"Odd Future", "Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All" or maybe even "OFWGKTA", Whatever you prefer to call them is up to you. This El Lay rap group consists of about 11 artists from the ages of 16 -23. The leader of the group is 19-year old "Tyler the creator" along with rapper Hodgy Beats. Odd Future has already released 12 studio albums to date. The best way I've heard them being describe was from an February Esquire article I found that says:
" Imagine the most belligerent, psychotic, damaged, and mischievous teenagers you've never wanted to meet. Pair them with ounces of charisma, an SAT-ready vocabulary, and rap records. You end up with their mixtapes, which have involved raps about drugs, sex, rape, anarchy, Freudian damage, epic self-consciousness, and a purview of the world mostly involving nihilism, anarchy, and obscenities as vocally nutritious content. Sample hook from a new song debuted Tuesday night: "Kill people, burn sht, fk school!" They make Eminem sound about as violent as Wolf Blitzer. They are intent on terrifying every parent and Republican in America. And they just might."
Yup. That pretty much sums it up. The group became more well known after appearing on the Jimmy Fallon show in Feb. The performance they gave is one I've haven't seen in a WHILE from any artist. I think they are pretty dope, and if I closed my eyes, listened to their music and had to guess which region they were from El Lay would be last on the list. I think that says a lot about them, If your interested in knowing more about "OFWGKTA" they have tons of free music on their tumbler HERE. Below is the video from the Jimmy Fallon Performance as well as a piece MTV is doing on all week on L.A Hip Hop and today they are focusing on Odd Future. It's very informative and will answer a lot of questions you have about the raise of the group. Here's the MTV article as well. What ya'll think?
MTV's "The New L.A: ODD Future"
Jimmy Fallon Performance:
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