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{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Orphan|date=December 2018}}
'''Tyrone Stroble''' (born July 23, 1986), also known professionally as '''Tyke T''', is an American hip hop artist from [[Smyrna, Tennessee|Smyrna]], Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tyke-t-mn0003591625/biography|title=Tyke T {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref> In 2011, Tyke T relocated to [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], Tennessee, and in 2013 he released his debut EP ''The Overlooked'' through [http://www.drivenbymusic.net Driven By Music], his own imprint. In 2014, he won WHRK K97FM's "Next Big Thing" competition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.memphisflyer.com/CallingtheBluff/archives/2014/04/07/tyke-t-and-k97s-devin-steel-big-sue-talk-next-big-thing-6-video|title=Tyke T and K97's Devin Steel, Big Sue Talk "Next Big Thing" (Video)|last=Goggans|first=Louis|work=Memphis Flyer|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en}}</ref>
On January 17, 2017, Tyke T released his sophomore EP ''The Prelude''. The EP charted at No. 14 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' HeatSeekers Album chart, as well as in the Top 50 of the Rap and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2017-02-04|title=Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref>
Tyke T has performed as a supporting act for artists such as [[Yo Gotti]], [[B.o.B]]., and [[Boosie Badazz]]. His music has also been featured in several television shows, including MTV's One Bad Choice, Starz's [[Power (TV series)|Power]], Oxygen's [[Bad Girls Club]], and VH1's [[Black Ink Crew]] and [[Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta|Love & Hip Hop Atlanta]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://respect-mag.com/2016/03/tyke-ts-this-cant-be-life-is-the-new-anthem-for-social-justice/|title=Tyke T Presents: 'This Can't Be Life' (The New Anthem For Social Justice) {{!}} RESPECT.|date=2016-03-03|work=RESPECT.|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en-US}}</ref>
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