The Odd Future Tape
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The 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 (Matt Martian) and Casey Veggies, the latter of which is no longer a member of the group. The songs were recorded on a computer camera microphone. The mixtape was made available for free download in 2008 – LA Weekly dates the release as November 2008.
The songs "Odd Toddlers" and "Slow It Down" were later released on Tyler, the Creator
's debut album Bastard
. "Odd Toddlers" was previously released on Casey Veggies's mixtape Customized Greatly under the title "Odd".
, described the mixtape, "the tape works as a fascinating glimpse of a rap group figuring out its identity, but even with a handful of strong Tyler moments, it's not really anything you need in your iTunes". He also says of Tyler, the Creator's input to the album, "A couple of the tracks here later showed up on Tyler's Bastard album, and he's so far beyond everyone else here that it's ridiculous".
OFWGKTA
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...
. In 2007, members of Odd Future were Tyler the Creator, Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, Super 3 (Matt Martian) and Casey Veggies, the latter of which is no longer a member of the group. The songs were recorded on a computer camera microphone. The mixtape was made available for free download in 2008 – LA Weekly dates the release as November 2008.
The songs "Odd Toddlers" and "Slow It Down" were later released on 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...
's debut album Bastard
Bastard (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...
. "Odd Toddlers" was previously released on Casey Veggies's mixtape Customized Greatly under the title "Odd".
Reception
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, described the mixtape, "the tape works as a fascinating glimpse of a rap group figuring out its identity, but even with a handful of strong Tyler moments, it's not really anything you need in your iTunes". He also says of Tyler, the Creator's input to the album, "A couple of the tracks here later showed up on Tyler's Bastard album, and he's so far beyond everyone else here that it's ridiculous".