It's not on their site?

Get on that man. Great, great album.

Hahaha how Earl got into rap.

Just got into these dudes the other day....I am still listening to all of it. I still need to get some of their stuff...they have so much its crazy. Which albums should I start on, or does it really matter?

i'd say if you want an introduction into the group, start with their mixtape Radical, cause it really gets you in to their overall style and function as a whole, even though they're rapping over other artists' beats. The Odd Future Tape is pretty good too, and unlike the previous one has original beats and production.

after that, Tyler, The Creator's Bastard album as well as Earl Sweatshirt's Earl are essential, and MellowHype's YelloWhite is a really good edition. if you find yourself liking all of those, go for the rest of the group's albums (Domo Genesis, Mike G, Hodgy Beats, Frank Ocean, The Jet Age of Tomorrow)

and the good thing about those albums is that you can download them for free off of their website

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also, what did you guys think of OF's performance at the MTVu Woodie Awards Show, here's video in case you missed it

__________OFWGKTA__________: Tyler And Hodgy At The MTV Woodie Awards. FUN FUN...

I saw it live, shit was sick. I can't wait to see how big they get when Goblin drops

They are already wearing on me some. Some good metaphors and some funny stuff but the violence and rape lyrics don't do it for me. I know they are going for that crazy type of style with a lot of killing and violence and generally just weird stuff but i don't like it. I don't think I'm a fan of these guys but I'll still listen to Goblin and see what I think. Basically there's small parts I like but as a whole I don't like them much

i'm more into them for the overall style than just what they say for shock value. the beats, atmosphere, lyrical flow, etc. so i guess your milage could vary depending on what you focus on.

also, here's an interview of them at the Woodies. much lulz are to be had here XD

Odd Future Woodies Interview | Advent Outpost

Hot ass beat. Clap!

Release date for Goblin and the album cover here

Tyler, the Creator Reveals Album Cover, Release Date For 'Goblin' | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX

The clean versions take so much out of their songs, but I love the stage presence. They go nuts.

Yeah the clean versions are so lame. They're still great live though.

Also I'm pissed about Goblin getting pushed back to May 10.

When was it supposed to be coming out?

Yeah I don't think it was pushed back, that's just when it's coming out

I remember reading somewhere that it was coming out in early April. Maybe I was wrong.

Saw them twice during SXSW. They put on an insane live show. Tyler stage-dived from a 15-foot speaker and Hodgy one-upped him by diving off the buildings roof.

It was ****ing the tits.

Tyler repeatedly said Austin had the best crowd. :)

I was pretty surprised to see they're at Leeds festival this year.

It'd be pretty funny to see the reaction they get from all the indie ****s.

Had my first facebook friend that isn't a music nerd post Yonkers. Looks like I'm gonna be hearing about OF a lot more now...

@Phzed: indie kids make up OF's fanbase. Look at any of their live vids and the crowds are full of white kids.

Word.

80% of the people at their shows were white. The rest blacks and latinos.
Most of them skaters though.

I think it's safe to say that Hip-Hop has found it's Heavy Metal group, not particularly musically but the way they act live and everything like that is very Heavy Metal.

Probably the best interview, ever.

"Are you with the FEDs??"

:laughing:

i'd compare it more to the 80s DIY punk movement tbh, seeing as they've been producing their own music, getting their own shows and making their own videos/posters/merch without the help of a major label.

They are going to be producing a show for Adult Swim

A mix of Chappelle show and Jackass the claim

Odd Future Producing "Adult Swim" Pilot | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX

Earl's album is not bad.

It's great to see someone like Tyler just not giving a **** and having the freedom to do what he wants.He obviously doesn't feel any constraints at this point in the game.

I think it's funny how Tyler is both anti-mainstream and anti-anti-mainstream too. He's got no problems saying stuff like Bieber is chill. Basically he just does whatever the **** he wants. lol

I can't believe I'm the same age as Earl. he's becoming a celebrity and I'm posting on an internet message board. fuck.

well i guess Lil B is rubbing off on him cause he's based the f*ck out :cool:

I like Odd Future, I appreciate the rawness of Tyler's production and the creative freedom they expel through their music, but I dont understand the hype they're getting at the moment. The lyrics often sound stupid and contrived purely for shock value, whilst the music in my opinion doesnt hold up too well on repeated listens.

I appreciate they have this cool persona thing going on, and I do like what they're doing, there's just many more hip hop acts out there that do/have done a similiar thing that get nowhere near the kudos these guys do.

Maybe this should go in the 'unpopular music opinions' thread.

I don't know about this part. I can't think of too many artists with similar swag or sound.

I agree with the rest, they're music is in no way revolutionary, it's cool having some anti-establishment in commercial hip hop again though.

The whole fucking swag thing pisses me off. It's just a gimmick man, a lame catchphrase. And there are various groups/artists within the 'horrorcore' subgenre that do it better. Gravediggaz, Kool Keith, Cage and Necro spring to mind immediately.

None of those artists were a family of skateboarding teenagers. None of those artists got famous from self-promotion through the internet.

You act like catchphrases aren't an important part of hip hop. I'd say OFWGKTA has plenty of gimmicks, the use of the word "swag" not really being one of them.

Those artists aren't as fun or easy for susceptible teenagers glued to mtv to get into.

I wouldn't classify OFWGKTA, or at least tyler, as horrocore yet, let him release one album first.

Sorry dude but the fact they all ride around on skateboards or engage in self-promotion via the internet isnt going to influence my opinion. As I said in my first post, I like what they're doing, to an extent, I don't dislike them at all apart from the swag shit, but I don't think they deserve the hype they're receiving at the moment.

And I'd say Tyler's output especially is pretty horrorcore.

doesn't mean the whole group's is^ hell, other than Tyler and Earl, the rest of the group can be pretty tame in subject matter (ex-Mike G, Domo, MellowHype). alot of their songs are really just about stuff they do and care about, like getting bitches and getting high, but I still say it's they WAY they do it (the so called "swag" you seem to hate) that makes it enjoyable. imo, hearing stuff like Gravediggaz and Kool Keith is alot less enjoyable than OF because of how blunt and dry they deliver their stuff. i'll say right now: I DON'T GIVE A SH*T ABOUT HORRORCORE, but Odd Future's way of using shock lyrics and crazy imagery in such a tongue in cheek manner makes me actually enjoy listening to lyrics about rape and insanity without feeling a large amount of cheesiness with it.

I understand what you're saying.
I respect your opinion.

But Necro is absolutely gahhhhbage.

Fair play dude, all I'm saying is, though I do have some time for them, I dont think they're anything particularly special. Earl and Blackenedwhite are really good albums, and Bastard is ok. But, if you compare them to something like Dr. Octagonecologyst or 6 Feet Deep, they don't measure up, in my opinion.

I'm taking your side here Stu, I like their music a lot, but I don't really understand why they are getting all the hype or the claims that they are doing something completely original. There's been plenty of musicians in hip hop's past that have done their own thing in tons of different styles. Again, I like the music, just doesn't make sense to me. Then again, a lot of the time I don't understand how hype works with music so I take everything people say about smaller bands with a grain of salt.

Its an obvious argument, but these guys were kids when a lot of the material your judging them on came out. No real recording studio, or at least equipment of the same calibur as kool keith. Wait for some actual releases, both mellowhype and tyler have stuff coming out fairly soon i believe.

I think a large part of it has to do with their vibe. They're just cool to listen to, it's infectious.

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what becomes of them after they get done with being 'the next shit' and have to deal with real stuff like record labels, money, drug addictions and whatnot.

They remind me a lot of early Wu-Tang with all the self-marketing and natural charisma. So I assume they'll make some good records, some mediocre ones, some bad ones. At least one will die young and the living ones will will go on to have music careers that go up and down. In 15 or 20 years they'll do an Odd Future reunion tour and play their most popular songs, etc.

I do like them by the way.

A snippet from a new track off Goblin: