OFWGKTA pt 1: Earl Sweatshirt

So here it is, finally. I realized that I could not do the crew justice by making a mega-post, so I'm going to break it down into segments. Every week, I'll profile a member of the OFWGKTA collective, posting a whole bevy of mixtapes, tracks and videos. I truly believe that these dudes are the fuckin' future of rap, in more ways than one. Tyler The Creator (aka Ace Creator,aka Wolf Haley), Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats, Mike G, MellowHype, Jasper, Earl Sweatshirt. These names mean almost nothing to you now, but mark my words, these dudes are going to blow the fuck up. Get on the bandwagon while you still can. These are some of the most talented and dope teenagers making music today.

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All.
Fuck Steve Harvey.
Free Earl.
Golf Wang.



I'm a hot and bothered astronaut
Crashing while jackin off
To buffering vids of Asher Roth eatin applesauce
Sent to Earth to poke Catholics in the ass with saws
And knock blunt ashes into they caskets and laugh it off

Earl Sweatshirt is a 16 year old nutcase from the West Coast of the United States, California to be precise. Much like Tyler, The Creator, he has a somewhat peculiar obsession with violence, murder and macabre shit, but Earl is an absolute monster with the punchlines.

He's got a really vicious flow, and doesn't shy away from spitting whatever's on his mind. This is not Gangsta rap, Cocaine rap, Backpacker rap or Conscious Hip Hop, this is a fucked up hybrid of everything that makes the youth of today tick. An amalgamation of every gnarly thing you loved about being a teen. Skateboarding, fuckin' girls, doin drugs, goin' buck wild, writing graffiti, etc. Odd Future brings such a raw energy back into a genre that was in dire need of a reboot.

Earl Sweatshirt ft Mike G- Cool
Earl Sweatshirt- Earl

Of course, a lot of people have a problem with the lyrics, which often glorify rape and rife with homophobia. Of course, I would never condone that type of shit, but if you focus on the lyrics, you're kind of missing the point. It isn't all about the punchlines, really. Look at the bigger picture.

Wolf Gang is punk rock reincarnated, man. All that nihilism and hedonistic energy that defined countless generations is on its way back to the top of the heap. These kids make their own beats, (mostly) direct their own videos, and make power moves just by being plain dope. While the productions aren't DJ Toomp-esque masturbatory KORG bangers, they're actually pretty dope, albeit a bit minimalist and sparse.

I've posted a few songs to get you familiar with the dopeness that is Earl Sweatshirt, along with his album. Oh, and the reason that you've probably been seeing/hearing messages to "FREE EARL"??

No, it isn't because dude is locked up in a county jail or doin' time in the feds. His mom heard his album, got pissed, and sent him to bootcamp. p-u-r-e j-o-k-e-s.

Earl Sweatshirt ft Ace Creator- Couch
Earl Sweatshirt- Drop

Possibly one of the reasons why Odd Future is succeeding is that they've got their fingers on the pulse of what makes today's youth tick (no shit, given that they are the target audience). Kids, in this day and age, love free shit, so OFWGKTA happily obliges. All of the collective's mixtapes are free to download, so they can be passed around like a big ol' blunt. Here is Earl Sweatshirt's album, called EARL, the one that got him grounded/sent to bootcamp. I'm guessin his moms wasn't too thrilled with the lyrics, ahaha.

Earl Sweatshirt- Earl mixtape

Hope you dig this shit, cause you're gonna be inundated with it for the next few weeks. Booooooooooooooooom, motheruckers. This is the new Wu-Tang, like it or not.

ODD FUTURE.

-Matt