Tyler, the Creator responded to someone on Twitter who told him he'd never win a Grammy 9 years ago

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  • Tyler, the Creator won best rap album for "Igor" at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

  • After the ceremony, he replied to a tweet from 2011 that said he'd never win a Grammy.

  • "I FAVORITED THIS 9 YEARS AGO JUST FOR THE MOMENT TO TELL YOU I GOT ONE," he wrote. "YES IM PETTY AS F---, GOOD DAY MARK."

  • Tyler also tweeted in 2011 that he wanted his album "Goblin" to win an award: "That's All I Want, Is Da Grammy."

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Tyler, the Creator proved many skeptics wrong when he won his first-ever Grammy on Sunday — and one skeptic in particular heard from the rapper directly.

After Tyler won best rap album for "Igor" at the 2020 Grammy Awards, he replied to a tweet from 2011 that said he'd never win anything at the prestigious ceremony.

"I FAVORITED THIS 9 YEARS AGO JUST FOR THE MOMENT TO TELL YOU I GOT ONE," he wrote. "YES IM PETTY AS F---, GOOD DAY MARK."

Tyler began to draw attention as the teenage ring leader of Odd Future, a rap collective that was infamous for violent language and homophobia. He released his debut solo album "Goblin" in 2011, which was slammed by many critics as "musically and lyrically insulting" and described as "tired shock-rap."

But clearly, then-19-year-old Tyler had lofty musical aspirations even then. He also tweeted in 2011 that he wanted "Goblin" to win a golden gramophone: "That's All I Want, Is Da Grammy."

"I Just Played Lonnie Some Cuts From 'GOBLIN,'" he wrote, likely referring to Frank Ocean, another member of Odd Future who's known by Lonny amongst friends. "He Said 'That Sounds Like A N---- That Wins Grammys.'"

"I AM IN THE F---ING SUBMISSIONS TO GET NOMINATED FOR A F---ING GRAMMY DUDE. WHAT THE F---. THATS MY BIGGEST GOAL," he wrote later that year.

In the years since, Tyler has pushed genre boundaries and transformed his public perception. He opened up about his queerness on his 2017 album "Flower Boy" and released the self-produced, melodic "Igor" to widespread critical acclaim last year. It became his first No. 1 album on the Billboard Hot 200 chart.

Tyler's first chance to win a Grammy came in 2018, when "Flower Boy" was up for best rap album. He lost to Kendrick Lamar's "Damn."

Watch his acceptance speech below.

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