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April 3, 2013
Here's What I Listened To While I Underwent Incomprehensible Dentist Torture
"You're going to bleed, ok?" There were a lot of things said to me Monday afternoon, but that was the only thing I heard. It was said to me by Teresa, an otherwise perfectly pleasant dental assistant. Big as Barack Obama becoming the first Black President, big as Thomas Edison coming up with the ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2013
Can You Match The Eyes To The Rapper They Belong To?
This is a ridiculous thing, to be sure; a game birthed in the crevices of 2 a.m. emails and WAY TOO MANY mp3s and SoundCloud links. And it's as simple as it is stupid as it is infinitythings. On the following page you'll find a picture of eight separate sets of eyes. Underneath the picture you'll ... More >>
Blogs
February 12, 2013
Who's the All-Time Champion of Rap Beef on Twitter?
Twenty years ago, rap animosity was expressed via diss songs. Like, if someone pissed you off you went home, thought about it, went to a recording studio, pressed up your album, and sent it around. The object of your diss might not find out until six months later. More recently the rise of the mix ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2013
Om'Mas Keith Helped Make Frank Ocean's Album. He's Far Out
A native of Hollis, Queens, NY and current resident of Los Feliz, producer Om'Mas Keith broke through with Ice-T signees Raw Breed in 1997, and has since accumulated production and mixing credits on Jay Z's Kingdom Come, Erykah Badu's New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War and Rick Ross' Rise To Power. ... More >>
Blogs
December 12, 2012
My Teenage Students Teach Me About Jenni Rivera and Spanish Metal
Every year I teach my eighth grade class about the moon phases. It's slightly confusing, I suppose, because of the nomenclature. I mean, TO BE ENTIRELY REDUCTIONIST, the actual process is pretty easy: the moon appears to change shape in the sky over the course of a lunar cycle because it is revolv ... More >>
Blogs
December 11, 2012
2012: A Landmark Year in L.A. Hip-Hop
L.A. hip-hop hasn't seen a year like this one since 1992, when the word G-Funk was (re)defined and art-rap was steadily making noise in and around Leimert Park. Twenty years ago saw, of course, the release of The Chronic, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, The Predator, Spice 1, and Way 2 Fonky, among ot ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2012
The Identity of the Mysterious Captain Murphy Was Revealed Last Night
Captain Murphy, Pac Div The Airliner 11/28/12 Earlier this week, a local mystery rapper calling himself Captain Murphy announced that he'd be performing at Low End Theory last night. See also: More Low End Theory Oral History From Those Who Helped Build It People got excited about it, so much s ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2012
Waka Flocka Flame - Club Nokia - 11/4/12
Waka Flocka Flame Club Nokia 11/4/12 There's this great moment midway through rapper MGK's video for "Wild Boy," on which Waka Flocka Flame is featured. "You think you're a good rapper?" MGK asks Waka. "Fuck no," Waka replies. See also: Our slideshow of the concert That was the general consensus ... More >>
Blogs
October 9, 2012
Hodgy Beats On the New MellowHype Album, and Why He Dislikes Reporters
Between all the madcap happenings surrounding the Odd Future crew -- Tyler's maniacal musings, Frank Ocean's R&B ruminations, the occasion palm tree burned down by one of their fans -- sometimes folks forget about MellowHype, the two-man outfit comprised of caustic spitter Hodgy Beats and producer e ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2012
Jewish Shop Employees on Fairfax Embrace Tourist Influx
Not long ago we wrote about how the Fairfax Avenue cool kids -- specifically Odd Future's Tyler, the Creator and employees at streetwear shops -- weren't too happy about the hordes of tourists who have descended on the district. Indeed, we there at 10 am on a recent Thursday, and the line of snapbac ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2012
The Five Upcoming L.A. Rap Albums We're Most Excited to Hear
Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop Top 60 Worst Lil Wayne Lines on Tha Carter IV Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time The 20 Worst Hipster Bands Ah, the fourth quarter. The season of brown leaves, event records and holiday shopping -- also known as "the least bad ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2012
Did Odd Future Start a Fairfax Palm Tree on Fire? Despite What You've Read, No
See also: Odd Future and Streetwear Employees Resent Fairfax Avenue Tourist Influx Have you seen the video of the Fairfax Avenue palm tree on fire? It's below. On August 1 the palm exploded into flames after being shot by a bottle rocket. Its branches fell onto the awning of a local pizza place, se ... More >>
Music
August 9, 2012
Odd Future and Streetwear Employees Resent Fairfax Avenue Tourist Influx
See also: Odd Future and Streetwear Employees Resent Fairfax Avenue Tourist Influx Have you seen the video of the Fairfax Avenue palm tree on fire? It's below. On August 1 the palm exploded into flames after being shot by a bottle rocket. Its branches fell onto the awning of a local pizza place, se ... More >>
Blogs
June 19, 2012
Here's Scientific Proof That Dubstep Makes You Want to Kill People
Why did the squeal of Jimi Hendrix's guitar cause girls to practically claw their way onstage? Why does the Psycho-like intro to Tyler the Creator's "Yonkers" inspire moshing? Why do furry-booted dubheads turn into a writhing mass during Skrillex's drops? Researchers working at UCLA think they've d ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2012
Kristen Bell's Hosting the CMT Awards? Here Are Five Alternatives That Would Be Even Worse
See also: If You Don't Like Country Music You're a Blue State Elitist It's time for the much-anticipated annual CMT Awards, held tomorrow night on Country Music Television. But even those who don't know much about country -- or think the whole thing is little more than a red state conspiracy -- ar ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2012
Drawings Of Rappers, Made By My Sons
That's a picture of Tyler, the Creator that my one of my twin sons drew. Why did he draw a picture of Tyler, the Creator, you ask? Well, see, when you're a parent (if you're a good one, at least), you spend no small amount of time worrying. When the kid is a baby, a lot of it involves putting bumpe ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2012
Top Ten Best Historic Rock Clubs in L.A.
For all the best of L.A. music, download our free Best Of Mobile app. See also: Top 10 Live Music Venues in L.A.: The Complete List L.A. has some of the best rock n' roll venues in the country. From the sparkly glam rock of the Sunset Strip to the grimy punk of dim little clubs in questionable ar ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2012
Maker Studios Is Flush With YouTube Cash
In 1981, MTV pushed music videos to the forefront of pop culture. In 1999, Napster made mp3s more popular than porn. Now, in 2012, L.A.-based Maker Studios is revolutionizing YouTube. Created by viral video sensation Danny Zappin, Lisa Donovan and her brother Ben, the crew was frustrated with the H ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2012
Open Mike Eagle Talks Uganda, the Indie Rap Illuminati, and the Republican Primaries
See also: Open Mike Eagle Unapologetically Talks About "Art Rap" Over the last two years,
Blogs
February 8, 2012
Earl Sweatshirt Is Home!
Earl Sweatshirt, the lost member of Los Angeles collective Odd Future, is back home. How do we know? Less than an hour ago, Tyler, the Creator, tweeted that Earl has a Twitter account, @earlxsweat. So far, the mysterious rapper only has three updates -- the first simply says, "home," and the last ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2012
Why Does Tyler, the Creator Have A Problem With Vince Staples?
Vince StaplesRumors swirl about Vince Staples. He doesn't like white people. He graduated with honors from a private school in Orange County. He and Tyler, the Creator, hate each other. That last one is largely because the Odd Future frontman has loudly dissed the 18-year-old rapper. "I like ... More >>
Music
January 12, 2012
Odd Future's Syd the Kyd Joins The Internet
She's a girl who likes girls. So why is she in a group that keeps saying "faggot"?
Blogs
December 30, 2011
Best L.A. Twitter Beefs of 2011 (and Who Won)
Like most news bloggers, we probably spend too much time on Twitter. Tips arrive in real time -- quicker than on news television, or over the wire -- and Twitpics open us up to a world of witnesses. In effect, we might also talk about it too much. (Online celebrity rags are guiltiest of all: ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2011
Tyler, the Creator Arrested for Trashing the Roxy's Sound Equipment; Fans Riot on Sunset Boulevard
Mike Rosenstein via Instagram"@fucktyler immediately after the "assault". Look how sad the sound guy is."Didn't take long for "FREE TYLER" to become relevant again. Last night, at the tail end of a packed show at the Roxy on Sunset Strip, Tyler Okonma -- better known as "Tyler, the Creator" ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2011
Odd Future Riot: Roxy Owner Nic Adler Explains What The Hell Happened
Mike Rosenstein via InstagramAs reported earlier by our sister blog The Informer, Odd Future frontman Tyler, the Creator was arrested last night after losing his temper during the collective's performance at the Roxy. The sound was cut during their last song, at which time Tyler lunged at the ... More >>
Blogs
December 12, 2011
The Top Ten Los Angeles Albums Of 2011
The best albums of 2011 from Los Angeles artists came from a suitably diverse Angeleno cast of characters; there are rappers and singers, legends and transplants, folks with great careers in front of them, and those who may have peaked this year. One thing's clear: it was unquestionably a gre ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2011
Rap Industry Fan Fiction: Here Are Some Freestyled Stories About Tyga And Tyler, the Creator
Sure, you have your cosplay and your Star Trek, but Rap Industry Fan Fiction takes the genre to a place that it isn't know for going -- hip-hop. The brainchild of UNC history major Kate Davis Jones and grad Drew Millard, the site makes good on titles like "Ice Cube Shows Ice-T His Model Train Set" a ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Thoughts From A Random Black Guy: Why Everyone in Orlando Thought Tyler and I Were the Williams Sisters
Frank Miles[Editor's note: Odd Future member Lionel Boyce writes a weekly column for West Coast Sound. His archives are available here.] If you read my first column, you know I'm part of a TV show called Loiter Squad, which will be on Adult Swim. Recently Tyler, the Creator and I accidentall ... More >>
Blogs
November 15, 2011
Pusha T on Vegas Nights, Partying with Rick Ross, and Driving Lamborghinis in the Club
Pusha TSee Also: Pusha T and Tyler the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" Video Shoot "I've had a good fucking year and it's pretty amazing!" Pusha T, one half of the Neptunes-endorsed rap group The Clipse, sounds relaxed and happy as he prepares to release his new solo project, Fear Of God II: ... More >>
Music
November 10, 2011
Mary J. Blige, Larry Carlton, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Also, Peanut Butter Wolf, Lucy Woodward, Chromeo and others
Blogs
November 2, 2011
Thoughts From A Random Black Guy: Heathcliff, aka Raw Man Noodle
Frank Miles[Editor's note: Odd Future member Lionel Boyce writes a weekly column for West Coast Sound. His archives are available here.] In a recent column I introduced everyone I was touring with, but I left out Heathcliff -- the co-tour manager and publicist for Odd Future -- on purpose be ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2011
Best Posts Of The Week
How well do you know your L.A. hip-hop dances? For the debut of her column on the subject, Jessica A. Koslow ran down the controversial origin story of the Dougie this week. Turns out a rapper named Lil Wil was doing it first, and had some choice words for our Inglewood heroes Cali Swag Distr ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2011
Tyler, the Creator Costumes For Sale At Urban Outfitters: Sign Of The Apocalypse?
Kai FlandersBy Kai Flanders If you want to be Tyler, The Creator for Halloween this year -- and who doesn't? -- just head over to Urban Outfitters. The Westwood and Santa Monica locations, in any case, feature ready-to-wear outfits almost certainly directly inspired by the Odd Future leader ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2011
L.A. at CMJ 2011 Round-Up: Odd Future, Vanaprasta, David Liebe Hart Band, and The New Limb
Courtsey of The Bowery PresentsOdd Future at CMJ By Chaz Kangas Last week buzzworthy bands saturated New York City, across all boroughs and genres. The College Music Journalism festival featured some of the best breaking music in the world, including many great new bands from Los Angeles. Th ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2011
Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: The Complete List
Editor's note: In conjunction with our music issue we rolled out the top 20 L.A. rap albums of all time this week, as picked by Ian Cohen, Rebecca Haithcoat, Jeff Weiss and Ben Westhoff. But the list was broken up into four posts, which can get a bit unwieldy, so we've compiled the full list ... More >>
Blogs
October 17, 2011
Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: 20-16
Editor's note: For our music issue, out on Thursday, Ian Cohen, Rebecca Haithcoat, Jeff Weiss and Ben Westhoff run down the top 20 L.A. rap albums of all time. We're unveiling the list all this week on West Coast Sound. The party waits for no man. So while we watched the tubes for Detox, Los ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2011
Odd Future - The Palladium - September 29, 2011
Andrea DomanickOdd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All The Palladium September 29, 2011 Better than... L.A.'s other live acts (still). Strobe lights, blood and bubble guns: Ladies n' gents, Odd Future is back in town. Last night's set at the Palladium was the kind of raucous horrorshow audience ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2011
Odd Future's Syd and Matt Martian Form "The Internet," Release First Song
Looks like a Brick StowellSydOdd Future has more up its sleeve than just Tyler, the Creator's "Young N*gga" prank. At midnight, they released "Love Song -1-2," the first song from The Internet, another of the collective's subgroups. This one is made up of one of our favorite producers, Matt M ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2011
Update: Odd Future Video Is Not Open to the Public
Andrea DomanickNow you can burn shit, too[See also: Exclusive: Pusha T and Tyler the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" Video Shoot] Update: Odd Future's management has said that the video shoot is not open to the public. Don't go!Tyler, the Creator's music god Pharrell said, "You can't be me, I'm a ... More >>
Music
August 25, 2011
Compton Rapper Game Returns to an Industry That's Gone Soft
Will his old tricks still work?
Blogs
August 7, 2011
Skrillex, Odd Future, Gaslamp Killer, and Chromeo at HARD Summer Fest - Los Angeles State Historic Park - 8/7/11
Timothy NorrisBy Roselle Chen Guys in rice picker hats and Jabbawockeez masks, and girls in booty shorts, sports bras and furry boots filtered into sunlit, grassy Los Angeles State Historic Park Saturday for HARD Summer Music Festival. 30,000 people were in attendance, so perhaps one should ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2011
Nardwuar Takes On Casey Veggies and Josh Homme
"Doot doota loot doo!"If Narduwar isn't the best music journalist working, he's definitely the most entertaining. First of all, the Canadian legally renamed himself "Nardwuar the Human Serviette" in 1986. He unearths so much buried information on his interviewees he should work for the Feds ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2011
Odd Future, Move Over: Flying Lotus Gets Jazz Treatment By Canadian Trio
Alex Sowinski on drums, in a pig maskWho says jazz is dead? Nobody, if Canadian trio BADBADNOTGOOD has anything to do with it. Back in April, we happened upon the group's eight-minute re-imagining of two songs from Tyler, the Creator's Bastard and (our personal favorite) Gucci Mane's "Lemon ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2011
Spaceghostpurrp Ft. Speak: "Way Back," Or What We're Listening To Instead of "Otis"
Spaceghostpurrp and SpeakWhile you were running back Jay Z and Kanye's impossibly out-of-touch single "Otis" last weekend, Spaceghostpurrp and Speak were recording in Miami's Poe Boy studios. While you were recalling Jigga and 'Ye's humble roots, two of today's realest rising rappers were t ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2011
MTV VMA Best New Artist Nominees: A Field Guide to Kreayshawn, Big Sean, Foster the People, Tyler the Creator, and Wiz Khalifa
KreayshawnArticle by Shea Serrano On Sunday, August 28th, MTV's Video Music Awards will wander into town. MTV, by the way, is a television station. They play music and whatnot, but more importantly, they allow a handsome troglodyte named CT to exist. Also, younger readers: A television s ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2011
"Trouble On My Mind" Video Premiere: Pusha T Featuring Tyler, The Creator
Andrea DomanickPusha T and Tyler the Creator before mass destructionWe knew when we visited the set that director Jason Goldwatch's video for Pusha T and Tyler, the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" was gonna be one of the dopest visuals we'd seen in awhile. As Pusha T told us on set: I said ... More >>
Music
July 14, 2011
Page Two: Knock, Knock! MellowHype, the Odd Future Gateway Drug
Andrea DomanickPusha T and Tyler the Creator before mass destructionWe knew when we visited the set that director Jason Goldwatch's video for Pusha T and Tyler, the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" was gonna be one of the dopest visuals we'd seen in awhile. As Pusha T told us on set: I said ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2011
MellowHype, the Odd Future Gateway Drug: Why You Should Let Hodgy Beats and Left Brain Take You In
Brick Stowell MellowHypeIf Tyler, the Creator is the Father of decidedly unholy L.A. rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, then consider Hodgy Beats the Son and Left Brain the Holy Ghost. With the former on the mic and the latter on the beats, they preach the sinister gospel of M ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2011
Last Night: Brainfeeder Presents Flying Lotus with Strangeloop, Teebs, Samiyam, Gaslamp Killer, Austin Peralta, and Thundercat at the Music Box
Gari AskewFlying Lotus WHO: Flying Lotus with Strangeloop, Teebs, Samiyam, Gaslamp Killer, Austin Peralta, and Thundercat WHERE: Music Box WHEN: 6/23/11 The Music Box convulsed with bass last night as the Brainfeeder crew descended upon Hollywood Blvd for a sold out show. Top Brainfeeder tal ... More >>
Music
June 16, 2011
Music Picks: Alison Krauss, Flying Lotus, My Morning Jacket
Also, Jaga Jazzist, Kid Cudi, Baths and others
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