Biography
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Born
6 March 1991 (age 33)
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Born In
Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Tyler, the Creator is a rapper and producer from Landera Heights, California. He began his career by making very edgy, horrorcore influenced rap music as seen on his debut mixtape, “Bastard” which released in 2009. This style of music can also be seen heavily in the collective led by Tyler at the time “Odd Future”. Following this sound he released his debut studio album “Goblin” in May of 2011. He followed “Goblin” with the release of his critically acclaimed “Wolf”, released April 3rd, 2013 which was met with relatively positive critical and commercial feedback. Following this was Tyler’s most divisive album “Cherry Bomb” in 2015. The album experiments with a lot of different types of music and at the time was met with a mixed reception from both fans and critics, although overtime the reception is seemingly becoming more positive. Following this albumwas Tyler’s “Flower Boy” album which released in 2017. It’s the first instance of a collaboration between Tyler, the Creator and A$AP Rocky on a Tyler, the Creator solo album. The album also served as a drastic change in sonic and lyrical tone for Tyler’s discography as it went for a much lighter production theme and had lyrical content relating to things like Tyler’s sexuality among others. Tyler’s most recent album “IGOR” follows a similar sound to Flower Boy and was released in 2019. It was Tyler’s first number one album in the United States.
A$AP Rocky is a rapper and model from Harlem, New York. He is a member of the rap collective, “A$AP Mob” but has also released many solo albums that feature no presence from the other Mob members. He made his mixtape debut in 2011, with the “LIVE. LOVE. A$AP” mixtape which was met with generally positive reception. Rocky’s combination of his southern rap influences with his traditional New York sound really struck a chord with audiences. He followed this mixtape with his 2013 album “LONG. LIVE. A$AP” which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album boasted features from Kendrick Lamar, Drake, 2 Chainz, Joey Bada$$, and Action Bronson among many others. The album was generally well received although some fans weren’t interested in Rocky’s more accessible and mainstream sound found on this album. He followed this with his 2015 album “AT. LONG. LAST. A$AP” which was received well by both critics and fans. A lot of listeners consider this to be Rocky’s best album to date as it took inspiration from both his debut mixtape and “LONG. LIVE. A$AP.” to create a more in depth musical experience for longtime followers of Rocky, but was also accessible enough for general audiences. The album also debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and featured collaborations with Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Future among others. His most recent album “Testing” which released in 2018 is perhaps his most experimental album to date. The album received mixed reviews and some listeners felt it was too different from Rocky’s past works. Like Tyler’s equivalent album “Cherry Bomb”, the album has grown on listeners over time. His fans are patiently awaiting his next album “ALL SMILES”
Tyler and A$AP Rocky despite not showing up on each other’s solo albums very often, are frequent collaborators and very close friends. Their relationship started through comparisons drawn between Tyler’s group “Odd Future” and Rocky’s group “A$AP Mob” as they were both exploding in popularity in the early 2010s and in a way reignited a smaller “West Coast vs. East Coast” feud. Tyler encouraged the feud through comments made at shows or in interviews although Rocky didn’t really entertain it very much. In 2015 Tyler and Rocky co-headlined a tour alongside Vince Staples and Danny Brown. They were seen together many times after the tour had been over, leading people to believe they squashed their beef and became friends. This was confirmed with the release of “WHAT THE FUCK RIGHT NOW” which was a freestyle recorded by Tyler and Rocky, and was uploaded to Tyler’s personal YouTube channel on March 3rd, 2016. Since than the pair have worked together many times, such as on A$AP Mob’s “Cozy Tapes Vol. 1” where Rocky raps alongside Playboi Carti, Young Gleesh and Tyler, the Creator on the song “Telephone Calls”. Tyler would once again collaborate with Rocky on the song “Who Dat Boy” on Tyler’s very own “Flower Boy” album. They also released the song “Potato Salad” together on July 23rd, 2018. The song is the first song officially released by the two of them together, as a collaboration. Jaden Smith is also featured in the music video although his vocals are not present on the song. The two have not released any collaboration since although rumors of a “WANG$AP” collaboration album between the two are constantly emerging.
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