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Tyler, the Creator Saluted for a Decade of ‘Super-Duper, Awesome S—‘ at Variety’s Hitmakers Event

December 6, 2025

Dec 6, 2025 12:58pm PT Tyler, the Creator Saluted for a Decade of ‘Super-Duper, Awesome S—‘ at Variety’s Hitmakers Event By Steven J. Horowitz Plus Icon Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer speriod Latest Hitmakers Repeat Offenders: How Smash Singles From Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey and Benson Boone Came Together 5 hours ago Leon Thomas Explains How the ‘Elvis’ Biopic Paved the Way Towards His Breakout Hit ‘Mutt’ 22 hours ago Rapper 6ix9ine Sentenced to Three Months in Prison for Violating Supervised Release 23 hours ago See All Gilbert Flores/Variety Receiving the Innovator of the Decade honor at Variety’s Hitmakers event on Saturday gave Tyler, the Creator a welcome opportunity to reflect on his accomplishments over the past 15 years, the artist told the crowd in Hollywood as he accepted his kudos.

Tyler and The Creator speaks onstage at Hitmakers 2025 on December 06, 2025 in Los Angeles, California

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When Tyler was first informed that he’d been chosen for the award, he admitted to having been surprised.
He reeled off a long list of legendary artists that he considers innovators, from Stevie Wonder to Kanye West to Pharrell to Missy Elliott.
Related Stories Spanish Screenings on Tour Touches Down at Ventana Sur “It made me think like, ‘Yo, I don’t take the time out to look back at what I’ve done, for me, the folks around me, the last 15 years.
For me, always looking forward — that’s where I sit comfortable at,” he said.
“But damn, it does feel good to hear the last 15 years you’ve been doing super-duper, awesome shit.

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