Happy Day That You Were Created, Tyler, The Creator!

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Posted by on 03/06/2013 at 11:36 AM Birthdays

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22 years ago today, Tyler Gregory Okonma a.k.a. Tyler, The Creator was, well, created. You may know him from such hip hop collectives as Odd Future and such epic photobombs as this:

 

 

When he’s not photographed exposing himself behind Donald Trump, he’s often photographed gazing blankly into the distance:

 

 

As it is his birthday, we thought Tyler’s golf lovin’ alter ego ought to be holding something a little more festive than an inhaler:

 

 

Happy Birthday, Oddball. (We love you.)

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