OFWGKTA
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Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, often abbreviated OFWGKTA and also known simply as Odd Future or Golf Wang, 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), 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).
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. 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. Though they are often labeled as horrorcore
, the group has universally dismissed it on Twitter, in interviews, and on tracks such as "Sandwitches
". Pitchfork Media
has labeled the group as indie rap. In April 2011, the group signed a deal with Sony
's RED
to start their own label, Odd Future Records. According to Tyler, Bastard will be re-released as a physical copy sometime in the future.
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
.
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
.
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.
On February 18, 2011, two of OFWGKTA's members, Tyler and Hodgy Beats, performed "Sandwitches" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
with The Roots
.
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
. They along with Tyler the Creator also performed their song "65" for the BBC music showcase. A "clean" version of the song "Sandwitches" and the song "Analog" by Tyler the Creator was also performed for the same venue by Tyler and Hodgy Beats.
On August 2, 2011, OFWGKTA announced on their website the Golf Wang Tour 2011. The tour includes 27 stops, beginning on September 28, 2011 in San Diego, California
at the House of Blues
.
. 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
.
. The show is to be a sketch comedy
show featuring various skits and pranks and will air in 2012 on Adult Swim
.
Alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...
collective from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The group is led by rapper/producer Tyler, The Creator
Tyler, the Creator
Tyler Okonma , better known by his stage name Tyler, The Creator, is an American rapper, record producer, music video director, actor, graphic artist and fashion designer from Los Angeles, currently signed to English independent record label XL Recordings and his own record label, Odd Future...
, and includes rappers Hodgy Beats
Hodgy Beats
Gerard Damien Long , better known by his stage name Hodgy Beats is an American rapper from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He attended Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California...
, Earl Sweatshirt
Earl Sweatshirt
Thebe Kgositsile , better known by his stage name Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper and member of the Los Angeles hip hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All.-Biography:...
, Domo Genesis and Mike G, singer Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Christopher Francis Ocean , better known by his stage name Frank Ocean, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a member of OFWGKTA.-2005-2010: Career beginnings:...
, producers Left Brain
Left Brain
Left Brain, born Vyron Dalyan Turner, is an American record producer, rapper, and photographer from Los Angeles. He serves as one of the main producers in OFWGKTA, having produced portions on nearly all Odd Future releases...
, 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
MellowHype
MellowHype is an American hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, that consists of OFWGKTA members Hodgy Beats , real name Gerard Long, and Left Brain , real name Vyron Turner. Hodgy Beats claims the two met by having similar friends in high school. Left Brain was looking for an artist and Hodgy...
(Hodgy Beats and Left Brain), The Jet Age of Tomorrow
The Jet Age of Tomorrow
The Jet Age of Tomorrow also known as The Super 3 is a American production duo from Atlanta, Georgia, that consists of OFWGKTA member Matt Martians and Hal Williams.They have released two albums, Voyager and The Journey to the 5th Echelon....
(Matt Martian and Hal Williams, also known as the Super 3), EarlWolf (Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, The Creator) and The Internet
The Internet (band)
The Internet is a hip hop soul duo consisting of DJ, singer and producer Syd Tha Kid and producer Matt Martians of OFWGKTA.- History :The Internet was formed in late 2011 by Syd Tha Kid and Matt Martians of Odd Future....
(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 SweatshirtEarl Sweatshirt
Thebe Kgositsile , better known by his stage name Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper and member of the Los Angeles hip hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All.-Biography:...
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. MellowHype recently re-released their album BlackenedWhite
BlackenedWhite
- Charts :...
through Fat Possum records. Tyler also signed a one album deal with XL Recordings
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...
and released his sophomore effort, Goblin
Goblin (album)
Goblin is the second studio album by OFWGKTA leader Tyler, The Creator. It was released on May 10, 2011 through XL Recordings. The album's production came almost entirely from Tyler himself, along with contributions from fellow OFWGKTA member Left Brain. Goblin continues Tyler's dialogues with his...
, on May 10, 2011. They have collected a cult following, and have been getting press from blogs as well as magazines. Though they are often labeled as horrorcore
Horrorcore
Horrorcore is a subgenre of hip hop music based in horror-themed lyrical content and imagery. While the style is rarely popular, some performers have sold well in the mainstream scene.-Origins:...
, the group has universally dismissed it on Twitter, in interviews, and on tracks such as "Sandwitches
Sandwitches
"Sandwitches" is a song by American alternative hip hop artist and OFWGKTA member Tyler, The Creator, featuring fellow Odd Future member Hodgy Beats, released as the first single from his second studio album Goblin.-Background:...
". Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
has labeled the group as indie rap. In April 2011, the group signed a deal with Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's RED
RED Distribution
RED - An Artist Development Company is a Sony Music Entertainment-owned sales and marketing division that handles releases for over sixty independent record labels....
to start their own label, Odd Future Records. According to Tyler, Bastard will be re-released as a physical copy sometime in the future.
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
South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South L.A. and formerly South Central Los Angeles, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central, and is still widely known...
.
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
The Internet (band)
The Internet is a hip hop soul duo consisting of DJ, singer and producer Syd Tha Kid and producer Matt Martians of OFWGKTA.- History :The Internet was formed in late 2011 by Syd Tha Kid and Matt Martians of Odd Future....
.
Performances
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 HallWebster Hall
Webster Hall is a nightclub located at 125 East 11th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, near Astor Place, in Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1886, its current incarnation was opened by the Ballinger Brothers in 1992...
in New York City, the venue was packed to its 300 person maximum capacity. Their concerts have frequently been compared to punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
shows, with stagediving, moshing and antagonizing the crowd.
On February 18, 2011, two of OFWGKTA's members, Tyler and Hodgy Beats, performed "Sandwitches" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
with The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
.
Odd Future performed "Yonkers
Yonkers (song)
"Yonkers" is a song by American hip hop artist and OFWGKTA member Tyler, The Creator, released as the second single from his second studio album Goblin. It was produced by Tyler, the Creator...
" and "Sandwitches" on the mtvU Woodie Awards on March 16, 2011. The group then performed several acclaimed shows at South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Festival in Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas during March 18–21, 2011. They performed at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...
, in Indio
Indio, California
Indio is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies east of Palm Springs, east of Riverside, and east of Los Angeles. It is about north of Mexicali, Baja California on the U.S.-Mexican border...
, California, in April 2011, and are scheduled to play at Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
, in England, in August 2011 as well as Oxegen
Oxegen
Oxegen is an annual music festival in Ireland held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken. As of 2007, 2008, 2009, the festival has been cited as Ireland's biggest music festival. And by 2009, the festival is cited as the greenest festival, being a 100% carbon neutral event in Ireland. It was previously...
Music Festival in Ireland in July 2011. They will also be performing at Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...
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
Eurockéennes
The Eurockéennes de Belfort is one of France's largest rock music festivals. The Eurockéennes, a play on words involving the words rock and européennes , is a festival based in a nature reserve in Malsaucy near Belfort...
in Belfort
Belfort
Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...
on July 3.
On April 5, 2011, MellowHype
MellowHype
MellowHype is an American hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, that consists of OFWGKTA members Hodgy Beats , real name Gerard Long, and Left Brain , real name Vyron Turner. Hodgy Beats claims the two met by having similar friends in high school. Left Brain was looking for an artist and Hodgy...
performed the song "64" on the Fuel TV
Fuel TV
Fuel TV is a U.S. cable and satellite specialty channel that launched on July 1, 2003. It focuses on the cultures of such extreme sports as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX and FMX. It is a unit of Fox Cable Networks and is currently available to 26-million...
program The Daily Habit with Bass Drum of Death
Bass Drum of Death
Bass Drum of Death are a grunge band signed to Fat Possum Records from Oxford, MS. The band was formed by John Barrett, who performed solo with a bass drum and guitar until 2008, when Colin Sneed began playing drums. Their debut LP, GB City, was released on April 12, 2011. The vinyl was also...
. They along with Tyler the Creator also performed their song "65" for the BBC music showcase. A "clean" version of the song "Sandwitches" and the song "Analog" by Tyler the Creator was also performed for the same venue by Tyler and Hodgy Beats.
On August 2, 2011, OFWGKTA announced on their website the Golf Wang Tour 2011. The tour includes 27 stops, beginning on September 28, 2011 in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
at the House of Blues
House of Blues
House of Blues is a chain of 13 live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues first location was in Cambridge's Harvard Square. It was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, star of The Blues Brothers...
.
Odd Future Records
In 2011, Odd Future founded their own record label, Odd Future Records, with the aid of Sony's RED DistributionRED Distribution
RED - An Artist Development Company is a Sony Music Entertainment-owned sales and marketing division that handles releases for over sixty independent record labels....
. 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
12 Odd Future Songs
12 Odd Future Songs is a compilation by hip hop collective OFWGKTA released exclusively through iTunes on October 3, 2011. The album is made up of 13 songs previously released by members of OFWGKTA and a brand new 13th track. Although it is titled 12 Odd Future Songs, there are 13 tracks on the...
. The first physically released album on the label will be The Internet
The Internet (band)
The Internet is a hip hop soul duo consisting of DJ, singer and producer Syd Tha Kid and producer Matt Martians of OFWGKTA.- History :The Internet was formed in late 2011 by Syd Tha Kid and Matt Martians of Odd Future....
's Purple Naked Ladies
Purple Naked Ladies
- External links :* *...
.
Releases
- 12 Odd Future Songs12 Odd Future Songs12 Odd Future Songs is a compilation by hip hop collective OFWGKTA released exclusively through iTunes on October 3, 2011. The album is made up of 13 songs previously released by members of OFWGKTA and a brand new 13th track. Although it is titled 12 Odd Future Songs, there are 13 tracks on the...
Artist: OFWGKTA
Release date: September 30, 2011
Formats: Digital downloadMusic downloadA music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... - Purple Naked LadiesPurple Naked Ladies- External links :* *...
Artist: The InternetThe Internet (band)The Internet is a hip hop soul duo consisting of DJ, singer and producer Syd Tha Kid and producer Matt Martians of OFWGKTA.- History :The Internet was formed in late 2011 by Syd Tha Kid and Matt Martians of Odd Future....
Release date: December 20, 2011 (digital), January 17, 2012 (physical)
Formats: CD, digital downloadMusic downloadA music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
TV Show
On September 8, 2011, it was announced that Odd Future would be receiving a television show called Loiter SquadLoiter Squad
Loiter Squad is an American sketch comedy television series starring Tyler, The Creator , Jasper Dolphin, Taco Bennett, and Lionel Boyce, all members of the Los Angeles hip hop collective OFWGKTA. Jeff Tremaine, Shanna Zablow, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Lance Bangs and Nick Weidenfeld are the show's...
. The show is to be a sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
show featuring various skits and pranks and will air in 2012 on Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
.
Discography
- The Odd Future TapeThe Odd Future TapeThe Odd Future Tape is the debut mixtape by OFWGKTA. In 2007, members of Odd Future were Tyler the Creator, Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, Super 3 and Casey Veggies, the latter of which is no longer a member of the group. The songs were recorded on a computer camera microphone...
(2008) - Radical (2010)
- 12 Odd Future Songs12 Odd Future Songs12 Odd Future Songs is a compilation by hip hop collective OFWGKTA released exclusively through iTunes on October 3, 2011. The album is made up of 13 songs previously released by members of OFWGKTA and a brand new 13th track. Although it is titled 12 Odd Future Songs, there are 13 tracks on the...
(2011)
Tyler, The Creator
- BastardBastard (album)- Samples :* "Odd Toddlers" contains a sample from "Huit Octobre 1971" By Cortex* "Jack and the Beanstalk" contains a sample from "What More Can I Say" by Jay-Z...
(2009) - GoblinGoblin (album)Goblin is the second studio album by OFWGKTA leader Tyler, The Creator. It was released on May 10, 2011 through XL Recordings. The album's production came almost entirely from Tyler himself, along with contributions from fellow OFWGKTA member Left Brain. Goblin continues Tyler's dialogues with his...
(2011) - WolfWolf (Tyler, The Creator album)Wolf is the third studio album by OFWGKTA member Tyler, The Creator. It is scheduled to be released sometime in May 2012.- Background :Tyler first mentioned the album in 2010 saying that he would have an album titled Wolf. In early 2011 he told fans through his Formspring that his third album would...
(2012)
Domo Genesis
- Rolling PapersRolling Papers (Domo Genesis album)Rolling Papers is the debut album by Odd Future member Domo Genesis. The album was released for free on Odd Future's Tumblr page on August 30, 2010...
(2010) - Under the Influence (2011)