Odd Future

Odd Future
Odd Future performing in Toronto in 2011
Background information
Also known as	OFWGKTA, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, Wolf Gang, Golf Wang
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative hip hop, R&B
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Odd Future Records
Website	oddfuture.com
Members
Tyler, The Creator Hodgy Beats Left Brain Earl Sweatshirt Domo Genesis Mike G Frank Ocean Syd tha Kyd Matt Martians Hal Williams Jasper Dolphin Taco L-Boy
Past members
brandUn DeShay Casey Veggies

Odd Future, often abbreviated OF, is an American alternative hip hop collective from Los Angeles, California. The group is led by rapper/producer Tyler, The Creator, and includes rappers Hodgy Beats, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis and Mike G, singer Frank Ocean, producers Left Brain, Syd tha Kyd, Matt Martians, and Hal Wiliams, and other non-musical members, notably Jasper Dolphin, Taco and L-Boy.

There are multiple groups inside the collective: MellowHype, The Jet Age of Tomorrow, EarlWolf, The Internet and MellowHigh.

History

2007–2009: Early career

Odd Future formed in 2007 in Los Angeles. Much of their music is recorded in a room in Syd the Kyd's and Taco's house, known as the Trap, located in South Los Angeles.^[1] They have produced multiple releases, the first of which were available for free on their website.

2010: Rise to fame

Since the release of his debut album, member Earl Sweatshirt has been absent from the group, but returned briefly before his eighteenth birthday, and started showing up to tours and interviews in the middle of March 2012. It was rumored that his mother sent him to an all boys boarding school for kids with drug issues and depression in Samoa.^[2][3][4]

The group completed a two-stop tour, their first outside of Los Angeles and in London, England, on November 5, 2010, and New York City on November 8. The concert at The Drop in London sold out within 48 hours of announcement by the group. At the highly anticipated show at Webster Hall in New York City, the venue was packed to its 300 person maximum capacity. Their concerts have frequently been compared to punk rock shows, with stagediving, moshing and antagonizing the crowd.^[5][6]

2011–present: Solo releases and TV show

MellowHype recently re-released their album BlackenedWhite through Fat Possum records. Tyler, the Creator also signed a one album deal with XL Recordings and released his sophomore effort, Goblin, on May 10, 2011.

They have collected a cult following, and have been getting press from blogs as well as magazines.^[7] Though they are often labeled as horrorcore, the group has universally dismissed it on Twitter,^[8] in interviews,^[9] and on tracks such as "Sandwitches". Pitchfork Media has labeled the group as indie rap.^[10]

On February 18, 2011, two of Odd Future's members, Tyler and Hodgy Beats, performed "Sandwitches" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with The Roots.^[11]

Odd Future performed "Yonkers" and "Sandwitches" on the mtvU Woodie Awards on March 16, 2011.

On April 5, 2011, MellowHype performed the song "64" on the Fuel TV program The Daily Habit with Bass Drum of Death.^[12] They along with Tyler the Creator also performed their song "65" for the BBC music showcase.^[13] A "clean" version of the song "Sandwitches"^[14] and the song "Analog" by Tyler the Creator was also performed for the same venue by Tyler and Hodgy Beats.^[15]

In April 2011, the group signed a deal with RED Distribution to start their own label, Odd Future Records.^[16] According to Tyler, Bastard will be re-released as a physical copy sometime in the future.^[17]

On August 2, 2011, Odd Future announced on their website the Golf Wang Tour 2011.^[18] The tour included 27 stops, beginning on September 28, 2011 in San Diego, California at the House of Blues.^[19]

On September 8, 2011, it was announced that Odd Future would be receiving a television show called Loiter Squad. The show is to be a sketch comedy show featuring various skits and pranks and originally aired on March 25, 2012 on Adult Swim.^[20][21]

On October 3, 2011, Tyler, The Creator tweeted a link to a iTunes with an album of 12 old Odd Future songs from artists within the group Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats, Mike G, and himself. Also, groups The Jet Age of Tomorrow, MellowHype, and The Internet had songs on the album. The album is simply named "12 Odd Future Songs", despite there being 13 songs including a brand new song from The Internet.

On March 20, 2012, the collective released their debut album, The OF Tape Vol. 2. The album is a sequel to the original mixtape, The Odd Future Tape.

Discography

• The OF Tape Vol. 2 (2012)

Mixtapes

• The Odd Future Tape (2008)
• Radical (2010)

Compilations

• 12 Odd Future Songs (2011)

Awards and nominations

O Music Awards

MTV2 Sucker Free Awards

References

External links

• Official website