Tylr Boi Is Making His Parents Proud.

People often get a level of success and feel it’s in their best interest to hide the less-than-savoury aspects of their name, details about their family, or lie about where they grew up to give people an impression of poise, but the narrative that great things come from the bottom still holds true.

Born and raised in Mississippi’s Delta, TylrBoi witnessed extreme poverty and pain as he struggled to make a life for himself and his family. Through it all, he’s stayed true to himself and used music to make his life successful. The result is a lavish life with plenty of promise, but it took time and strife.

“We lived in a two-bedroom house my granddad owned. Two families lived there, which was about sixteen people. But we made it work, says TylrBoi.

Life in Cleveland, Mississippi, was tough for TylrBoi, but in his inexperienced eyes, it was all an adventure being able to grow up with his cousins and extended family. His parents worked and scrapped to give their son the life they wanted for him, and eventually, he moved to Austin, Texas at 12. 

Through hard work and sacrifices, his parents were able to buy a house for Tylr and his siblings. Their work in giving them a better life is part of the reason his parents and his dad remain central figures in his music. 

Despite the hardships he encountered at an early age, music, and in particular, artists such as Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, and Usher reached Tylr and provided him with the inspiration he needed to stay motivated. Football was his early love and like many young men, he felt he had the skills to go pro. But the call of the streets proved too strong for Tylr and so he ended up leaving school together all the way, much to his parent’s chagrin.

Plagued with pain over his parents’ divorce and the uncertainty of life, he turned inside and began singing and rapping while he was in high school. Tylr’s father was one of his earliest supporters and as a show of good faith, he paid for his first microphone and other parts of a home studio. The challenge of learning how to mix and master his own music was frustrating, but eventually, he settled down and learned how to engineer his own music.

“When I dropped out, I had nothing but time. The good studios were costly and my check was only like $300, so I said I have to learn this on my own.” 

Hard times followed Tylr, though. In 2013, life’s challenges reached a fever pitch. His girlfriend at the time delivered his first child as she walked across the high school stage and a slew of other personal challenges, including death and the accompanying guilt. Seeing his friends go to college as he struggled to provide for a newborn weighed on him heavily, and for the next two years, Tylr fought to get his life together. “I was sinking”.

During that time, he got arrested and sent to jail for a month. While in there, an older inmate poured into him and offered advice, eventually convincing him to get his CDL license.

“I went from Ima rob somebody to Ima get my CDL and they are going to pay me to deliver things. That changed my mindset forreal, says Tylr. 

2016 proved to be his breakthrough year. After getting his CDL permit, he could provide for himself and his family and with some financial stability behind him, he now had seed money to launch his career. Originally, he went by the moniker MDot King as a nod to his first initial and last name, and from 2016 to 2019 he went by this moniker until he changed it to TylrBoi as a nod to his father’s role in his life.

Empowered to make a name, Tylr began crafting heartfelt music for the soul, which led to one of his most popular songs, “Testimony” which came out in 2020. By now he was not new to pain, but the difference was he could channel it. The final product is his 2022 album, Tailor Made.  Touching, honest, and melodic, the project represents Tylr in his most mature phase.