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Tyler, The Creator Breaks Record for Largest Rap Album Vinyl Sales Week

Tyler, The Creator's Grammy-winning Call Me If You Get Lost has just recently broken the record for the largest vinyl sales week since tracking began in 1991. It also now has the ninth-largest sales week amongst all vinyl albums, with Taylor Swift's Red (Taylor's Version) at the top with 114,000 sales during a week last November. The previous record-holder for the largest vinyl sales week for a rap album was Kid Cudi's Man On […]

todayApril 25, 2022

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Tyler, the Creator, Kanye West Win Big for Rap at the 2022 Grammys

Tyler, the Creator took home his second Best Rap Album Grammy last night for his 2021 album Call Me If You Get Lost. “Thanks wow yeah,” Tyler tweeted after the win, not physically present at the event to accept his award. “Thanks to everyone who listened, watched a video or came to a show.” In 2020, Tyler took home the same award for his 2020 release IGOR. “I’m half-and-half on it,” Tyler said […]

todayApril 4, 2022

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Tyler, The Creator’s “CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST” Goes Gold

Tyler, The Creator has just gone gold--twice in one day. The Grammy-winner's newest and sixth album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, released in 2021, as well as its lead single "WUSYANAME," have both earned gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America. Tyler has collected a number of major certifications just in 2021 alone, including the platinum certification for his 2019 IGOR album as well as an impressive list of platinum […]

todayFebruary 28, 2022

Adult Contemporary

Tyler, the Creator Wants to Embrace his “Strong African Last Name”

Inspired by Virgil Abloh, Tyler, the Creator is learning to embrace his “strong African last name.” "ABLOH. That strong African last name. few years back I started using more of my African last name OKONMA because of how real Virgil's felt," Tyler wrote on Instagram in November after Abloh's death, explaining how the iconic fashion designer helped him find confidence in the origins of his name. "My full name, Tyler Okonma, in […]

todayDecember 31, 2021

Music

Lauryn Hill, Tyler, the Creator Pay Respects Through Music and Words at Virgil Abloh’s Funeral

At the end of November, Virgil Abloh, the acclaimed menswear designer and artistic director for Louis Vuitton and Off-White founder, died of cancer. He was 41-years-old, with an influence that spanned across music, fashion, and contemporary social culture.  A private funeral for Abloh took place earlier this week at the Museum of Contemporary Art in his hometown of Chicago. In attendance were a number of notable names from the realms […]

todayDecember 9, 2021

Music

Big Wins From 2021’s BET Hip Hop Awards

On Tuesday evening, the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards honored a number of artists for their memorable projects over the year.  Lil Baby won multiple awards, scoring big with the Artist of the Year title over Cardi B, Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, J. Cole, and Tyler, the Creator.  Most of the other Best Artist nominees did not go home empty-handed, though. Tyler, the Creator won Best Live Performer, the Cultural […]

todayOctober 7, 2021

Fashion

Rapper Dave East Collaborates with Diamond Supply Co. Collaboration

“I got it tatted on me, ‘born broke, die rich,’” said rising rapper Dave East, lifting his white T-shirt and revealing the cursive letters marked below his navel.   The 31-year-old New York City native, born David Brewster Jr., came from humble beginnings, becoming a Crip as a teen, and later, facing a stint in prison for selling drugs. Following the 2010 release of his first mixtape, “Change of Plans,” […]

todayAugust 1, 2019

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