Tyler, The Creator‘s growth from his solo debut in 2009 up until today has been remarkable, and he’s being recognized for his accomplishments. On Thursday (September 30), BET announced Tyler would be receiving the inaugural Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards.
According to a press release from BET, the award recognizes “a younger, innovative, otherworldly artist” that has impacted Hip Hop culture and uplifted their community in a significant way. The award will be presented by Rock The Bells founder and Hip Hop legend LL COOL J during the ceremony, which airs on October 5 at 9 p.m. ET on BET.
“I am proud to honor Tyler, The Creator, with the first-ever Rock The Bells cultural influence award, which celebrates an artist who continues to break down the conventional boundaries of hip hop culture,” LL said in a statement.
Connie Orlando, EVP specials, music programming and music strategy at BET, said, “This award will celebrate innovative hip hop artists who are shaking the industry, like Tyler, The Creator, and who will carry the hip hop torch for generations to come.”
On top of receiving the Cultural Influence Award, Tyler is nominated in four different categories at this year’s event. Tyler is in the running for Best Live Performer, Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Hip Hop Album of the Year for CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, and Producer of the Year.
It’s a fitting moment for Tyler, The Creator, who performed for the first time in his career at the 2021 BET Awards in June. During an interview with Complex in July, Tyler explained how the performance finally gave him a level of validation he’s been vying for.
“I was so hype to perform at the BET Awards,” Tyler said. “Like, I don’t think people understand, dude. Having Durk and Lil Baby and Styles P just tell me how good the performance was meant a lot. I just never felt like my style of music would ever have been, not even appreciated, but allowed on there.”
Tyler, The Creator Didn’t Feel Accepted By BET Until His 2021 Awards Show Performance
He continued, “And because of that, I would mock it. It was like a defense mechanism because I felt like I wasn’t accepted by that audience. But when they asked me this year, man, I was enthralled. I was so happy.”
Revisit Tyler, The Creator’s BET Awards performance below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqJM9ZhGysE
Stop pandering to these weirdos
Everybody big in hip hop is cool with tyler while your nobody ass complaining on forums
Well deserved
To date never listened to or watched his content, just never had interest.
Cultural Influence? Who the fuck did he influence?
A lot of kids to not shoot up schools or blow their brains out because of close minded dicks like you.
Yooooo they should read your comment and mention this when they honor him!
that’s the kind of comment where it’s almost like “report user” – if Tyler stopped kids from shooting up school which kids, where are they point them out so we can lock them up anyway. Also fuck the internet. fuck your metrics.
In simpler terms. Those type of kids that battle themselves, do it behind closed doors and that’s why when they finally break; ppl say things like “we had no idea” or we thought everything was fine”. Thank God you don’t know who they are, and thankfully they listen to somebody like T and not you.
“Breaking” ain’t an option in the real world unless you pop locking. Think you can “break” anywhere around me you are getting a one way ticket six feet deep. Tell your friends. I break you first.
Another internet Rambo. Foh, you’re not capable of killing. Sounds good tho
It’s incredible the amount of variety he has in his catalogue. His influence on the culture as a whole though, is staggering. He’s earned this.
the realness still exist just not on this or that or their channel