History Music / OFWGKTA

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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[TheStoner Domo Genesis]], [[BadassBaritone Left Brain]], [[TheGhost Matt Martians]], [[Music/TylerTheCreator Tyler,]] [[TheLeader The Creator]], [[TheSlacker Hodgy Beats]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mike G]], Music/{{Earl|Sweatshirt}} [[TeenGenius Sweatshirt]], [[LargeHam Jasper Dolphin]], [[ButtMonkey Taco Bennett]], [[TheLadette Syd Tha Kyd]], and Music/{{Frank|Ocean}} [[MrFanservice Ocean]].]]

The main members were Music/TylerTheCreator (the de facto leader), Hodgy Beats, Music/EarlSweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Mike G, Music/FrankOcean, Left Brain, Matt Martians, Syd tha Kyd, Jasper "Dolphin" Loc and Taco Bennett. The group itself consisted not only of hip-hop and R&B artists but also skaters and other traditional artists; Tyler gave an estimate of 60 members total, all ranging in age from 17 to 25 at the group's formation.

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[TheStoner Domo Genesis]], [[BadassBaritone Left Brain]], [[TheGhost Matt Martians]], [[TheHero Tyler, The Creator]], [[TheSlacker Hodgy Beats]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mike G]], [[TeenGenius Earl Sweatshirt]], [[LargeHam Jasper Dolphin]], [[ButtMonkey Taco Bennett]], [[TheLadette Syd Tha Kyd]], and [[MrFanservice Frank Ocean]]]]

* NamesTheSame: ''Rolling Papers'' is also an album by Wiz Khalifa, released in under a year from Domo's album.

* KillEmAll: Part of the group's name.

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[TheStoner Domo Genesis]], Left Brain, [[TheGhost Matt Martians]], [[TheHero Tyler, The Creator]], [[TheSlacker Hodgy Beats]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mike G]], [[TeenGenius Earl Sweatshirt]], [[LargeHam Jasper Dolphin]], [[ButtMonkey Taco Bennett]], [[TheLadette Syd Tha Kyd]], and [[MrFanservice Frank Ocean]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[ThoseTwoGuys Taco Bennett]], Music/{{Frank|Ocean}} [[MrFanservice Ocean]], [[ThoseTwoGuys Jasper]], [[TheGhost Matt]], [[TheStoner Domo Genesis]], [[BigBad Wolf Haley]], [[Music/TylerTheCreator Tyler,]] [[TheHero The Creator]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mike G]], [[TheSlacker Hodgy Beats]], [[TheLadette Syd Tha Kyd]], Music/{{Earl|Sweatshirt}} [[TeenGenius Sweatshirt]], and Left Brain]]

* ShoutOut: The last verse/bridge of Frank's [[Music/{{Coldplay}} "Strawberry Swing"]] throws some {{Superman}} at us.

* FelonyMisdemeanor: After everyone (and their families) gets fantastical [=STDs=] in "Lisa", Jasper walks in and says, "Wait wait wait, that bitch stole my [[NiceShoes motherfuckin' Bapes]]!" A response of "She stole your Bapes!?" follows.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Early on, Hodgy was TheStoner. After hooking up with Left Brain, his delivery grew more aggressive and moved towards more gangsta rap topics such as money, police and illicit substances. He also showed certain lyrical similarities to Tyler and Earl during this period, peppering his lyrics with political incorrectness and faux-Satanic references in ''Blackenedwhite'' as well as his cameos on Earl's self-titled mixtape and Tyler's ''Goblin'', while at the same time providing a more laid-back foil for the vitriolic antics of the latter two. Later on he dropped most of the lyrical darkness and became a full-on "cool guy" figure in OF and sort of TheMario of the group.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Dare we say to Music/GeorgeClinton's P-Funk universe? They're similar in structure, wackiness and wordplay, only the old-school funk has been switched out for edgy hip-hop. And while there's not many crazy costumes on stage, they're all over many of their music videos.

* NiceHat: Left Brain's dog hat.

* UpToEleven: The bar is currently set at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN-xq7t6pKw the video for "Rella"]]
** OFWGKTA's Camp Flog Gnaw tour ended with an OF carnival.
** [[TheRedStapler There was also a carnival in Cocaine...]]

* {{Corpsing}}: Taco on ''Loiter Squad.'' '''Constantly.'''

The main members were Music/TylerTheCreator (the de facto leader), Hodgy Beats, Music/EarlSweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Mike G, Music/FrankOcean, Left Brain, Matt Martians, Syd tha Kyd, Jasper "Dolphin" Loc and Taco Bennett. The group itself consisted not only of hip-hop and R&B artists but also skaters and other traditional artists; Tyler gave an estimate of [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters 60 members total]], all ranging in age from 17 to 25 at the group's formation.

* SchoolTropes: As several members were still in high school when they started out, a couple tropes show up in their early recordings. One track has Tyler as a teacher announcing that each rapper's verse is equivalent to a written assignment.

* ''Music/CherryBomb'' (2015)

* BaldOfAwesome
* {{Instrumentals}}: A lot of his work is instrumental.
* RecordProducer
* SurprisinglyGentleSong

[[WordSaladTitle Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All]], often abbreviated as OFWGKTA or Odd Future, was a music/skateboarding/artist collective out of Los Angeles, California. The main members were Music/TylerTheCreator (the de facto leader), Hodgy Beats, Music/EarlSweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Mike G, Music/FrankOcean, Left Brain, Matt Martians, Syd tha Kyd, Jasper "Dolphin" Loc and Taco Bennett. The group itself consisted not only of hip-hop and R&B artists but also skaters and other traditional artists; Tyler gave an estimate of [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters 60 members total]], all ranging in age from 17 to 25 at the group's formation.

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Their DIY ethos, Internet presence, and rebellious, no-fucks-given attitude garnered a notoriously dedicated cult following and steady blog/magazine press, first blowing up in popularity in 2011 following the success of Tyler and Frank, then again in 2013 following that of Earl. Tyler would end up winning the 2011 MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist (for his viral "Yonkers" video), and Frank a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Urban Contemporary Album (for his debut album ''channel ORANGE'').

[[WordSaladTitle Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All]], often abbreviated as OFWGKTA or Odd Future, was a music/skateboarding/artist collective out of Los Angeles, California. The main members were Music/TylerTheCreator (the de facto leader), Hodgy Beats, Music/EarlSweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Mike G, Music/FrankOcean, Left Brain, Matt Martians, Syd tha Kyd, Jasper "Dolphin" Loc and Taco Bennett. The group itself consisted not only of hip-hop and R&B artists but also skaters and other traditional artists; Tyler has given an estimate of [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters 60 members total]], all ranging in age from 17 to 25 at the group's formation.

The group’s net-based promotion also produced a staggering amount of individual tracks, including an R&B parody song called "Love in Da Mall" by T.T.D.D. (Tyler, Taco, [=DeVon=] (Jasper) and Domo Genesis) and a parody of Lil B by Young Nigga ([[spoiler:aka Tyler in a wig]]) called "Come Threw Looking Clean".

There are multiple groups inside the collective:

They garnered a notoriously dedicated cult following and steady blog/magazine press, first blowing up in popularity in 2011 following the success of Tyler and Frank, then again in 2013 following that of Earl. Tyler won the 2011 MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist (for his viral "Yonkers" video), and Frank Ocean's debut album ''channel ORANGE'' won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Urban Contemporary Album.

From 2012 to 2014, Creator/AdultSwim broadcasted their own live-action TV show ''Loiter Squad'', produced by ''Series/{{Jackass}}'' producers Dickhouse.

In 2015, a photo posted by Tyler to Twitter with the caption "Although it's no more, those 7 letters will remain forever" led many to believe that the collective was splitting up. Tyler eventually chalked the reactions up to a misunderstanding, although they were heightened by further evidence of storms brewing amongst the group members. They confirmed in 2016 that they were still together, but between the radio silence from them afterwards, Tyler making one-off references to the end of the group in his music, and him outright stating in 2020 that the members' styles had grown too different for another Odd Future album to be feasible, all signs effectively point towards the group being over and done with.

Because of the sprawling nature of this {{Troperiffic}} group, we've split up each artist and group within the collective into manageable entries below. Some of the members now have their own separate articles which can directed from here.

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[ThoseTwoGuys Taco Bennett]], [[MrFanservice Frank Ocean]], [[ThoseTwoGuys Jasper]], [[TheGhost Matt]], [[TheStoner Domo Genesis]], [[BigBad Wolf Haley]], [[TheHero Tyler, The Creator]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mike G]], [[TheSlacker Hodgy Beats]], [[TheLadette Syd Tha Kyd]], [[TeenGenius Earl Sweatshirt]], and Left Brain]]

[[WordSaladTitle Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All]], often abbreviated OFWGKTA or Odd Future, is a music/skateboarding/artist collective out of Los Angeles, California. The main members were Tyler, the Creator (the de facto leader), Hodgy Beats, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Mike G, Frank Ocean, Left Brain, Matt Martians, Syd tha Kyd, Jasper "Dolphin" Loc and Taco Bennett. The group itself consists not only of hip hop and R&B artists but also skaters and other traditional artists; Tyler has given an estimate of [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters 60 members total]], all ranging in age from 17 to 25 at the group's formation.

There are multiple groups inside the collective: [=MellowHype=] (rapper Hodgy Beats and producer Left Brain); [=EarlWolf=] (Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, the Creator); The Jet Age of Tomorrow (producers Matt Martians and Hal Williams); The Internet (Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martians); The Super 3 (Matt Martians and others, see below) and I Smell Panties (Jasper Dolphin and Tyler, the Creator). The group’s net-based promotion has also produced a staggering amount of individual tracks, including an R&B parody song called "Love in Da Mall" by T.T.D.D. (Tyler, Taco, [=DeVon=] (Jasper) and Domo Genesis) and a parody of Lil B by Young Nigga ([[spoiler:aka Tyler in a wig]]) called "Come Threw Looking Clean".

They have garnered a cult following and have been receiving steady press from blogs as well as magazines. Tyler won the 2011 MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist (for his viral "Yonkers" video) and Frank Ocean's debut album, ''channel ORANGE'', won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2013 Grammys (it almost made Album of the Year, too.)

In 2015, a photo posted by Tyler to Twitter with the caption "Although it's no more, those 7 letters (OFWGKTA) will remain forever" led many to believe that the collective was splitting up. Tyler eventually chalked the reactions up to a misunderstanding, although they were heightened by further evidence of storms brewing amongst the group members. They ultimately confirmed in 2016 that they were still together.

Early 2012, [[http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/earl-sweatshirt-returns-drops-new-song-home-1006140752.story#/column/the-juice/earl-sweatshirt-returns-drops-new-song-home-1006140752.story Earl arrived back in the United States.]] He officially made his return on the songs "Home" and "Oldie", and made his return performance at a New York show in March 2012. In a recent interview, [[WordOfGod Earl confirmed]] that he was sent to Samoa [[{{Jossed}} but only because]] he was "doing some bad stuff at the time" that was entirely unrelated to his rapping. Earl's lyrical content changed drastically after his return: he excised all of the horrorcore elements and traded those for [[SerialEscalation even more amazing lyrical skills]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite the fact that they use uncensored swearing and frequently refer to horrific acts, they still manage to get some serious junk past the radar. Some highlights include: A woman's visible butt shaking in the "Rella" video (especially considering Website/YouTube's crackdown on sexuality), Domo Genesis slapping a woman (and causing her to change races), Tyler, the Creator being shown naked (and possessing a vagina), and a downblouse shot in "She."
** When Tyler performed "Sandwitches" on ''Fallon'', he simply replaced all the profanity and drug references in the song with half-assed euphemisms. This includes one lyric that clearly alludes to serial rape - "fuck the mask; I want that hoe to know it's me" - with the words "fuck" and "hoe" simply replaced with "screw" and "girl", respectively. Instead of rendering his original verse inscrutable with self-censorship, Hodgy Beats opted to simply rewrite his completely.
** When Tyler, Earl, and Domo performed "Rusty" on ''Letterman'', they went with Tyler's above method of censoring themselves. Whenever one of the three were rapping during the performance, the two inactive members were occasionally chiming in, doing the overdubbed parts and backing vocals. In Tyler's verse, the line "All the Analog fans are getting sick of the rape, and all the Tron Cat fans are getting sick of the lakes" has the word "rape" switched with "hate," but in the background Earl clearly says "rape."

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[[caption-width-right:349:From left to right: [[ThoseTwoGuys Taco Bennett]], [[MrFanservice Frank Ocean]], [[ThoseTwoGuys Jasper]], [[TheGhost Matt]], [[TheStoner Domo Genesis]], [[BigBad Wolf Haley]], [[TheHero Tyler, The Creator]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mike G]], [[TheSlacker Hodgy Beats]], [[TheLadette Syd Tha Kyd]], [[TeenGenius Earl Sweatshirt]], and Left Brain]]