ODD FUTURE WOLF GANG KILL THEM ALL

there is something to the observation that the way he kind of leans into every curse word is a little i dunno...feels maybe unnatural or contrived to me, or at least more deliberate and conscious of the 'shock value' of those words than the way most rappers curse

Yeah, I was actually okay with that part, it was the unfavorable comparison to Sage Francis that kinda lost me.

Odd Future on Funny or Die

I'm not sure what to make of this. It's vaguely amusing, esp. the last 30 seconds or so, but isn't it too soon for them to be self-consciously lampooning their shtick? Hype cycles these days, I swear. Etc. *cue more hand-wringing*

i'm kinda thinking of starting the thread for the inevitable backlash against odd future

OVERRATED FUTURE WOLF GANG

BLOG FUTURE WOLF GANG HYPE THEM ALL

they will end up being like clipse, once beloved, now indie dork strawman

oh matt where's that picture

haha let me try to find it

Also, MellowHype sign to Fat Possum. This is sort of like Wu Tang signing to all the different majors, except OF are signing to record labels that otherwise put out Vampire Weekend and Tennis. Waiting for Earl to sign to Merge.

i'm going to pretend they are signing to fat possum back when all they did was put out r.l. burnside and t-model ford records

I mean, can't knock the hustle. Just saying.

yeah i don't care, i think merge would be a good label to sign with really, i mean they can obv get you into any store you need to get into, and i'm sure the deal is preferable to a major deal...also you get #superchunkswag

Kind of off-topic here, but the trajectory of Fat Possum has certainly been interesting over the past few years.

i dont care about them selling out or getting hyped but that funnordie sketch was awful

merge = mtn goats collabo imo

obviously

can I summarize this thread in the form of a picture

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/JoeRNelson/Clipse.jpg

i guess not

So this thread has been about awkward photo ops featuring Clipse and a white dude? Boy, was I reading it wrong.

the joek is said "white dude" is yrs truly :)

biggest compound misunderstanding since the viking thread

great picture!

the joek is said "white dude" is yrs truly :)

okay, that makes a little more sense then

we'll try to treat this thread with the appropriate seriousness in the future, sir.

(also: i didn't realize they were doing the star trak/star trek thing, i shoulda done that w/my hand instead of waving)

shoulda done an em and flipped the bird

i dont care about them selling out or getting hyped but that funnordie sketch was awful

― gr8080, Tuesday, March 1, 2011 11:26 AM Bookmark

otm

(also: i didn't realize they were doing the star trak/star trek thing, i shoulda done that w/my hand instead of waving)

― gr8080 sings the blues (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, March 1, 2011 10:28 AM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark

funniest part of this photo imo

left brain's shirt in the funny or die vid is awesome.
tyler's is pretty sweet, too.

Clipse is a bad analogy since they had hit songs and a gold record before becoming kind of a internet crit nerd cause célèbre in the absence of continued commercial success. does anyone even think OF has a serious chance of having radio hits or a real above ground mainstream presence?

Gotta wait until they attempt to get people to pay for their music, I guess.

there is no mainstream

I thought the xx would never get out of a post-goth collegiate ghetto but they ended up on target endcaps and the olympics so what do I know

there is no mainstream

This is true. But there are people who like hip-hop without obsessing over it on ILM and blogs. Those people are as yet mostly unaware of Odd Future.

Earl's record will be huge.

Beiber collab will change all that lol

xp

can we just GIVE THEM A SECOND guys

eagerly awaiting the comeback album

does anyone even think OF has a serious chance of having radio hits or a real above ground mainstream presence?

idk at this point i think they've got a good shot at it.

on a related note i went back to eminem's "kim" today and...y'know i'm not actually sure i even like 99-03 era eminem any more. i think i used to think it was ~intense~ and ~daring~ but it's actually just really shit.

OF never was popular, will not be popular, and their comeback will be a great success

I look forward to hearing them at the November 2010 retro night at the club near my house.

fwiw i know a lot of typical college frat bros and a surprising number of them really, really like OF. like, post their videos on facebook and download all the mixtapes and shit.

guys did you hear about the REUNION TOUR

i think i used to think it was ~intense~ and ~daring~ but it's actually just really shit.

I feel vindicated

better comparison is prolly kool keith, but y'know I don't remember him hanging out w/ whatever the equivalent of the beib was back in '99

I spent a part of the last two days in high schools on Chicago's west side for work. I heard a lot of Waka and Gucci references, but sadly not a single Odd Future one.

obv they're popular and have a fanbase in some substantial and undeniable ways, but i thought by using a yardstick of The Clipse's earlier career (heavy rotation on radio, top 5 billboard debut) you guys would understand that i was referring to something besides "college kids download all the mixtapes and flock to their big club show" boutique sucess.

Earl's record will be huge.

― Samuel (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, March 1, 2011 3:19 PM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark

if this ever happens, yes.

Was gonna say, it feels like the Earl album will be the one that never happens.

I'm oddly entranced by the Frank Ocean mixtape.

of course it'll happen. he can't be grounded forever.