Tyler, the Creator accepted the Innovator of the Decade award at Selection’s Hitmakers occasion in Hollywood on Saturday night time, a second that prompted the normally forward-leaning artist to pause and mirror on a 15-year run of artistic evolution.
The Odd Future co-founder and genre-bending rapper, now 34, appeared genuinely stunned by the respect, sharing his ideas in a speech that blended humility and gratitude.
“It made me assume like, Yo, I don’t take the trip to look again at what I’ve accomplished, for me, the parents round me, the final 15 years. For me, all the time trying ahead — that’s the place I sit snug at. However rattling, it does really feel good to listen to the final 15 years you’ve been doing super-duper, superior s###. I’m so grateful y’all have seen issues I’ve accomplished,” Tyler, the Creator informed the gang.
The award was introduced by Andre 3000, who recommended Tyler for his relentless drive and skill to spark creativity in others.
“If you happen to can encourage others to wish to purely make one thing, you’ve got accomplished a terrific deed. You may see his pleasure, momentum and keenness — it’s infectious. He cares about what he’s doing and innovating himself,” Andre stated.
The popularity comes at a excessive level in Tyler’s profession. Inside the final yr, he dropped two albums, Chromakopia in 2024 and Don’t Faucet the Glass in July 2025.
Each data earned nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards. “Chromakopia” is up for Album of the Yr, whereas “Don’t Faucet the Glass” landed within the Greatest Different Music Album class.
Tyler’s artistic attain continues to develop past music. He’s set to look within the upcoming movie Marty Supreme alongside Timothée Chalamet. The movie’s director, Josh Safdie, praised Tyler’s all-encompassing strategy to artistry.
“Tyler is a uncommon artist and creator in that every little thing he does is totally vertically built-in: There’s little to no distinction between a track and the bigger image, which is the album, or a bottle of cologne, or a T-shirt, or a music video he’s directing, or on this case, with me, a personality that he’s developed,” Safdie stated.
The 2026 Grammy Awards will happen in February.
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