His first musical release was The Odd Future Tape, Odd Future�s 2008 debut mixtape. Tyler, The Creator, whose real name is Tyler Okonma, was born in Ladera Heights and grew up in Hawthorne, both communities in southwest Los Angeles County. Tyler, The Creator and Odd Future DJ Taco are performing 8 p.m. Along with Odd Future, a hip-hop collective comprised by the likes of Frank Ocean, Hodgy Beats and others, Tyler, The Creator brings a sense of millennial weirdness to a genre that rarely steps beyond the bounds of being outlandish. The musician, producer and graphic designer is a polarizing figure. One can depend on his actions and statements � often about his musical abilities � to overshadow his musical product. There�s Drake, the smooth, sweater-wearing rapper who will always be at basketball�s largest events and whose popularity knows no bounds. Much like the speed of light, they are constants. In the current landscape of pop hip-hop, there are ideas you can depend on.
