Lana x Tyler...

Part 1 of "24 Hours in New York With Odd Future" VIDEO

Noisey got to hang out with Odd Future in the hours leading up to their “New York Takeover” (when Frank Ocean, Trash Talk, and Tyler and Earl played in one night), and Part 1 is up now. It focuses on the crew as they spend the day mulling around New York just before OF photographer Sagan Lockhart’s raucous debut photo exhibit. The antics include: heckling a beautician, a bunch of skating, and some genuinely funny riffs from Tyler at an MTV camera crew. Someone get this boy a show! Not that one. A good one.

Tyler, The Creator And Toro Y Moi - Hey You

Tyler, The Creator finally released his collaboration with Toro Y Moi’s Chad Bundick. An “unfinished tune by Tyler and Toro Y Moi that got out somehow called ‘Hey You’,” via the Odd Future tumblr 

Review: Frank Ocean – Channel Orange

I’ve been trying to pinpoint why Frank Ocean’s astonishing success is one of music’s most heartening stories in recent years. The simple answer is that we want to see talent rewarded. Too frequently the hype around a rising artist is just that, variations on I-was-there-first nonsense. If anything, Frank Ocean’s ascent has been gradual and a bit understated. He built his clout early with some songwriting credits for established hitmakers and as a member of Odd Future, a collective bursting with oversized personalities. Despite already being signed to Def Jam, Ocean self-released his debut Nostalgia, ULTRA in early 2011. The album eventually gained the attention of industry royalty and resulted in a gorgeous Beyoncé track (4’s “I Miss You”) and a star-making turn on last year’s mammoth Jay-Z and Kanye West collaboration Watch the Throne. Proof that life can be poetic: one of Ocean’s killer hooks was for a song called “Made in America.” Indeed.

One of Frank Ocean’s gifts is a rare purity; another is an equally rare modesty, which can be deceptive. Comparisons to Stevie Wonder and Prince are apt, but only to a certain extent. Ocean’s style, more than his ingenuity, matches those masters’ – for now at least. If I had to point to another artist who Ocean recalls, it would be Mary J. Blige. Like Blige, Ocean radiates compassion and warmth despite the bleak themes and broken people of his songs. Ocean is an observer, especially of woe, and the woe is often his. There’s nothing boastful or sexy about him or his music. He is the antidote to the kind of swagger and decadence albums such as, well, Watch the Throne celebrate. I suspect that’s why Channel Orange, Ocean’s first major-label album, has been met with such enthusiasm. How can you not root for this guy?

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Tyler, The Creator in Supreme x Vans Campbell’s Soup Authentic

It looks like somebody got his hands on the upcoming sneaker collaboration by Supreme and Campbell’s Soup early. Tyler The Creator was spotted already wearing out the Authentic low top sneaker from the collection, which will release from Supreme this Summer 2012 season. Next to the sneakers, he is wearing mostly Odd Future Golf Wang gear.

Take a further look at the Supreme x Campbell’s Soup Sneaker Collection here.

BADBADNOTGOOD "BBNG2" - Album

What do Earl Sweatshirt, James Blake, Tyler, the Creator, and Kanye West all have in common? They're all being covered and completely manipulated by the supremely talented jazz trio of BADBADNOTGOOD. These three Toronto natives, who are all under the age of 21, have gained a load of attention for their raucous takes on some of their favorite cuts.

But here's the thing: they're not some trendy act getting by on reworking popular songs of the moment. Their latest release, BBNG2, might feature six covers and sure, those are the most intriguing pieces on paper. But it also boasts five original compositions, including instant standout "Vices," that sound just as great as their well-known counterparts. You can download the entire album for free.

Tyler, The Creator and Lana Del Rey to collaborate?

First A$AP and now Tyler, Lana Del Rey seems to be on fire right now. There are rumours flying about the pair joining forces for a collab in the foreseeable future. The two have been chatting over Twitter, expressing interest in working together somehow:

Tyler, The Creator ”Just Found Out Lana Del Ray Wanted To Work With Me. Had No Idea. If Your Reading This Im Down, I Have Pretty Instrumentals” Lana Del Rey then replied “You’re Number 1”

Oyster #98: Tyler The Creator

Tyler, The Creator is the 21-year-old behind LA hip hop collective OFWGKTA.The subheadings on his Wikipedia page read like this: Early life; Music career (2009–present); Criticism (Homophobia, Misogyny); Legal issues; Feuds; Discography; Filmography; Awards and nominations. In other words, he’s a brilliant producer/rapper/artist/businessman, with a knack for pissing people off.

Alexi Wasser: [Into tape recorder] OK. I’m interviewing Tyler, The Creator. He’s texting— Tyler: It’s Tyler.

Tyler, OK. Tyler’s still texting, and not only is he ignoring me, but he also almost picked a scab in front of me… [To Tyler] It’s OK if I assume this is a date, right? [Finally stops texting] Sure.

So, you’re 21 years old. Maybe. Well, legally. I don’t feel 21, though.

How old do you feel? I don’t know. I stopped growing up at 17, probably. That’s when my mom moved away and I stopped being raised, so that makes perfect sense.

Are your parents separated? No. I never had a dad, and my mom moved back out here this year.

Whaddya mean you never had a dad? She just got pregnant? He died.

He died? How’d he die? I don’t know.

You don’t know? You really don’t know? Why do I feel like I’m about to be lied to every step of the way during this interview? I heard you don’t like people to ask you about your song ‘Yonkers’. How come? Because that song is annoying as fuck!

Why? Because it’s successful? Yes.

Really? [Nods]

I also heard you get very annoyed when people compare you to Wu-Tang or Kanye. How come? Because I’m not Wu-Tang; I’m not Kanye — even though he’s a cool guy. I talked to him the other day.

So, you like Kanye West? Kanye West is cool. I’m a fan. He’s an artist. He understands it. He’s cool. He’ll be wearin’ leather pants — it’s weird — but other than that we talk about videos and art and other cool shit. I don’t know, he’s cool. I was emailing him the other day and … I was like, “Oh my gosh, I’m having a conversation with fucking Kanye!” I told him I was just filming my friend skating and putting montages together and he was like, “I can’t wait to see it. You really inspire me. Keep pushing.” To hear that from him was crazy, ’cause I grew up listening to him and I always wanted to do videos, and he’s one of the only artists who actually comes through with cool videos. So, to know that I inspire him — that’s awesome. He’s cool as fuck! Him and Lil Wayne — Lil Wayne’s a really big fan. We hung out in Miami and it was awesome, we skated and shit. It was really weird and awkward, though, because when he came to my show, I looked back at him and he was singing all the lyrics to just, like, album cuts. So, he’s a big fan. He supports us a lot.

Do you do tons of drugs? No, I’ve never had a drink in my life. I mean, I troll people and tell people I do drugs, but truthfully I don’t. I’ve never had a drink in my life. I don’t smoke or anything.

Why? I don’t know. It’s just not for me. I just don’t have to. Plus, growing up at the skate park, there were a lot of kids that had so much potential to be pro — like, they were my age and they could have been pro by the time they were, like, 20, and they just got caught up in the party and drinking life and now they’re failures. I vowed never, ever to become one of them. It’s just not me.

This has nothing to do with that, but… do you have a big private? Um, I’ve had a girl say it was, once. I’ve never heard any complaints, so…

Do you have a girlfriend? No.

Why not? I’m 20, I’m a rapper, and that would be stupid.

That would be stupid. I. Love. White. Women.

Why? I love all women.

I also heard you don’t like being asked about your use of profanities — saying ‘faggot’ all the time, the N-word, being thought of as a misogynist, and talking about raping and murdering… Yeah, it’s weird. It doesn’t matter. I don’t know why that matters.

OK. So, you use all those words and say all this crazy shit because… It entertains me.

And the words hold no power? Yeah, it just entertains me personally.

When people freak out about it, is it funny to you? Yeah, I think it’s funny when people trip on it.

I just have to be clear here: you use the words faggot and rape and the N-word; you say all these buzz words. Do you not like gay people? Dude, I have gay friends. I don’t fucking give a fuck about that shit. It’s just a fucking word. Being homophobic is being homophobic.

You’re not homophobic? No. I don’t fucking give a fuck about that shit.

So, you’re just taking the power away from the words? To you it’s not that big of a deal? Yeah, I don’t even think when I say this shit. I just say it ’cause it entertains me at the moment, and then people squirm and it’s like, “Oh my gosh. Like, stop fuckin’ crying.”

Do you have tons of shit to prove? Is that why you do what you do? I don’t have anything to prove. I just like doing stuff.

Who do you hate? I hate everyone except for a few select people.

Jason Dill? Jason Dill is awesome.

Me? You’re cool… I like your eyes, and that polkadot shirt’s awesome.

What’s your astrological sign? I’m a Pisces.

Why do girls care about that shit, but guys don’t care about that shit? I don’t know. Girls care a lot about shit. Like, they don’t… Like, my mom doesn’t know how to get to the point. You got to the point with this interview, though. I think that’s pretty cool.

Do you meet girls on Twitter and Facebook? No, I don’t read my mentions on Twitter. I have Facebook, but it’s private, so only my friends can see anything I post. I hate Tumblr.

Why? Being in Europe for two months with a broken foot, and being on a tour bus with people who just smoke weed and sit on Tumblr all day and don’t go outside and do anything. It just made me hate that shit. I don’t have one.

What do you think the public perception of you is? What do people who don’t know you think about you? They… They think I’m really stupid, untalented, and I just rap crazy stuff, and I try too hard… I would also add ‘annoying’ to the list. Very annoying.

So, who are you really? I don’t know. I’m a really, really smart, multi-talented almost-genius, who’s very annoying.

What have you noticed now that people recognise you? Being famous isn’t that cool. I have to stop and take pictures; it’s not as fun as you think. But there are plus sides to it: I get a lot of free shit, I check off my goal list, and I can put money in all my friends’ pockets, which I always try to do.

Do you think a lot of your friends are mooching off you? There’s no possible way my friends can mooch off me. I decide when I put money in their pockets, and I always try to give them opportunities. Always.

Do you think you’ll ever want kids? Yeah. If I have a son I wanna name him Wolf, and if I have a daughter I wanna name her Salem.

Do you like the band Salem? Yeah, they’re cool.

Have you ever made out with a dude? Hell no.

Hell no? I thought you said you weren’t homophobic? I’m not! But I’m not gonna make out with a dude.

What are you insecure about? I think I could rap better, but I can do stuff other people can’t. And the shit that I can do makes up for what I lack. I can make a cool beat, put some shitty raps on it, make a cool video, and repeat that. Not everyone can do that. I wish I was 6’3″ — I’m 6’2″, but I wish I had that extra inch. Other than that, I’m good.

Give some advice to kids that look up to you and wanna be you. Just be yourself. That’s my main thing. I don’t like people who aren’t themselves and [I don’t like people who] take the time out to please others. I don’t associate with people who do that. So, just be yourself and fuck other people’s opinions; no one’s opinion matters but yours. That’s how I live my life.