It may have taken him nearly a decade to nab a gilded trophy, but it was well deserved. “I FAVORITED THIS 9 YEARS AGO JUST FOR THE MOMENT TO TELL YOU I GOT ONE,” Tyler tweeted in January 2020. Shortly after his win, he had what he described as a “petty” moment and drudged up an old tweet from someone who insisted he’d never win one. 1 Billboard 200 albums (to competitor DJ Khaled’s apparent chagrin), picked up a Grammy in the best rap album category (for 2020’s “Igor”) and earned a second nod in the same division, for 2021’s “Call Me If You Get Lost.”īut Tyler predicted he would win a Grammy over 12 years ago, a testament to his unabashed confidence.
He’s helmed his own fashion lines (the recently launched Golf le Fleur and Golf Wang), earned two No. Now 30, Tyler’s bold and often brash creativity has opened the door for a multi-faceted career. After all, he’s the same person who rapped “Rape a pregnant bitch and tell my friends I had a threesome” on the 2011 “Goblin” single “Tron Cat.” That’s not to say he still doesn’t have the occasional controversial bar, but they’re tame by Odd Future standards.
Since breaking out on his own, he has slowly evolved into a modern-day renaissance man - and it’s truly been inspiring to watch, if not a bit unbelievable.
