Especially after seeing them play last Tuesday in New York, I think the coverage misses the point. I've been listening to Odd Future since someone sent me a link to the group's tumblr blog last summer, and almost all the criticism I've read of their music and their shows bothers me. If you're over forty have kids and are white, they don't like you. Their music is alive - it punches you in the face. It's not easy to tell when the group is being serious, and when they're mocking you. The beats they make and rhyme over are painfully aggressive, chest-rattling, undeniable. They curse constantly and use every slur you can think of. ![]() They give all of their music away for free. They're lewd, nihilistic and disrespectful. The music makes a lot of people uncomfortable and thrills others. Over the past few months, the group has been covered in the New York Times and LA Weekly on web sites like Pitchfork and GrandGood and debated by people using Twitter, formspring and tumblr. You could say a lot of things about them, but you can't say that they're just like everyone else. The last thing you'd say about the prolific young rap collective Odd Future is that they're boring. ![]() ![]() ![]() Advisory: Links and videos in this post contain language and subject matter some may find objectionable.
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