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  Tyler, the Creator Urges Us to Recycle on 'The Mindy Project'

  January 9, 2013 – Ever-unpredictable Odd Future honcho Tyler, the Creator made a surprise appearance on Fox's The Mindy Project last night, playing a bizarro version himself that's all about spreading positive messages. In the episode, Mindy Kaling's in-show brother, played by Pitch Perfect's Utkarsh Ambudkar, decides to leave Stanford in order to pursue a rap career. …
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  Odd Future in Legal Ping-Pong Match With 'Human Ping Pong Ball' Accuser

  December 17, 2012 – Odd Future have courted controversy from well-meaning progressives and rap-hating right-wingers alike, but their current legal entanglement is unlikely to result in a 2 Live Crew-style Supreme Court case. …
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  Anti-YouTube Movement of the Year: Long Songs

  December 17, 2012 – The received wisdom is that popular music is the province of short attention spans, which are only getting shorter: Listeners only care about callout hooks; albums are obsolete now that they're purchased one song at a time and played on shuffle; and we’re all channel-surfing from YouTube video to YouTube video. …
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  SPIN's Director of the Year Tom Scharpling on 2012's Buzziest Music Videos

  December 6, 2012 –  When Tom Scharpling isn't hosting the much-loved, free-form The Best Show on WFMU or interviewing the likes of Fucked Up's Damian Abraham for his Low Times podcast, he's directing charmingly low-key, ingeniously high-concept music videos. …
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  Earl Sweatshirt Names New Album 'Doris,' Debuts Cheerless 'Chum' Video

  December 4, 2012 – Earl Sweatshirt's "Chum" is an emotive masterpiece that makes good on the young rapper's initial promise by swapping out the horrorcore theatrics for deeply personal yet relatable rumination. When we first heard it last month, we described the solo single as "Cannibal Ox moodpiece meets Eminem confessional," but the just-released Hiro Murai-directed music video for the song brings to mind another vintage influence: the Pharcyde. …
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  See Frank Ocean Freestyle, Mosh in Odd Future NYC Takeover Documentary

  October 17, 2012 – In a 16-minute, grimily shot YouTube video, Odd Future affiliate Mikey Alfred documents the group during their March stop into New York City for shows, photoshoots, and general hijinks. …
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  Frank Ocean Predicts Grammys Appearance on Mellowhype's 'Astro'

  October 8, 2012 – Next week, Odd Future swag-core duo Mellowhype will drop their third full-length, Numbers, but you can stream a fresh Frank Ocean-featuring track from it right now. …
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  See Odd Future, Eat a Taco at Los Angeles Carnival

  August 17, 2012 – The members of the hip-hop collective Odd Future have announced they'll be holding a carnival at Los Angeles' Club Nokia on September 30, following a month-long U.S. tour (see the dates below). For the big event, which will feature performances by Odd Future, the Internet, Trash Talk and others, the crew has picked carnival games, rides, prizes and food. …
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  Full Made In America Lineup Announced: Drake, Run-DMC, Chris Cornell Added

  July 31, 2012 – In the months since Jay-Z announced he would be curating the Made in America Festival in Philadelphia, which takes place Labor Day weekend and is intended to "embody the American spirit," he's put together an lineup as eclectic as America itself (or at least its hipper enclaves), including co-headliner Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Odd Future and more. …
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  Tyler, the Creator and Jasper Dolphin: Nascent Fashion Icons?

  July 19, 2012 – If you've ever been to an Odd Future concert you know that the wily group has sparked a sea change in young fashion. Specifically: everyone under the age of 19 dresses like Tyler, the Creator, mucked up in cat tees, tie-dye, shorts, and the ever-present socks (sometimes tube, sometimes graphic patterns), pulled up nigh to the knees. …
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