Bonita Smith

Family Member

Birth Year 1970

Birthplace United States

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About

Entrepreneur, best known as Tyler The Creator's mother. She appeared with him at the 2020 Grammy Awards and has made spoken word contributions to his two latest albums, Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) and Chromakopia (2024). She also owns the health and wellness spa Inside Out Restorative in Woodland Hills, CA.

Before Fame

She has a bachelor's degree in social work and an associates degree in interdisciplinary studies. She founded Inside Out Restorative in 2019, emphasizing the significance of making healing services more accessible, especially for the Black community.

Trivia

Her appearances on the two albums have also revealed more about Tyler's upbringing, including her adamant protection of her kids (on "MOMMA TALK") and advice for growing up (throughout Chromakopia). At the end of "Like Him," she makes the revelation that Tyler's father's absence is not his fault but rather hers.[3]

Family Life

She is of mixed African-American and Canadian descent. Throughout his music and in other media, Tyler The Creator has credited her for raising him as a single mother and for opening up opportunities for him.

Associated With

Celebrities like Niecy NashMike HillKita Williams and more attended the ribbon cutting ceremony of her health and wellness spa, Inside Out Restorative, on December 1, 2023.