dancing erratically while wearing a long blonde wig, multicolored suit, black sunglasses, and a
grill; he donned the same style for pictures on his social media and the music videos for the album's singles. He soon announced his sixth studio album,
Igor, which was released on May 17.
Igor was met with widespread critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the US
Billboard 200, becoming Tyler's first number-one album in the United States. The album also features the song "
Earfquake", which peaked at number 13 on the
Billboard Hot 100. On December 23, 2019, Tyler released two songs, "
Best Interest", a song that did not make the cut of
Igor that was released with a music video, and "Group B". On January 26, 2020, Tyler won his first-ever Grammy at the
62nd Grammy Awards, winning
Best Rap Album for
Igor. Tyler admitted that while he was "very grateful" for his win, the categorizing of his music as rap is a "backhanded compliment". "It sucks that whenever we — and I mean guys that look like me — do anything that's genre-bending or that's anything they always put it in a rap or urban category. I don't like that 'urban' word — it's just a politically correct way to say the
n-word to me," he said. He also added that he would love to be recognized on a more mainstream level and not forever pigeonholed in "urban" categories. comedy-drama series
Kidding, 2020 For his seventh studio album,
Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler placed
billboards in major cities across the world containing a phone number that when called, played a recorded conversation between Tyler and his mother. That recording is included in the album as "Momma Talk". Soon after the billboards were spotted, a website of the same name was discovered. The album's lead single, "
Lumberjack", was released on June 16. The following day, Tyler revealed the album's cover and confirmed its release date of June 25. Upon release, it received widespread critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the US
Billboard 200, becoming Tyler's second number-one album in the United States. On January 5, 2022, Tyler, the Creator, was announced as a headliner of Louisville's
Forecastle Festival scheduled for May 27–29, 2022.
Louis Vuitton's Men's Fall-Winter 2022 fashion show, held at
Carreau du Temple, Paris was one of the last shows put together by the late fashion designer and
Louis Vuitton creative director
Virgil Abloh. This show was scored by Tyler, the Creator. His score was arranged by
Arthur Verocai and it was
Gustavo Dudamel who conducted the live performance by the
Chineke! Orchestra. On March 25, 2022, Tyler appeared on two tracks off
Nigo's album
I Know Nigo!, the opening track "Lost and Found Freestyle 2019" with
A$AP Rocky, and the closer, "Come On, Let's Go", the latter of which was released along with a music video showcasing Tyler's Golf le Fleur* clothing line.
Call Me If You Get Lost won the award for Best Rap Album at the
64th Grammy Awards. On March 27, 2023, Tyler revealed
Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale, which would include songs recorded for
Call Me If You Get Lost but did not appear on the final album, including the single "
Dogtooth", which was released on the day of the announcement, alongside a music video. On Twitter, Tyler stated that "
Call Me If You Get Lost was the first album I made with a lot of songs that didn't make the final cut". On March 29, 2023, another single "
Sorry Not Sorry" was released, alongside a music video.
The Estate Sale was released on March 31, 2023,
2024–present: Chromakopia and ''Don't Tap the Glass'' in
Toronto, Ontario in 2025 as part of his
CHROMAKOPIA tour. On April 13, 2024, Tyler performed a headliner set at
Coachella, closing out Saturday night with a performance that included guest appearances from
Childish Gambino,
ASAP Rocky, and
Kali Uchis along with a duet of "
Earfquake" with
Charlie Wilson. He began the set bursting through the wall of a fake trailer using
pyrotechnics, before performing tracks from across his discography. Critics labeled the performance as an "exhilarating, high-stakes spectacle", and a "brilliant reminder of a cult hero's power". On October 16, 2024, Tyler revealed the name of his next album as
Chromakopia in a teaser video titled "
St. Chroma". On October 21, Tyler released the single, "
Noid". The album was released on October 28. Following this, Tyler performed the album at smaller venues and in public. He also performed the album at the 10th edition of the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival on November 16. He announced
Chromakopia: The World Tour, his seventh headlining concert tour in support of the album on October 23, 2024. It started on February 4, 2025, in
Saint Paul and is set to conclude on September 21, 2025, in
Quezon City. He also announced that
Lil Yachty and
Paris Texas would serve as supporting acts for the tour. Tyler made a guest appearance on
Clipse's fifth album,
Let God Sort Em Out on the album's third track, "
P.O.V." Unbeknownst to many of his fans, Tyler began work in January on ''
Don't Tap the Glass,'' his ninth album while on tour. On Instagram and Twitter, he began teasing its release as well as erecting an art installation outside the venue during a concert on July 18. On July 19, a website (donttaptheglass.com) was established and all products from the Golf Wang website were briefly removed and were replaced with merchandise for the album, including a pre-order for a vinyl and CD format of the album. On the eve of the album's release, Tyler held a listening party for 300 guests at the
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, disallowing phones and camera from the venue. The album was released on July 21 through Columbia Records and received generally positive reviews, critics describing it as a
dance,
techno and
house album. A music video was uploaded to YouTube for the track "Stop Playing With Me", with Clipse,
LeBron James and
Maverick Carter appearing in the video. Following its release, Tyler said his inspiration for the album was video recording at concerts, attributing it to the decline of dancing publicly. He encouraged listeners to enjoy the album "at full volume" and to dance while doing so. On August 12, 2025, Tyler released the self-directed video for "Sugar on My Tongue," featuring a provocative and surreal narrative set in a white-tiled room, blending elements of rave culture, BDSM, and absurdist humor, as part of ''Don't Tap the Glass''. The song also spent seventeen weeks on the Billboard Top 100, marking Tyler's longest-charting song. Tyler also made his feature film debut, starring in the
A24 sports film
Marty Supreme alongside
Timothée Chalamet. On November 20, Tyler was named Apple Music's Artist of the Year for 2025. On November 7, Tyler earned six nominations for the 68th Annual Grammy awards for his work on
Chromakopia and ''Don't Tap the Glass
, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for Chromakopia
, Best Alternative Music album for Don't Tap the Glass
, and Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for his songs "Sticky" and "Darling, I", respectively. At the awards show on February 1, Tyler was nominated for the inaugural Best Album Cover category for Chromakopia'', winning and marking his third Grammy Award. He also performed his songs "Thought I Was Dead" and "Sugar on My Tongue" at the main award ceremony. ==Artistry==