Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All

James Davidson — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:15:21 +0000

Rapping about rape and using inverted crosses and swastikas in your visuals is probably not the best way to endear yourself to the public, but then Odd Future – or Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All to use their full moniker – are not seeking your approval, they are however demanding the attention of anybody who’s ever had more than a passing interest in real, raw hip-hop. With between 10 and 12 members, one of whom is ‘missing’ – presumably incarcerated if their “Free Earl” t-shirts are anything to go by – and uncompromising experimental beats from their RZA-like ‘leader’ Tyler the Creator, OFWGKTA are inevitably finding themselves compared to the original purveyors of dark, violent, hardcore hip-hop, Wu-Tang Clan – and, it’s a measure of their ferocious quality that these comparisons are not just lazy journalism but particularly apt. With a recent New York club show attended by the likes of Mos Def and a recent London show – footage below – demonstrating their ability for brutal, intense performances, their inclusion on this year’s Coachella looks set to be one of those breakthrough moments. Controversial, aggressive and intoxicatingly brilliant, OFWGKTA are coming to get you…

Photographs from their own “Golf Wang” Tumblr, messed around with by us.

Dumbfoundead: Jam Session 2.0

James Davidson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:56:27 +0000

Very little information around as to exactly how this was put together, but one thing’s for sure, is that the end result quite simply demands your attention. LA based emcee, Dumbfoundead – aka Johnathan Park – fronts an 8 person multinational collective, who with some magic from LA’s interactive media agency, Cain Mosni, have created a unique online jam session that pays homage to Galt MacDermot’s 1966 ‘Coffee Cold’ and Handsome Boy Modeling School’s MacDermot sampling 1999 track, ‘The Truth’. Just another example of how today’s technology, when used in the right hands, can create original and truly inspiring art.

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Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All

Dumbfoundead: Jam Session 2.0