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1[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/odd_future_3.jpg]]
2 [[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[TheStoner Domo Genesis]], [[BaritoneOfStrength 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]], [[Creator/TravisBennett Taco]] [[ButtMonkey Bennett]], [[TheLadette Syd Tha Kyd]], and Music/{{Frank|Ocean}} [[MrFanservice Ocean]].]]
3
4->''"So instead of critiquin' and bitchin', being mad as fuck''
5->''Just admit, not only are we talented, we rad as fuck"''
6-->-- '''Tyler, the Creator''', "Oldie"
7
8[[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, active from 2007 to 2018.
9
10The 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 [[Creator/TravisBennett Travis "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.
11
12There were also multiple groups inside the collective:
13* [=MellowHype=] (rapper Hodgy Beats and producer Left Brain)
14** [=MellowHigh=] (both members with the addition of Domo Genesis)
15* [=EarlWolf=] (Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, the Creator)
16* The Jet Age of Tomorrow (producers Matt Martians and Hal Williams)
17* The Internet (Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martians)
18* The Super 3 (Matt Martians and others, see below)
19* I Smell Panties (Jasper Dolphin and Tyler, the Creator)
20
21The 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:a.k.a. Tyler in a wig]]) called "Come Threw Looking Clean".
22
23Their DIY ethos, Internet presence, and rebellious, no-fucks-given attitude garnered a sizable cult following, notoriously passionate fanbase, 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'').
24
25In late 2011, it was announced that the group would be getting their own live-action show; the end result, a {{sketch comedy}}/prank show titled ''Loiter Squad'', aired for two seasons from 2012 to 2014 on Creator/AdultSwim, produced by ''Series/{{Jackass}}'' producers Dickhouse.
26
27In 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, and one-off instances did occur of members reuniting, but between the radio silence from them afterwards, Tyler making 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.
28
29In the years since, many have retrospectively deemed Odd Future an essential act of [=2010s=] hip-hop in terms of their influence on music and fashion, with later groups like Music/{{BROCKHAMPTON}} explicitly citing them as inspirations.
30
31Because of the sprawling nature of this 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.
32
33[[index]]
34* Music/EarlSweatshirt
35* Music/FrankOcean
36* [[Creator/TravisBennett Taco]]
37* Music/TylerTheCreator
38[[/index]]
39----
40[[foldercontrol]]
41
42[[folder:Tyler, the Creator]]
43[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tyler_47.jpg]]
44[[caption-width-right:350:''I cut off some friends, where they go?'']]
45'''Tyler, the Creator'''
46
47De facto leader and, as his name suggests, creator of Odd Future. Tyler (aka Ace Creator, Wolf Haley, [[spoiler:Young Nigga]]) saw the talents he and his peers had after years of being friends and decided to form a group where they could make their own rules. His song "Bastard" explicitly states, "I feel we're more talented than 40 year old rappers talking about Gucci when they have kids they haven't seen in years." Tyler's interest in music started at a young age, when he would design his own albums with cover art and tracklistings. By fourteen, he was teaching himself how to play the piano and by fifteen, he was producing his own music.
48
49Tyler's chiefly influenced by horror films and the slick electro funk of The Neptunes, and it shows. A sizable portion of Tyler's output is autobiographical, referencing his [[ParentalAbandonment missing father]], [[DidNotGetTheGirl being used in a rebound relationship]] and his confessional thoughts on his own life. The rest of his work incorporates elaborate storytelling scenarios involving tales of rape, murder and substance abuse. The latter part has gotten him in trouble with advocacy groups and the press, with no help from Tyler's tell-it-like-it-is demeanour and general wackiness. He famously told lesbian rock band Music/TeganAndSara to [[YouNeedToGetLaid call him if they needed "some hard dick]]" after they called him out on his language. Tyler went on record early in 2012 to say that the latter elements of his style no longer interest him.
50
51In early 2013, ''Wolf'' was announced for an April 2nd release date, and shortly thereafter the video for the first single, "Domo23", was posted.
52
53!!Discography:
54* ''Bastard'' (2009; chopped and screwed version by Mike G, 2010)
55* ''Goblin'' (2011)
56* ''Wolf'' (2013)
57* ''Music/{{Cherry Bomb|2015}}'' (2015)
58* ''Flower Boy'' (2017)
59* ''Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch'' (2018)
60* ''Music/{{IGOR}}'' (2019)
61* ''Call Me If You Get Lost'' (2021)
62----
63See tropes relating to Tyler [[Music/TylerTheCreator here]].
64[[/folder]]
65
66[[folder:Hodgy (and [=MellowHype=])]]
67[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hodgy.jpg]]
68[[caption-width-right:350:''I know that I'mma remain the same.'']]
69'''Hodgy'''
70
71Formerly known as Hodgy Beats, this rapper exhibits a mellow, unsure delivery, Hodgy's rapping style hardened to a more aggressive style while working with producer Left Brain as the group '''[=MellowHype=]'''. Has a rather distinctive laugh that is heard across many tracks. He also has a good singing voice and has used it on several tracks, including Tyler's "Analog" and Domo Genesis' "Drunk".
72
73!!Solo discography:
74* ''The Odd Future Tape'' (Odd Future compilation, 2008)
75* ''The Dena Tape'' (2009)
76* ''Radical'' (Odd Future compilation, 2010)
77* ''12 Odd Future Songs'' (Odd Future compilation, 2011)
78* ''Untitled EP'' (2012)
79* ''OF Tape Vol. 2'' (Odd Future compilation, 2012)
80* ''Untitled EP 2'' (2013)
81* ''Dena Tape 2'' (2015)
82* ''They Watchin Lofi Series 1'' (2016)
83* ''Dukkha'' (2016)
84* ''Fireplace: [=TheNotTheOtherSide=]'' (2016)
85
86!![=MellowHype=] discography:
87* ''[=YelloWhite=]'' (2010)
88* ''[=BlackenedWhite=]'' (2010)
89* ''12 Odd Future Songs'' (Odd Future compilation, 2011)
90* ''OF Tape Vol. 2'' (Odd Future compilation, 2012)
91* ''Numbers'' (2012)
92* ''INSA'' (2014)
93
94!Hodgy provides examples of:
95* TheAlcoholic: According to Tyler in "Answer"
96* TheCameo: Some uncredited singing appearances across the board, most notably on Domo Genesis' "Drunk" (though he is mentioned by Domo himself in the first verse.)
97* 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 the JackOfAllTrades of the group.
98* ClusterFBomb: In [=MellowHype=]'s songs, ''constantly''.
99* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: On Domo Genesis' "SteamRoller": "Weed, you got it, I want it, I want it if you got weed."
100* GagNose: Left Brain's nose is the stuff of legend. There was once a period where his artist image on last.fm was that of [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward's house]].
101* IronicNickname: [=Mellowhype=] features Hodgy ''Beats'', the rapper, and [[MeaningfulName Left Brain]], the producer.
102* PissTakeRap: Hodgy's entire repertoire as [[StylisticStuck Young Swag]].
103* ProphetEyes: Both Hodgy and Left Brain have these in "64."
104* RecordProducer: Left Brain focuses mainly on producing and leaves Hodgy to appear in the press. He has produced not only for Hodgy and [=MellowHype=], but for other members in the group.
105* RockMeAsmodeus: Employed liberally in both [=MellowHype=] and Hodgy's solo releases, including upside-down crosses being featured as the cover art for both ''[=BlackednedWhite=]'''s UpdatedRerelease and ''Numbers''.
106* ShoutOut: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWMOEVdXR2o "64"]] has shout outs to ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned1960'' and ''Film/TheRing''.
107* TheStoner: Hodgy's early records made him ''really'' look like a stoner. He enjoys weed, too.
108* StudioChatter: Hodgy's solo albums are full of it.
109* StylisticSuck: "Real Niggas" and "Respect My Gangsta", which are parodies of rap clichés released under the name Young Swag.
110* ThoseTwoGuys: Hodgy and Left Brain are seen as this; it's justified because they're already a group of two anyway.
111* UpdatedRerelease: ''[=BlackenedWhite=]'' was originally released online on October 31st, 2010, but a remastered version with a new cover was released on July 12, 2011. The tracklist was changed, notably removing the songs with Earl Sweatshirt [[ExecutiveMeddling due to his mother]] not signing release forms for his verses to be used.
112[[/folder]]
113
114[[folder:Earl Sweatshirt]]
115[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/earl_2.jpg]]
116[[caption-width-right:350:''Please get ya alibi straight, you ain’t gotta lie.'']]
117'''Earl Sweatshirt'''
118
119One of the most [[TeenGenius prodigious]] members of the group, Earl Sweatshirt (aka Sly Tendencies and Early Man) is the son of famed poet and political activist Keorapetse Kgositsile. His lyrical content is the most vitriolic and gruesome of the bunch, constantly featuring wanton murder, rape, necrophilia and cannibalism. Despite this, his impressive and inventive uses of wordplay, double entendres and multi-syllabic rhyming have garnered considerable critical praise.
120
121Earl managed to squeeze out one album and a handful of collaborations before [[TheGhost mysteriously disappearing]]. Eventually, ''Complex'' magazine found him in a boarding school in Samoa (his mother's government job involved her working there for some time.) Odd Future refused to comment on the situation, though Tyler expressed worry over fans coming after Earl's mom for sending him there. Earl's mother also refused to allow additional songs featuring Earl to be released. Earl's disappearance prompted the chanting of "Free Earl" in concerts and in songs.
122
123Early 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 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]].
124
125Earl announced his ''Doris'' album in late 2012 before dropping the video for the "Chum" single. Another single, "Whoa" (with Tyler on the hook) followed in March of 2013. After much waiting, anticipation, and plenty of delays, his studio debut album ''Doris'' was released in August 2013 to critical acclaim, followed up by the near-surprise release of ''I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside'' in 2015. In 2018, he released ''Some Rap Songs'' to continued acclaim, with praise for it's lo-fi, experimental production and [[CreatorBreakdown deeply personal lyrics]].
126
127----
128''See [[Music/EarlSweatshirt here]] for tropes regarding him.''
129
130[[/folder]]
131
132[[folder:Frank Ocean]]
133[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frank_20.jpg]]
134[[caption-width-right:350:''Comme des garçons'']]
135'''Frank Ocean'''
136
137Frank Ocean is an R&B singer-songwriter originally from Louisiana who began writing music professionally in 2005 under his birth name of Christopher Breaux (aka Lonny Breaux.) His records focus mainly on interpersonal relationships, personal reflection and social commentary. He met Odd Future and Tricky Stewart in 2009 through his business connections, the latter of which got him signed to Def Jam. When Def Jam would not release ''nostalgia, ULTRA.'', he released it as part of Odd Future's label online, generating considerable interest in Ocean's talents. Some of his clients include Music/KanyeWest and Music/JayZ (who featured him on their collab album ''Watch the Throne''), Music/{{Beyonce}} (whose song "I Miss You" was written by him), Music/JustinBieber, John Legend and Brandy. Ocean also is proficient in rapping and has done so on some Odd Future songs. Several fans didn't notice that the first verse on Tyler's "She" was him rapping, for instance.
138
139On July 4, 2012, after being questioned about some of his new lyrics, Frank [[ComingOutStory revealed that his first and deepest love had been for a man]]. Hip-hop's always been a little homophobic[[note]]Tyler himself has admitted that he loves using "faggot" because it's one of the easiest ways to {{troll}} people[[/note]], so this was a big deal - made even bigger by the fact that the industry rallied behind Frank and his music as a result.
140
141Frank's official debut (''channel ORANGE'') dropped in July 2012. With stellar reviews and sales, it's cemented his status as the freshest thing to happen to R&B and hip-hop in a long time.
142
143----
144''See [[Music/FrankOcean here]] for tropes regarding him.''
145[[/folder]]
146
147[[folder:Domo Genesis]]
148[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/domo.jpg]]
149[[caption-width-right:350:''I'm gonna let your love burn, cause I need it.'']]
150'''Domo Genesis'''
151
152Rapper with an affinity for marijuana.
153
154!!Discography:
155* ''Rolling Papers'' (2010)
156* ''Radical'' (Odd Future compilation, 2010)
157* ''Under the Influence'' (mixtape, 2011)
158* ''12 Odd Future Songs'' (Odd Future compilation, 2011)
159* ''OF Tape Vol. 2'' (Odd Future compilation, 2012)
160* ''No Idols'' (2012)
161* ''Under The Influence 2'' (2014)
162* ''Genesis'' (2016)
163
164!Domo Genesis provides examples of:
165
166* RockMeAsmodeus: Averted; unlike several members of OF who are atheist or agnostic with antithetical feelings about organized religion, Domo is a practicing Christian and occasionally incorporates subtle Christian imagery into his lyrics ("Hcapd" being an example of this).
167* The Stoner: ''Under the Influence'' was out at 4:20pm on the day it was released, even.
168[[/folder]]
169
170[[folder:Mike G]]
171[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mikeg.jpg]]
172[[caption-width-right:350:''What the fuck is caution?'']]
173'''Mike G'''
174
175Laidback rapper with a respectable flow. Produces chopped and screwed remixes on the side, including remixing the entirety of Tyler's ''Bastard''.
176
177!!Discography:
178* ''Mike Check'' (2009)
179* ''ALI'' (2010)
180* ''Radical'' (Odd Future compilation, 2010)
181* ''Screwed Up Saturdays'' (mixtape, 2011)
182* ''Screwed Up Saturdays Vol. II'' (mixtape, 2011)
183* ''12 Odd Future Songs'' (Odd Future compilation, 2011)
184* ''OF Tape Vol. 2'' (Odd Future compilation, 2012)
185* ''Verses'' (2013)
186
187!Mike G provides examples of:
188
189* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Mike G is nearly always spaced out. One interviewer from Shade 45 had to ask if he was okay.
190* MoodWhiplash: "Stick Up" is a thoroughly serious heist narrative until Taco appears out of nowhere and accidentally walks in the path of Mike's bullet.
191* OnlySaneMan: He's the only member of OF whose lyrics are mostly free of taboos, evil, trolling and/or bizarre sex propositions.
192* TheSlacker:
193** Was reportedly left off of the shout-out section of "Oldie" for this reason.
194** Has recently released a mixtape called Verses, but he still hasn't released Gold.
195* TheStoner: Just listen to his voice.
196[[/folder]]
197
198[[folder:Matt Martians]]
199[[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mattm.jpg]]
200[[caption-width-right:297:''Every time I think I found the one, something always goes wrong.'']]
201'''Matt Martians'''
202
203Matt Martians is Odd Future's go-to guy for instrumental hip hop with a decidedly psychedelic bent. When lyrics are employed, they usually revolve around women or outer space. Martians has headed two projects within OFWGKTA: '''The Super 3''', featuring himself and either Hal Williams, or Betty Vasolean and Yoshi Jankins, Jr. (the internet is a bit fuzzy about this); and '''The Jet Age of Tomorrow''' with Hal Williams. Williams and Martians have also used the name Dem Acura Boyz. As a result, Martians is one of the most prolific member of the collective.
204
205A few of Odd Future's rappers appeared on Jet Age's album ''Journey to the 5th Echelon''. Jet Age produced Kilo Kush's ''Homeschool'' album under the name Junior Varsity, as well as two songs for Soulja Boy.
206
207!!The Super 3 Discography:
208* ''The Odd Future Tape'' (Odd Future compilation, 2008)
209* ''The Super [=D3Shay=] EP'' (with brandUn [=DeShay=], 2009)
210* ''The Super 3 Instrumentals'' (2011)
211
212!!The Jet Age of Tomorrow Discography:
213* ''Eloise'' (2010)
214* ''Voyager'' (2010)
215* ''Journey to the 5th Echelon'' (2011)
216* ''12 Odd Future Songs'' (Odd Future compilation, 2011)
217* ''The Jellyfish Mentality''
218
219!! Solo Discography
220* ''The Drum Chord Theory'' (2017)
221
222!Matt Martians and his projects provide examples of:
223
224%%* {{Instrumentals}}: A lot of his work is instrumental.
225%%* RecordProducer
226%%* SurprisinglyGentleSong
227* UpdatedRerelease: ''The Super [=D3Shay=] EP'' was re-released as ''The Super 3 Instrumentals'', [[{{Unperson}} removing all of brandUn DeShay's contributions]] since he fell out with the rest of the group.
228[[/folder]]
229
230[[folder:Taco and Jasper]]
231[[quoteright:308:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tacojasper.jpg]]
232[[caption-width-right:308:''By the way, we do punch bitches.'']]
233'''Taco Bennett and Jasper Dolphin'''
234
235Two friends of Tyler's who happen to appear on a handful of songs. Neither has much skill in writing lyrics, but that doesn't necessarily stop them from trying. They have admitted to not doing much else and work very much like hype men during live performances. Jasper is one half of I Smell Panties, while Taco is one of the group's photographers. Taco is also OFWGKTA engineer Syd tha Kyd's younger brother and their house is used as the group's recording studio. Tyler, the Creator has thus far had both of them appear on one song off of each of his albums.
236
237!Taco and Jasper provide examples of:
238
239* ButtMonkey: Taco. Roughly a third of Earl's twitter is talking shit about him (calling him by his real name, "Travis"). He also gets messed with the most on ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRIHnJ4Yv8g Loiter]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW7xa50SVE0 Squad]]''.
240* PissTakeRap: Almost every time Taco or Jasper step up to the mic, they produce this. Especially hilarious is Tyler's song "Tina", where Taco is given eight bars to rap and ends up spending six of them eating potato chips very loudly instead. With no backing beat whatsoever.
241** The two really seem to hold their own in "Trashwang", though.
242* RefugeInAudacity: During Tyler's "Tina", Jasper is in the mall and the club simulatneously. Taco is "with your girlfriend eating chips" and manages to prove so directly afterward.
243* RhymingWithItself: Jasper Dolphin ends up rhyming "shit" and "bitch" with themselves on occasion:
244-->"I'm loud as fuck, I'm ignorant\
245Beat your bitch in her mouth just for talkin' shit\
246You lurkin' bitch? Well, I see that shit\
247Once again I gotta punch a bitch in her shit"
248* StylisticSuck: Any song that they appear on.
249* SpokenWordInMusic: Back when neither could rap, they produced a lot of this.
250* TagalongKid: Jasper Dolphin and Taco admit to really not doing anything, with each appearing on enough tracks to count on one hand's fingers.
251* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Used by Jasper a lot.
252-->'''Jasper Dolphin''': "You dead bitch, I'm hot as fuck\
253I ain't never cold, but I'm icy '''''BITCH'''''"
254* ThoseTwoGuys
255* TookALevelInBadass: Taco's verse on Trashwang was actually good.
256[[/folder]]
257
258[[folder:I Smell Panties]]
259'''I Smell Panties'''
260
261An early project by Tyler, the Creator and Jasper Dolphin. I Smell Panties was a comedy rap group, poking fun at all of the rap cliches that were big in the late [[TheNoughties noughties]] including clothes, bling, gang warfare and club culture. The most prominent subject was that of slutty women giving the group herpes and other [=STDs=]. Jasper's lyrical skill is practically non-existent in this group, providing off-the-cuff spoken word remarks and nervous laughter. While Tyler has to this day still recorded songs with Jasper, they have not released them under the I Smell Panties name.
262
263!!Discography:
264* ''I Smell Panties'' (2008)
265* ''The Odd Future Tape'' (Odd Future compilation, 2008)
266
267!I Smell Panties provides examples of:
268
269* FelonyMisdemeanor: After everyone (and their families) gets fantastical [=STDs=] in "Lisa", Jasper walks in and says, "Wait wait wait, that bitch stole my motherfuckin' Bapes!" A response of "She stole your Bapes!?" follows.
270* {{Instrumentals}}: Drop the left channel on "Bapes" and "Bapes (freestyle)" and you suddenly have instrumental versions.
271* MoodWhiplash: The sudden hilarity of "Lisa" really brightened up ''The Odd Future Tape''.
272* PissTakeRap: Everything. The start of "Bapes (freestyle)" is the only exception.
273* RefugeInAudacity
274* RuleThirtyFour: I Smell Panties made their own with the aptly titled "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Lilo Fucks Stitch]]".
275* SpokenWordInMusic: Aside from Jasper not being able to rap at this stage, "Hi to Me" contains extended speaking passages.
276[[/folder]]
277
278[[folder:The Internet]]
279[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/internet_5.png]]
280[[caption-width-right:350:''If anybody slows down, it's a problem.'']]
281'''The Internet'''
282
283An R&B band initially consisting of Odd Future vocalist and engineer Syd (formally known as Syd tha Kyd) and keyboardist and producer Matt Martians. In 2013, they added bassist Patrick Paige II, drummer Christopher Smith, and keyboardist Jameel Bruner. In 2015 guitarist Steve Lacy, was added to the band, and one year later, Bruner left.
284
285It should be noted that, despite their listed specialties, each member will play a variety of instruments on their studio recordings.
286
287!!Discography:
288* ''12 Odd Future Songs'' (Odd Future compilation, 2011)
289* ''Purple Naked Ladies'' (2011)
290* ''OF Tape Vol. 2'' (Odd Future compilation, 2012)
291* ''Feel Good'' (2013)
292* ''Live From Space'' (Collaboration with Music/MacMiller, 2013)
293* ''Ego Death'' (2015)
294* ''Hive Mind'' (2018)
295
296!The Internet provides examples of:
297
298* {{Ladette}}: Syd.
299* SoloSideProject: Each member of the band released a solo project in 2017.
300* SoundtrackDissonance: Every music video.
301* SurprisinglyGentleSong: Compared to the rest of Odd Future.
302** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6LlxnFYtvo This.]]
303[[/folder]]
304
305'''The Creative Bunch'''
306
307a "sub-clique" within OFWGKTA that consists of some of the "other 40 or so" members of the group making rap music. They ''are'' officially a part of Odd Future, but rarely interact with the rest of the group outside the odd production credit. The group consists mainly of Jack Mushroom, Trizz, and Skoolie 300.
308
309* NoIndoorVoice: L-Boy in [[ADayInTheLimeLight Hi,]] and basically anytime they let him do something.
310
311----
312!OFWGKTA as a whole provides examples of:
313
314[[folder:Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All Don't Give A Fuck Litter Life Bacon Boys Loiter Squad Butt Fuck Bitch Suck Dick Niggas Fuck Steve Harvey or NAMBLA]]
315* AlternativeHipHop: One of the few modern day groups to fit into this genre.
316* AnimalMotif: Wolves, obviously.
317* AntiChristmasSong: "Fuck This Christmas" by Tyler, Earl and Hodgy.
318* BerserkButton: A few reporters learned firsthand not to ask about Earl's whereabouts.
319* CatchPhrase: Swag me out, Fuck Steve Harvey, and FREE EARL.
320** As well as KILL PEOPLE BURN SHIT FUCK SCHOOL, which is chanted at their concerts.
321* CircusOfFear: Used early on as part of their imagery.
322* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: L-boy's moment of silence for Earl in the intro track and Left Brain saying "Free Earl" in his "Oldie" verse on ''The OF Tape Volume 2'', despite Earl actually appearing on that very track. This was mostly due to Earl returning relatively shortly before the release of the tape, at which point recording would have probably been mostly complete, but the group probably decided not to fix it due to StylisticSuck and RuleOfFunny anyway.
323* DysfunctionJunction: How many of them are Cloudcuckoolanders with ParentalAbandonment issues again?
324* FelonyMisdemeanor: In the Funny or Die video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcfP9ofyeP0 Odd Future Gets Signed]]", they only walk out when the label guy sets his glass down on his table without using a coaster.
325--> '''Tyler''': [[ClusterFBomb What the fuck is your problem? Are you fucking stupid? It's a fucking coaster right there. You don't have any fucking respect? I know this table was expensive, fuckboy. You don't have the decency and respect to use a fucking coaster? I would never in my fucking life allow me and my fucking peers to work with someone with low class - fuck you, let's get out of here. Use a fucking coaster next time]], [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]].
326* FunWithAcronyms - Casey Veggies featured several members of the group on his most recent mixtape (''Custom #3''), Casey's crew is called Peas n' Carrots International. PNCIN for short. Now what would be a good name for a song featuring both PNCIN and OFWGKTA? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgrBMy9jJFc PNCINOFWGKTA]] of course.
327* GenreShift: While most of the publicly known group raps, Frank Ocean is an R&B singer. His lyrics are extremely heartfelt. Additionally, The Jet Age of Tomorrow and The Internet are far more psychedelic and less profane (when there's even lyrics) than the rest of the group's output.
328** ''The OF Tape Vol. 2'' is comprised mostly of the group's trademark aggressive, scatological alt-rap, so the sudden shifts into laid-back, plaintive R&B and upbeat new-rave from Frank Ocean and The Internet, respectively, come off as a little left-field, but still round out the presentation of OF's various talents nicely.
329* {{Horrorcore}}: Averted. Odd Future have dismissed this label in multiple tweets and songs. Tyler's said that he treats some of his songs like they're horror films and writes in the style of famous serial killers, like Jeffrey Dahmer, as if he was a storyteller; hence the dismissal of the Horrorcore tag. Only about eight of the 32 songs spread across Tyler's first two albums actually hit the trope's definition full tilt (one of them, "Transylvania", goes to the extreme of being written from Dracula's perspective.) In the lyrics to "Goblin", Tyler cites "Parade" and "Inglorious" as songs that have nothing to do with horrorcore (they deal with his [=DIY=] outlook on life, specifically.)
330** Played straight with Earl Sweatshirt's pre-Samoa output, which either falls squarely into the horrorcore box or dances along the edge of it (even the AntiChristmasSong, where he stabs a woman for no reason.) Post-Samoa, Earl has gone nowhere near this trope, is openly embarrassed by it, refuses to touch it with a fifty-foot pole, and has expressed scorn and derision for the old fans who can't accept him giving it up.
331** Hodgy Beats is the poster child for RockMeAsmodeus within the group but rarely goes as deep as Tyler or Earl ever did. All of the other members of Odd Future go nowhere near horrorcore.
332* LyricalDissonance: Most of their beats are smooth and laid-back, drawing heavy influence from The Neptunes and MF Doom. While not all of their lyrics are as gruesome as those that dominate Tyler and Earl's solo material, even their tamest material usually contains nods to vandalism, drug use, rough sex and heavy use of profanity (the latter often bordering on the politically incorrect side). This isn't always the case, though, as their beats can also be quite eerie to match the themes of songs like Tyler's "Transylvania" and Earl's "epaR", but even those songs' beats are nowhere near the grimdark theatrics of, say, the Music/InsaneClownPosse (who the group are sometimes asininely compared to).
333* MindScrew / SurrealMusicVideo: Rella. And how.
334** [[spoiler: The ending of Goblin.]]
335** Understanding some of Earl's lyrics after his return from Samoa may require notes to fully understand, often bringing boatloads of Fridge Brilliance. Just look at all the references, wordplay, and allusions in the track "Chum" alone on Rap Genius.
336* MoodWhiplash: Going between ''Analog 2'', a soft, slower love song, and ''50'', a loud, fast, and aggressive song, on OF Tape Vol. 2.
337* RefugeInAudacity: As much as humanly possible. [[http://youtu.be/fN-xq7t6pKw In a very recent example]], Tyler is a centaur, Hodgy's penis is a laser and Domo Genesis can slap women so hard they go from African-American to Asian.
338** For goodness sake, Tyler's username on Website/{{Twitter}} is simply "@fucktyler"
339* RockMeAsmodeus: Though only some of them are atheists, they often use satanic imagery to piss people off.
340* {{Sampling}}: They usually avoid this (preferring original beats), with the exception of their ''Radical'' mixtape, in which each track was based on an already established beat that each member chose so they could outdo the original's lyrics.
341* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. While Tyler, Earl, Jasper and even Hodgy's outputs are offensive and vitriolic, they're pretty down-to-earth people in street clothes and have good senses of humour.
342* SelfMadeMan: Odd Future itself. All sixty members are skateboarding buddies and all have contributed to each other's works, whether it be shooting photos or videos, recording or engineer songs, providing artwork, lyrics, etc. Tyler brings this up a lot, including during his Best New Artist acceptance speech during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards:
343-->"To all the kids that's watchin', you can do this shit too. Be yourself. Fuck the system. Golf Wang. Thank you."
344* SerialEscalation: Earl's wordplay gets more and more complicated with every release, to the point where it reaches this level on "Woah" and "Chum."
345* ShoutOut: The last verse/bridge of Frank's [[Music/{{Coldplay}} "Strawberry Swing"]] throws some Franchise/{{Superman}} at us.
346-->Spaceships are lifting off, from a dying world
347-->Millions are left behind, as the sky burns
348-->There wasn't room for you and I...
349-->Only you... Goodbye...
350* SoundEffectBleep: Lucas' verse on "Trashwang" has his use of the epithet "nigga" censored, most likely because [[NWordPrivileges he is white.]]
351* StageNames: Every member uses one, save for Frank Ocean, who changed his legal name to Christopher Francis Ocean.
352* StealthParody: Very, ''very'' often, but not always.
353* StudioChatter: A lot of older songs feature this and it is all hilarious.
354* SuperGroup: PNCINOFWGKTA, currently a one-song only deal. Consisting of Casey Veggies, Earl, Hodgy, Domo, and Tyler. Somewhat funny when you consider that Casey used to be a part of OFWGKTA too.
355* TagalongKid: Arguably, the other 40+ members of the group that skate and create art as they are rarely visible from a public standpoint (a few have shown up in their music videos, most notably a [[TokenWhite blonde boy named Lucas]].)
356** There are also the OF-"affiliates" like Trizz and Jack Mushroom.
357* TrueCompanions: Tyler and Hodgy have said in a few interviews that because they write, record and produce their own songs, direct their own videos and create their own artwork and photography that they don't require anyone but themselves and would prefer to work without outside influences. Each member is supportive of each other's work entirely and they appear as one unit during live shows.
358* WordSaladTitle: OFWGKTA by itself is one, but supposedly the full name of the collective is ''Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All Don't Give A Fuck Litter Life Bacon Boys Loiter Squad Butt Fuck Bitch Niggas'' and is a collection of [[IHaveManyNames all of the group's names]] in one long string.
359* WordSaladLyrics: Earl {{subvert|edTrope}}s this. His lyrics are [[MindScrew very hard to follow]] and filled with winding and seemingly random imagery, [[FridgeBrilliance but if you piece it all together]] he never says anything without meaning something or connecting it to a theme.
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