Tyler, The Creator - She (Feat. Frank Ocean) x Nightmare

Now I had a bit of a Twitter rant about Odd Future the other day, but thought I would save my true opinions until I had heard Tyler's new album, Goblin. Having listened to it twice now, my thoughts haven't changed much. I love what they're doing for the game, but a lot of it is purely hype and the fact that it's a bunch of young men not caring about anything, or anyone. Tyler is a decent rapper, but the beats (bar a couple) are not for me and throughout the album there is far too much swearing. It's not like I'm against swearing, especially in Hip-Hop, but when you're using "fuck" every other word, then I'm worrying for you as a lyricist. The album is pretty enjoyable (was more enjoyable than expected if anything), and I'm sure I will be listening to it more over the next few weeks, but I don't think it's anything to get overly excited about (just like his debut album). I'm sure it will go down as a piece of history, but I really don't think it has the crudentials to be classed as a classic. Below are the two stand out tracks for me (Frank Ocean is exceptional), but Yonkers still steals the show.

Odd Future became boring as quickly as Charlie Sheen did, unfortunately.

Comments

[D Easy]

Totally agree with your take on Odd Future. Tyler had a chance to really do something special with all eyes on him and this album was just not what it could have been. I really enjoyed the production but the lyrics were corny and uninspired and honestly it was too long, a chore to finish.