Tyler, The Creator had one of the crucial memorable moments of the 2021 Hip Hop Awards after he gained the inaugural Rock The Bells Cultural Affect Award.

Throughout his speech, Tyler talked about the myriad of influences that impressed him to make music his profession. Everybody from Playboi Carti to Pharrell and Chad Hugo to Missy Elliott performed a job in making the Cali native need to choose up a mic.

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“This factor that’s a passion or a pastime or a ardour for us – lots of people in right here it stored us out of bother and it allowed us to alter our household lives, our good friend lives, or our lives,” Tyler stated throughout his speech. “It’s like a pathway for lots of us to essentially simply go.”

Tyler additionally gained the award for Album of the 12 months for his June-released LP Name Me If You Get Misplaced. Watch Tyler, The Creator’s full speech under.