Talking about rape and cutting bodies up, it just doesn't interest me anymore. In November 2011, in an interview with Spin, Tyler expressed wanting to shift away from the themes of his previous work, stating: I’m as shocked as you are.īest tracks: “Awkward,” “Answer,” “Domo23.” And props to “Bimmer” as well.Tyler's two prior projects, Bastard and Goblin, contained lyrics and themes commonly used in the horrorcore subgenre, which Tyler claimed to not be part of. Wolf is proof there is true artistry in the Odd Future movement.
But if you look deeper, there really is a method to his madness. Fickle hip-hop heads will write off Tyler as a gimmicky late-90s Eminem clone. This album will be their Illmatic.Īnd for the rest of us? Honestly, this album isn’t for everyone. He makes a very convincing argument too, but it’s not like he has to convince his fans. On “Rusty,” he strikes back hard at critics who have labeled him a misogynistic, Satantic anarchist. All the ranting and self-loathing starts to get old after awhile.īut you can bet Tyler doesn’t care. Plus, at 18 tracks, the deluxe edition is just much too long. Trust me, these guys don’t have the lyrical dexterity of Wu-Tang. Odd Future has more members than Sounds of Blackness and good lord, ALL of them show up here. And like that Pixy Stix-fueled little cousin you find funny in small doses, things can get annoying quickly, especially when all his hoodrat friends star running amok. Tyler’s creativity may have won me over, but let’s be real – this is still Tyler. to inject soul into Wolf with “Treehome95.” And while the three-for-one set of “Partyisntover/Campfire/Bimmer” is mostly a miss, Frank Ocean’s vocals ignite “Bimmer.” Tyler even takes the back seat so his guest can shine, allowing Erykah Badu and Coco O. “Pigs” sees him going to war with the establishment and “Lone/Jornada” is a heartwreching tale of his aforementioned grandmother’s last days. “Colossus/The Bridge of Love” is Tyler’s version of Eminem’s classic “Stan,” enduring the stress of fame and fanatic fans. “Answer” also goes much deeper than you’d expect – what starts sounding like a stalkerish love song is actually an angry cry for his attention, cursing his father and his genes for leaving him “stuck with this sh**ty facial hair.” It also features the worst falsetto since 808s & Heartbreaks but the whining adds to the track’s naivete. Fellas, don’t front like you never did that back in grade school. He gets so excited about it leading to a future relationship that he practically starts picking out his tux for the wedding. “Awkward” details a meaningless kiss Tyler shares with a girl. Wolf’s strengths are not it’s cartoonish insanity, but the nuggets of reality mixed in. First single “Domo23” knocks so hard it “sounds like midgets in the speakers” and he ends the track ranting and raving about lettuce. Tyler shows ’em how it’s done, like making off-the-wall comparisons to Kelly Price and even Grady on “Jamba.” “Cowboy” has even more bizarre punchlines, saying his mind is “darker than the closet Frankie (Ocean) was hiding in” and that he “ain’t been this f**king sick since brain cancer ate my granny up.” Geez, dude. Lil’ Wayne fans took me to task when I claimed his acclaimed stream-of-consciousness flow flopped on his most recent album. It’s like a nutrient-filled smoothie mixed with motor oil and poured it into a wine glass – and it somehow still tastes pretty good. Wolf is a bizarre combination of lush, beautiful production, disturbing lyrics clearly intended for shock value and surprisingly meaty concept tracks. Much like their animated doppelgangers people either love or hate them.įrontman Tyler, the Creator bears the brunt of that love/hate relationship – praised for his sketch(y) comedy show on Cartoon Network (like I said, real-life Family Guy) and reviled for his eyebrow raising lyrics and antics.īut give the devil his due: love or hate him, Tyler’s third album, Wolf, will make you respect him. Odd Future is like a living Family Guy episode – wildly swinging from crudely hilarious to infuriatingly annoying. G-g-g-g-g…Ī$AP Mob – I still don’t get what they’re supposed to be but it involves a lot of purp.Īnd then we have Odd Future. G-Unit had grown men wearing spaghetti straps and turned us into stutterers. Wu-Tang Clan brought Asian culture to the streets, along with incomprehensible slang.ĭipset brought pink the hood, along with … American flag ponchos, or whatever Juelz is wearing. For better or worse, those movements transcend music. There have been a ton of rap crews in the history of hip hop, but few of them have triggered actual movements – a shift in hip hop culture itself. Today’s hip-hop history lesson: Movements.
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