OFWGKTA

OFWGKTA
Odd Future performing in Toronto in 2011
Background information
Also known as	Wolf Gang, Golf Wang
Origin	Ladera Heights, California, USA
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Odd Future Records, RED
Website	oddfuture.com
Members
Tyler, The Creator Hodgy Beats Left Brain Earl Sweatshirt Domo Genesis Mike G Frank Ocean Syd tha Kyd Matt Martians Jasper Dolphin Taco Bennett

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, often abbreviated OFWGKTA and also known simply as Odd Future, is an 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 and Matt Martians, and other non-musical members (non-rappers who have features on group's mixtapes and Tyler's albums), notably Jasper Dolphin and Taco Bennett.

There are multiple groups inside the collective: MellowHype (Hodgy Beats and Left Brain), I Smell Panties (Tyler, The Creator and Jasper Dolphin), The Jet Age of Tomorrow (Matt Martian and Hal Williams, also known as the Super 3), EarlWolf (Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, The Creator) and The Internet (Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martians).

History

Odd Future has produced multiple releases, the first of which were available for free on their website. Since the release of his debut album, member Earl Sweatshirt has been absent from the group. It is rumored that his mother sent him to an all boys boarding school for kids with drug issues and depression in Samoa.^[1][2][3] MellowHype recently re-released their album BlackenedWhite through Fat Possum records. Tyler 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.^[4] Though they are often labeled as horrorcore, the group has universally dismissed it on Twitter,^[5] in interviews,^[6] and on tracks such as "Sandwitches". Pitchfork Media has labeled the group as indie rap.^[7] In April 2011, the group signed a deal with Sony's RED to start their own label, Odd Future Records.^[8] According to Tyler, Bastard will be re-released as a physical copy sometime in the future.^[9]

Much of their music is recorded in a room in Syd the Kyd's and Taco's house, known as the Trap, in South Los Angeles.^[10]

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.

Performances

Microphones destroyed by OFWGKTA

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.^[11][12]

On February 18, 2011, two of OFWGKTA's members, Tyler and Hodgy Beats, performed "Sandwitches" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with The Roots.^[13]

Odd Future performed "Yonkers" and "Sandwitches" on the mtvU Woodie Awards on March 16, 2011. The group then performed several acclaimed shows at South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas during March 18–21, 2011. They performed at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, California, in April 2011, and are scheduled to play at Reading and Leeds Festivals, in England, in August 2011 as well as Oxegen Music Festival in Ireland in July 2011. They will also be performing at Roskilde Festival in Denmark in early July date not scheduled precisely but between July 1 and 5. It also has been added that the group will play at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. They are also scheduled to play Eurockéennes in Belfort on July 3.

On April 5, 2011, MellowHype performed the song "64" on the Fuel TV program The Daily Habit with Bass Drum of Death.^[14] They along with Tyler the Creator also performed their song "65" for the BBC music showcase.^[15] A "clean" version of the song "Sandwitches"^[16] and the song "Analog" by Tyler the Creator was also performed for the same venue by Tyler and Hodgy Beats.^[17]

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

Odd Future Records

Odd Future Records
Parent company	RED, Sony
Founded	2011
Founder	OFWGKTA
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	RED Distribution
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Country of origin	USA
Location	Los Angeles, California
Official Website	oddfuture.com

In 2011, Odd Future founded their own record label, Odd Future Records, with the aid of Sony's RED Distribution.^[8] The label will only release music by the members of Odd Future.

The labels first digitally released album was the groups compilation album 12 Odd Future Songs. The first physically released album on the label will be The Internet's Purple Naked Ladies.

Releases

• 12 Odd Future Songs
  Artist: OFWGKTA
  Release date: September 30, 2011
  Formats: Digital download
• Purple Naked Ladies
  Artist: The Internet
  Release date: December 20, 2011 (digital), January 17, 2012 (physical)^[20]
  Formats: CD, digital download

TV Show

Main article: Loiter Squad

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 will air in 2012 on Adult Swim.^[21]

Discography

• The Odd Future Tape (2008)
• Radical (2010)
• 12 Odd Future Songs (2011)

Tyler, The Creator

Main article: Tyler, The Creator discography

• Bastard (2009)
• Goblin (2011)
• Wolf (2012)

MellowHype

• YelloWhite (2010)
• BlackenedWhite (2010)
• Numbers (2012)

Earl Sweatshirt

• Earl (2010)

Hodgy Beats

• The Dena Tape (2009)

Domo Genesis

• Rolling Papers (2010)
• Under the Influence (2011)

Mike G

• Ali (2010)
• "Award Tour" EP (2011)
• Gold (TBA)
• Mike Check

Frank Ocean

• Nostalgia, Ultra (2011)

The Jet Age of Tomorrow

• Voyager (2010)
• The Journey to the 5th Echelon (2011)

The Internet

• Purple Naked Ladies (2011)^[22]

References

1. ^ "Exclusive: We Found Earl Sweatshirt". Complex. http://www.complex.com/music/2011/04/complex-exclusive-we-found-earl-sweatshirt. Retrieved May 9, 2011. 
2. ^ Roberts, Randall (May 16, 2011). "Mystery solved: Earl Sweatshirt, his mother and his poet-father communicate with the New Yorker". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/05/mystery-solved-earl-sweatshirt-his-mother-and-his-poet-father-communicate-with-the-new-yorker-.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef01538e89aec2970b. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
3. ^ "Where's Earl?". http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/05/23/110523fa_fact_sanneh. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
4. ^ Caroline Ryder (October 14, 2010). "The Future Is Odd – Page 1 – Music – Los Angeles". LA Weekly. http://www.laweekly.com/2010-10-14/music/the-future-is-odd/. Retrieved February 27, 2011. 
5. ^ "ofwgkta Twitter". Twitter. Oct 8, 2010. http://twitter.com/#!/ofwgkta/status/26769105282. Retrieved February 26, 2011. 
6. ^ "Thrasher Skateboard Magazine | Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All". Thrashermagazine.com. http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/music-interviews/odd-future-wolf-gang-kill-the-all/. Retrieved February 27, 2011. 
7. ^ Plagenhoeff, Scott. "Tyler, The Creator". yes. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15413-goblin/. Retrieved 5/11/2011. 
8. ^ ^{a b} Markman, Rob (April 26, 2011). "Odd Future To Ink Deal With Sony's RED Distribution – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662665/odd-future-sony-deal.jhtml. Retrieved May 3, 2011. 
9. ^ http://www.formspring.me/wolfhaley/q/191579969942485526
10. ^ Weiss, Jeff (April 10, 2011). "Howling Wolves". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/10/entertainment/la-ca-odd-future-20110410. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
11. ^ Gabe Meline (February 23, 2011). "Live Review: Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All at Slim's, San Francisco". North Bay Bohemian. http://www.bohemian.com/citysound/?p=6891. Retrieved February 27, 2011. 
12. ^ Weingarten, Christopher M. (November 9, 2010). "The Live Insanity that Is Odd Future Wolf Gang...". Spin Magazine Online. http://www.spin.com/articles/live-insanity-odd-future-wolf-gang. Retrieved February 28, 2011. 
13. ^ Ryon, Sean (February 20, 2011). "OFWGKTA Makes MTV Debut, Kanye West Co-Signs | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.14188. Retrieved February 27, 2011. 
14. ^ "Mellowhype of Odd Future feat. Bass Drum of Death – 64". YouTube. April 6, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGh_1tDBo0k. Retrieved April 14, 2011. 
15. ^ "MellowHype: '65' - Video". http://slumz.boxden.com/f87/mellowhype-65-bbc-music-showcase-1540496/. Retrieved May 14, 2011. 
16. ^ "Mellowhype ~ 65 & Tyler The Creator ~ Sandwitches (Live On BBC Radio 1)". April 14, 2011. http://adventoutpost.com/2011/05/mellowhype-65-tyler-the-creator-sandwitches-live-on-bbc-radio-1/. Retrieved May 14, 2011. 
17. ^ "Tyler The Creator feat. Hodgy Beats ~ Analog (Live On BBC Radio 1)". April 14, 2011. http://adventoutpost.com/2011/05/tyler-the-creator-feat-hodgy-beats-analog-live-on-bbc-radio-1/. Retrieved May 14, 2011. 
18. ^ "OFWGKTA official Tumblr page". August 2, 2011. http://oddfuture.tumblr.com/post/8410005091/presale-tickets-for-the-tour-is-now-on-sale-fuck. Retrieved August 2, 2011. 
19. ^ "OFWGKTA announces 2011 tour". August 2, 2011. http://oddfuture.tumblr.com/post/8410005091/presale-tickets-for-the-tour-is-now-on-sale-fuck. Retrieved August 2, 2011. 
20. ^ Odd Future's The Internet release Cocaine EP, LP due in December at Pretty Much Amazing
21. ^ http://www.adultswim.com/pr/odd-future/index.html
22. ^ http://www.spin.com/articles/odd-future-offshoot-internet-talk-debut-lp-purple-naked-ladies

External links

• Official website