Giant Bomb's stance on OFWGKTA?

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That's "Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All" for all you unintiated.
 
 
 Odd Future is a rap collective from L.A that has been picking up a lot of steam lately, due to their coverage on MTV and Kanye West's Twitter posts.
 
They self-produce all of their music and have all of their albums for free that you can find over at their tumblr.
 
As for what they rap about, well, that's a little complicated.  A lot of people have labeled them horrocore, which I guess is sort of accurate, but they really are deeper.  On the head member of the band, Tyler The Creator's album, he kind of raps from the perspective of a serial killer/rapist, which while providing some very unsettling imagery also deals with the psychosis of it all.   I'll admit I was a little cautious when getting into them because of the immediate comparisons that they draw to ICP, mainly because of the unearned Horrorcore title, but really, those comparisons are bullshit.
 
I think they are some of the freshest music in the hip-hop scene coming out these days, and their seeming lack of taboos proves this.  But, they are a very divisive collective, you're either into them or you hate them, basically.  So which side does the overall Giant Bomb community fall under?
 
  
  Here is Tyler the Creator's video for the song Yonkers, which comes from the collectives first studio-produced album .
 
 
  
  and here is a video from their energetic as hell T.V debut on Jimmy Fallon.

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#2  Edited By htr10

 
giant bomb's stance on this is the same as its stance on everything else.  hands on hips with legs shoulder-width apart.

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#3  Edited By jaketaylor
@htr10 said:
"  giant bomb's stance on this is the same as its stance on everything else.  hands on hips with legs shoulder-width apart. "
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#4  Edited By RadixNegative2
@JakeTaylor said:
" @htr10 said:
"  giant bomb's stance on this is the same as its stance on everything else.  hands on hips with legs shoulder-width apart. "
"
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#5  Edited By WEGGLES

I could see Jeff diggin it. 

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#6  Edited By chrissedoff

they're alright, but their name is waaaay lame.

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#7  Edited By netfluffyG

I fully support what they are doing and able to do. I really like Earl Sweatshirt's album. I doubt I could physically handle seeing them live though- I don't have enough pent-up rage inside of me to deal with the crowd. 
 
@chrissedoff said: 

" they're alright, but their name is waaaay lame. "

You're crazy dude    
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#8  Edited By kishan6

Dude i will bet you that only about 4 people on GB knew about odd future before this..... its really not the place to ask 
 
and they are all right... Id rather have them become popular than what we are listening to nowadays like lil wayne and shit.  But it also could be better than OFWGKTA imo

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#9  Edited By chrissedoff
@netfluffyG: you think odd future wolf gang kill them all is a cool name?
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#10  Edited By netfluffyG

Its strange a strange name, Odd Future is much more speaker friendly- but it is a brand that is pretty cool.

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#11  Edited By MarkWahlberg
@kishan6 said:
" Dude i will bet you that only about 4 people on GB knew about odd future before this..... its really not the place to ask  "
There was actually a thread about them a little while ago, everyone seemed to know who they were.  
 
Always fun to see a new group hit the scene, just to spice things up a bit.  
  

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"  giant bomb's stance on this is the same as its stance on everything else.  hands on hips with legs shoulder-width apart. "
Must... not.... make sex joke....
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#12  Edited By AhmadMetallic

its rap

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#13  Edited By kishan6
@MarkWahlberg said:
" @kishan6 said:
" Dude i will bet you that only about 4 people on GB knew about odd future before this..... its really not the place to ask  "
There was actually a thread about them a little while ago, everyone seemed to know who they were.  
 
Always fun to see a new group hit the scene, just to spice things up a bit. "
Where was the other thread? I Heard them mentioned before in a thread but assumed it was the same guy who made this thread.  This is actually the first ive heard of them being on TV at all. 
I remember when Bastard first came out  and honestly it just seemed like another tape that people would sleep on...... Like they do with most people lol
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#14  Edited By craigbo180
@htr10 said:
"  giant bomb's stance on this is the same as its stance on everything else.  hands on hips with legs shoulder-width apart. "
You can close the thread now.
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#15  Edited By takua108
@htr10 said:
"  giant bomb's stance on this is the same as its stance on everything else.  hands on hips with legs shoulder-width apart. "
Early post of the year nominee.
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#16  Edited By IshimuraD

I only learned of them about a week ago when I was on a song lyrics site and curiously clicked on Assmilk ft. Tyler the Creator by Earl, I was like fucking disgusted by the lyrics. Then I actually listened to it, still was kinda disturbed but I wanted to listen again, I couldn't understand why.
 
But yeah I actually like them now, there's really not much else like them out there, and admittedly Tyler's rhymes are pretty sick. You just have to remember not to take what they're rapping about too seriously most of the time.

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#17  Edited By beej

Three words: SWAG SWAG SWAG. 

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#18  Edited By Enigma777

Don't like 'em

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#19  Edited By MisterMouse

I am definitely Feeling Yonkers, but I still need to decide whether I like Odd Future or not , need to give them more of a listen, havent heard to much of their stuff.

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#20  Edited By HisDudeness

Not as good as Das Racist when you talk about weird hip hop/rap, but they're pretty damn good,.

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#21  Edited By CastroCasper

Based on that one song from Jimmy Fallon, I am not a fan.

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#22  Edited By Warihay

Haha I had just starting downloading their tape when I saw this. Been a fan since a friend introduced them to me. Just got around to downloading it. SWAG

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#23  Edited By Giraffeking

Recently got into them, damn they are good

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#24  Edited By dichemstys

This is fucking AWESOME.

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#25  Edited By McSmunions

i actually posted about them end of last year,  http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/off-topic/31/ofwgkta/459875/ , but whatever, more wolf gang exposure.
 
and Odd Future is a great name, same with their individual names. come on, Hodgy Beats? Earl Sweatshirt? love it. looking forward to Goblin and the re-release of Blackenedwhite for physical copies. link:  http://fatpossum.com/news/138 
 
also did anyone check out the Frank Ocean album? complete departure from all the other OF stuff and actually not that bad.

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#26  Edited By jakob187
@kishan6 said:
" Dude i will bet you that only about 4 people on GB knew about odd future before this..... "
I had no clue.  Thanks for the introduction.  The music, as least from the two songs you have linked, sounds very similar across both songs.  The rhymes are pretty good.  Personally, though, the video and the live performance are what got me.  Very stark imagery, very in-your-face.  I dig it.
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#27  Edited By mosdef

Although im old and tend to frighten easily thanks for introducing me to new music.

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#28  Edited By RobotHamster

I like the first one, but wasn't really into the jimmy fallon one.  I'll look more into them and I'll probably like some of it.

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#29  Edited By dichemstys

I can't stop listening to this shit now.

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#30  Edited By yinstarrunner

Some of their stuff I like, some of it I don't.  That live perfomance was pretty dope, though.

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#31  Edited By jking47

From what I have heard so far its pretty kick ass 
Gotta figure out what I want to download though, their site is confusing lol

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@jking47:  Yeah, it's just because Tumblr sucks in general, but the titles along the top of the page should link to all of their albums.
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#33  Edited By McSmunions
@jking47:  well all their tapes and albums are links at the top. i recommend earl, radical, and blackenedwhite to start. 
 
 this is my new favorite tyler song and it's not even released yet, damn it. 
 
  
  
 
 
also here ya go: Odd Peanuts. http://opwgkta.tumblr.com/  a couple are funny, most are...ehhh
 

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 SWAG
 SWAG
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#35  Edited By NovidAnon

Scary. 
 
Fucked Up. 
 
I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

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#36  Edited By floodiastus

Haha so much image, they have exactly the same type of ICP bullshit written all over. They are creating an image so the weak of mind can focus on everything but the music, which btw kind of sucks. Beats are not deep or groove, rap technique is so-so and the melodic lines sounds like they were made by a 12-year old. 
 
Does everything from america has to have image to distract from the music nowadays? First lady gaga and now this!

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#37  Edited By Tsoglani

Cool stuff... I have always enjoyed the horror aspects of hip hop, and I still have the Flatlinerz, Gravediggaz, Bushwick Bill, as well as a few others from Philly that I can't remember the name of right now. 
 
The name would sound better if it was just Odd Future, but I have no problem with what they call themselves.

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#38  Edited By ch13696

Well, I can definitely respect people that can actually make albums on their own, without the help of the recording industry. Also the fact that they respect their fans by letting them listen to their work without paying anything.

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#39  Edited By McSmunions
@floodiastus: i dunno man, OF has plenty of groove.
 
  
  
 that wheels beat is so killer.
 

and also there is so much music coming out of Odd Future that you can't judge them based soley on Tyler or Earl. check out Jet Age of Tomorrow for more instrumental, spaced-out beats. and that Frank Ocean for something for the ladies.
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#40  Edited By Meltac

I love them! Tyler, The Creator is incredibly dope, and I'm kind of digging Earl Sweatshirt too. The opening track of Tylers first album is really, really good too. 

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#41  Edited By dichemstys

GOD. DAMN. IT. Can't stop.

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#43  Edited By H_U_R_D

Odd Future 
 
best Hip-Hop to come out the west since The Game's debut back in '05

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#44  Edited By jacdg

Got into them a week or so before the Fallon show, and they are really amazing, the best thing is they have loads of content our there for free! To think these dudes are still in their late teens and making this kind of music, it's pretty darn incredible, if all goes well I hope they could end up being this generations version of WU-Tang.

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