History Music / OFWGKTA

* BassoProfundo: Even at this early stage, Tyler was using pitchshifting software to drop his already low-pitched voice even further. [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] as well, as both his and Jasper's voices are sped up; in "Hi to Me", Jasper plays a woman with his sped up voice.

* RuleThirtyFour: I Smell Panties made their own with the aptly titled "[[Disney/LiloAndStitch Lilo Fucks Stitch]]".

* ''Live From Space'' (Collaboration with [[Music/MacMiller Mac Miller]], 2013)

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!Tyler, the Creator provides examples of:

* TheAce: [[MeaningfulName Ace Creator.]]
* ADarkerMe: Two of them: Ace Creator and Wolf Haley. Ace is more of a boastful hotshot while Wolf is an evil, [[Music/{{Eminem}} Slim Shady]]-esque figure. Wolf predominately collaborates with Earl Sweatshirt.
** ''Wolf'' also introduces Samuel, who is much more often PlayedForDrama and is much less FauxAffablyEvil than the others as much as simply conflicted and extremely troubled.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Frequently referenced in every one of his albums.
* {{Adorkable}}: As fans who meet him in real life in Los Angeles are quick to note.
* AnachronicOrder: ''Wolf'' takes place either between ''Bastard'' and ''Goblin'' or before both. Tyler has hinted on his Formspring account that there's one last piece of the puzzle left to confirm the order. Although now, it seems he's abandoned the concept. Cherry Bomb doesn't link with the previous stories, although there's some references to Wolf, like at the ending segment of "OKAGA, CA."
* AnachronismStew: Even though Tyler's albums are all telling one story, there's a lot of references to himself and what's going on in his current life. ''Wolf'' contains plenty of references to ''Bastard'' and ''Goblin'' even though it's supposed to take place beforehand.
* {{Angrish}}/DiggingYourselfDeeper: Tyler's default mode in interviews and the like, when it comes to being called homophobic, racist and/or misogynist. In a few early interviews, he stated that he writes some of his songs in character. Instead of repeating these sentiments and stamping out any feelings of ill will when his lyrics comes under fire, Tyler lashes out further. He famously told Music/TeganAndSara to [[YouNeedToGetLaid call him if they needed "some hard dick]]" after they complained about his lyrics and, during a June 2013 concert, called out a feminist protestor (who organized a campaign to have Tyler banned from Australia for his lyrics) at an Australian venue by shouting, "Fucking bitch, I wish she could hear me call her a bitch, too, fucking whore. Yeah, I got a sold-out show right now bitch. Hey this fucking song is dedicated to you, you fucking cunt."
* ArtistDisillusionment[=/=]CreatorBreakdown: According to his image he's been in one constant breakdown since before he even started, but ''Wolf'' begins to ''heavily'' suggest that it may not just be an act anymore. Stereogum's review of it even mentioned that they "hope he finds a way out of the honest-to-god depression that seems to have produced the album."
* AscendedFanboy: Tyler's biggest influence is Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes; Tyler has said many times that Pharrell's solo album ''In My Mind'' is his favorite record. The two finally met and apparently [[http://www.rapbasement.com/tyler-the-creator/080111-pharrell-williams-signs-odd-future-member-tyler-the-creator-to-his-i-am-other-label.html Pharrell has signed Tyler to his record label.]] Tyler even called Pharrell to wish him a happy Father's Day in 2011.
* AudienceParticipationSong: "Inglorious" asks for all legitimate bastards to yell "Fuck You" to the fathers that left them. Subverted, since the song has never been performed live, and according to Tyler, never will be.
** Attempted again in "Golden", but declared "corny as fuck" a few seconds into it.
** "Sandwitches"'s mantra of "WOLF GANG!" is this played straight when performed live; the studio version, however, is a MadnessMantra with only Tyler chanting but imagining that others are shouting along with him.
** "Yonkers", with reason.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: In "Rella", Tyler is briefly shown naked...without a penis.
* BassoProfundo: Tyler uses an octave-shifting effect on his voice to achieve this, [[BadassBaritone though he already had an impressively deep voice without it.]]
* [[spoiler: BigBad]]
* BlackComedy: His dark imagery is very brutal and horrifying, but tongue-and-cheek enough to not be straight and subtle enough to not be DeadBabyComedy (compared to Earl's early stuff, at least).
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Tyler has these in "Yonkers" and "She."
* BlessedWithSuck: His deep, smoky voice is one of the things that helped his style become so memorable, but he also has lamented that it means he could never be a very successful singer due to how limited his range is.
* BreakoutCharacter: As a result of getting all of the media attention up until [=MellowHype=] re-issued ''[=BlackenedWhite=]'', Tyler has been trying to avoid this trope like the plague, urging his fans to give attention to the other members of Odd Future as he did not want to leave them behind.
* BreakupSong: ''IGOR'' as a whole is a breakup album, delving into Tyler's various intense, contradictory but nonetheless heartfelt emotions experienced after the volatile end of a relationship.
* ButtMonkey: At times.
* CarefulWithThatAxe: Lee Spielman's raspy screaming on "Trashwang" is...unnerving, to say the least.
* CallingTheOldManOut: ''At least'' [[OncePerEpisode Once Per Album]]. ''Bastard'' was particularly saturated with anguished references to his absentee father.
* CatsAreMean: While it's really a voice in his head, Tyler's darkest thoughts manifest themselves as Tron Cat, a creature that tells him to torture, rape, murder, and then cannibalize his victims, although not necessarily in that order.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: It's unclear how much of it is an act, though. His wikipedia page notes that he has referred to himself as a unicorn, a table, and a purse. Both in raps and out of them.
--> '''Tyler's twitter:''' "I AM STILL THE MOST SWAGGED OUT UNICORN IN THE FUCKING EXISTENCE OF FUCKING UNICORNS NIGGA. FUCK PEGASUS, HE'S A FUCKING FAGGOT. OFUGKTA"
* TheCameo: Tyler produced most of Domo Genesis' album ''Rolling Papers'' and makes plenty of uncredited cameos across it.
* ClusterFBomb: Used with both F-words and the N-word.
** A particularly beautiful one at the beginning of Bastard.
-->"Yo, fuck 2DopeBoyz and fuck Nah Right and any other fuck-nigga-ass blog that can't put an 18 year old nigga making his own fucking beats, covers, videos and all that shit. Fuck you post-Drake-ass cliche-jerking, LA-slauson rapping fuck-nigga-ass Hypebeast niggas, now back to the album.
* ComingOutStory: Many critics interpreted lines on ''Flower Boy'' as this for him, specifically on "Foreword", "Garden Shed", and "I Ain't Got Time!".
* ConceptAlbum: Tyler's first album, ''Bastard'', starts with school therapist Dr. TC introducing himself to Tyler and all of the rapping that follows is in response to the therapist's questions. It has an overt theme about how Tyler is a bastard in the literal sense, and how he feels about it.
** ''Goblin'' supposedly picks back up where ''Bastard'' ended, introducing Wolf Haley and Tron Cat, the evil voice in Tyler's head.
** Many fans think ''Wolf'' takes place between ''Bastard'' and ''Goblin'' with [[spoiler:the latter starting right after ''Wolf'']]. An [[http://noisey.vice.com/blog/the-conspiracy-theorists-guide-to-tyler-the-creators-wolf-trilogy alternate theory]] suggests ''Wolf'' occurs before both of them.
* ContinuityNod: Tina never did perm her weave.
* CountryMatters
* CreatorBacklash: He's long gotten tired of "Yonkers," though he's thankful for the success it's brought him. He's also mentioned that he can't stand to listen to "Golden," but moreso because it makes him feel awkward and uncomfortable than because he thinks it's bad.
** He tweeted that he hates ''Goblin'' because he felt the album makes him come off more gimmicky than he actually is.
* CreepyBasement: The one all the women get locked up in.
* CreepyDoll: He plays one in the video for "IFHY".
* CursedWithAwesome: As mentioned in "Answer," growing up without a father and his angst over his abandonment is one of the things that fuels his creative output, and is partially responsible for kickstarting his career.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Samuel from ''Wolf'' was sent to the camp after "Some messed up stuff happened back home," Which is later revealed to have been [[spoiler:Sam bringing a gun to school and committing mass murder.]]
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Goblin takes place at the end of the overarching narrative.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: While not really much of a "snarker," perhaps, but he'll often go into [[CloudCuckooLander long tangents of absurdity while maintaining a completely deadpan composure and sound completely genuine.]] For instance, his comments about ''Wolf'' before its release as mentioned under SelfDeprecation.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: the music videos for "Yonkers" and "French".
* {{Determinator}}: Tyler. Break a foot at the beginning of a concert? Finish concert... after going to a doctor of course.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Raquel befriended Tyler in high school, confiding her personal secrets and relationship issues in him. When he made his move to solidify a relationship with her by asking her out to the prom, she turned him down and got back with her man. Tyler's thoughts about Raquel show up in his work as much as his issues with his negligent father does. Early on, the character of Sarah was used as a placeholder for Raquel so he could viciously assault her through song. Leads to...
** DisproportionateRetribution: In "Sarah", she said no to being Tyler's date to the homecoming prom. [[AbductionIsLove So she's abducted,]] dragged into a CreepyBasement, [[DateRape raped]], killed, [[ImAHumanitarian eaten]] and [[ILoveTheDead raped again]].
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu:
-->'''From "Yonkers":''' Jesus called, he said he's sick of the disses / I told him to quit bitchin', this isn't a fuckin' hotline
* DontTryThisAtHome / ThisIsAWorkOfFiction: The intro to "Radicals":
-->'''Tyler:''' Random disclaimer... Hey, don't do anything that I say in this song, okay? It's fuckin' fiction. If anything happens, don't fuckin' blame me, [[GenreSavvy white America. Fuck Bill O'Reilly.]][[note]]Bill O'Reilly is a critic of violent lyrics, believing that hearing them incites violent behaviour and criminal activity.[[/note]]
* DrivenToMadness: Upon learning that Her [[spoiler: Probably Salem]] got back with her man. [[spoiler: Probably Sam.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: In the video for "Yonkers".
** Contemplates it at the end of "Inglorious", but doesn't follow through on it.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: I Smell Panties is the earliest release by the group. Talk about first impressions...
* EpicRocking:
** The TitleTrack off of ''Bastard'' is just over 6 minutes long.
** The TitleTrack off of ''Goblin'' is almost 7 minutes long, while "Radicals", "Nightmare", "Fish / Boppin' Bitch", "Window", and "Golden" are all over five. At 8 minutes, "Window" is the longest.
** "[=PartyIsntOver=]/Campfire/Bimmer" off of ''Wolf'' is over 7 minutes long, although the track ''is'' a compilation of three different songs. There's also "Rusty", which is just over five.
** "[=2Seater=]", "Fucking Young", "Smuckers", and "Okaga, CA" off of ''Cherry Bomb'' are all over 5 minutes. "[=2Seater=]" is the longest with a duration ten seconds shy of 7 minutes.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Eating the cockroach and hanging himself in the "Yonkers" video
* EvilSoundsDeep: Inverted with Dr. TC, who is probably the sanest person on Tyler's albums; played straight by Tyler's Wolf Haley persona. For those who have trouble telling them apart, Wolf has a slight growl to it. [[SubvertedTrope However...]]
* EyePop: Done by Tyler himself in his "Fucking Young" video. However, since it's a live-action instance, it does look slightly off.
%%* FauxAffablyEvil: Wolf.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: ...the first clue that Dr. TC isn't all he's cracked up to be comes in the first few seconds of "Goblin", where he says that Tyler "don't even have the balls" to kill himself. Choice words coming from a supposed health professional...
** Additional signs: Dr. TC finishes one of Tyler's sentences in "Goblin" and starts one of them in "Nightmare".
** "Parking Lot" ends with someone warning Wolf that Sam is out to kill him. The next track, "Rusty", ends with [[spoiler:Sam making a dramatic appearance and shooting Earl.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[DisappearedDad His dad]].
* GratuitousPanning: The codas to "Yonkers" and "Tron Cat".
** Also a fun example in "Radicals":
--> [[rtl:[[BlatantLies Left]]]] [[GratuitousPanning Right]] [[rtl:[[StylisticSuck Left]]]] [[RunningGag Right]]
** First time you hear that, you reverse you headphones, because you think you're wearing them backwards.
** Although, eventually in the chorus they do say left and right on the left and right headphones.
** Also used to great effect during "She," where Wolf Haley finally talks to the object of his [[StalkingIsLove obsession]] one on one. The effect is rather unsettling:
--> "I just wanna talk, conversate/'Cause I usually just stalk you and masturbate/And I finally got the courage to ask you on a date, so just say yes/And let the future fall into place, cunt."
* GutturalGrowler: That really is his natural voice. And he does not smoke.
* {{Hatedom}}: Tyler inexplicably hates SteveHarvey and Kenan Thompson.
* TheHero
* HeroicBSOD: The final three songs of ''Goblin''.
** Heroic?
* HiddenTrack: "VCR" comes paired with hidden track "Wheels". Ditto for "Boppin' Bitch" hidden after "Fish".
* IAmSong: "Bastard".
* IntercourseWithYou: "VCR", using an extended metaphor of stuff like recorders and cassette tapes.
* IJustLikeSayingTheWord: Tyler has defended his use of the word "faggot" by saying that he knows it hurts people emotionally.
--> '''Tyler:''' "Well, I have gay fans and they don't really take it offensive, so I don't know. If it offends you, it offends you."
* InactionVideo: The video for "Yonkers", although played straight and [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools excellently creepy]].
* {{Instrumentals}}: [="AU79"=] and "Untitled 63".
* {{Jerkass}}: Wolf, Ace, and Samuel. While Wolf and Ace go for a more over-the-top, CrazyAwesome, FauxAffablyEvil affair, Samuel is more of just a straight {{Jerkass}}.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tyler himself.
* KillEmAll: The endings of [[spoiler:"Bitch Suck Dick" and "Window".]]
** Except, of course, for [[spoiler:Earl Sweatshirt, who doesn't appear on the album]]. However, considering the throwaway instrumental [="AU79"=] placed right after, as well as the track "Llama" that featured Earl and was cut, it can be assumed that [[spoiler:Earl was killed between "Bitch Suck Dick" and "Window", even if we didn't hear it]].
** The track "Llama" appears to have turned into "Rusty" on ''Wolf'', which takes place before ''Goblin'' and confirms that [[spoiler:Tyler killed Earl before the others.]]
* LeaveTheCameraRunning: The "Yonkers" video keeps the camera centered on Tyler rapping while sitting on a stool, [[SubvertedTrope although the shot goes in and out of focus and Tyler sometimes gets uncomfortably close to the camera.]]
* LighterAndSofter: ''Wolf'', though the album is more emotionally heavy than anything else he's released before.
* ListSong: "Fin", the closing track of their first mixtape, is basically a credits and special thanks roll set to music.
* LyricalDissonance: "She" probably stands out as the biggest winner, considering it's close to a Neptunes-produced slow jam and features resident R&B singer Frank Ocean...only he's singing a chorus full of ParanoiaFuel as well...
--> '''Frank Ocean''': "Ain't no men allowed in your bedroom, you're sleeping alone in bed... Check your window. He's at your window."
--> '''Tyler''': "I just wanna drag your lifeless body to the forest and fornicate with it but that�s because I�m in love with you... cunt."
* MisogynySong: "Boppin' Bitch".
--> '''Tyler''': "Bitch, fuck your feelings, you wasn't feelin' shit when you was down there kneelin'\\
now shut the fuck up, you've got another dick to deal with."
* MoodWhiplash: Tyler's really tongue-in-cheek about a lot of things, considering how dark his music is. However, some of his songs have sections in which he has small acting performances that come across as genuinely disturbing. For example, in "Sarah" and "Window".
** The transition from "Bitch Suck Dick" to "Window" on ''Goblin''.
** Likewise "Domo 23" being placed in the middle of ''Wolf'' right after "Awkward" and "Answer" and "Trashwang" coming out of nowhere right after [[spoiler:Sam kills Earl]] at the end of "Rusty."
** Near the end of the video for "IFHY" when the Tyler-doll is moved into the street and suddenly is violently run over by RealLife Tyler and Hodgy speeding down the road loudly blasting "Jamba," after a somewhat sad and mostly creepy video about two dolls (complete with Tyler and an a woman in UncannyValleyMakeup and cartoonish prosthetic features) in an abusive relationship
** "Pigs" starts out as a rampage reminiscent of the groups earlier work, but as it goes on it's clear that the protagonist actually brought a gun to school and goes into a ''very'' convincing MyGodWhatHaveIDone
** The "Rusty"[=/=]"Trashwang" example actually may need some embellishment, with Earl being interrupted by Samuel entering the studio and shooting him at the end of "Rusty," a very dark and scathing song about everything wrong with their current status (Which is MoodWhiplash in itself), which comes after the aforementioned "Pigs," (Which deconstructs the usual Odd Future violence celebrating with the actual consequences of those actions and a hell of a MyGodWhatHaveIDone, which is ''another'' example of MoodWhiplash) which then leads directly into..... [[StylisticSuck "Trashwang"]].
* MurderBallad: Several on ''Bastard''. "Sarah" is the most gruesome example, featuring [[ILoveTheDead necrophilia]] and [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. A handful of other tracks released before and after ''Bastard'' apply as well.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: "Window" [[spoiler:ends with Tyler employing a ClusterFBomb version of this after killing the rest of OFWGKTA]].
** He seems to have been honing this skill on ''Wolf'', as it happens both on "48" (From the perspective of Sam coming to terms with the lives he's ruined by drug dealing) and "Pigs" (From Samuel after perpetrating a school shooting).
* NWordPrivileges: To the point that Tyler calls ''everyone'' "nigga", regardless of age, race, gender or ''species''. When he accidentally stepped on a snail, he tweeted,
--> "Like, he Didnt Do Anything To Me. It Was An Accident. Fuck, I'm Sorry Snail Nigga."
** Tyler also told MTV, "If you call me a nigga, I really don't care, but that's just me, personally. Some people might take it the other way; I personally don't give a shit."
** He'll use the ''other'' version of the word, too. From "Tamale": "Tell Creator/SpikeLee [[TakeThat he's a goddam nigger]]."
* NeoSoul: He had flirted with this direction on ''Cherry Bomb'', but ''Flower Boy'' wound up being a full jump into it and kicked off the start of the current "Flower Boy" persona, which he has maintained with ''IGOR''.
* NiceHat: His oft-referenced green Supreme hat.
* NoEnding: ''Wolf''[='=]s narrative ends in a confrontation between Samuel and Odd Future. "Treehome95" (a song credited to the character Salem) and "Tamale" follow [[MoodWhiplash out of nowhere]], ending with the solemn "Lone". The final line of dialogue is [[spoiler:Wolf telling TC that he hasn't seen Sammy, but "if I seen that nigga I woulda killed 'em"]].
* ObsessionSong: "Her". His song "Sarah" a [[AbductionIsLove very]] [[BerserkButton grim]] [[DateRape version]] [[ILoveTheDead of]] [[ImAHumanitarian this]].
* OddFriendship: With Music/ASAPRocky. The two rappers went on a tour in 2015, and have been frequent collaborators ever since, with Rocky appearing in "WHAT THE FUCK RIGHT NOW" and "Who Dat Boy", and Tyler returning the favor in "Telephone Calls".
* OncePerEpisode: A StylisticSuck track featuring Jasper and Taco (occasionally with others, as well) that parodies rap tropes ''always'' comes near the end of the album and usually following and preceding heavy MoodWhiplash on every one of his solo releases. This extended to ''The O.F. Tape Vol 2''.
* OutOfGenreExperience: Some ''Cherry Bomb'' songs ("Fucking Young" and "Find Your Wings" come to mind) show Tyler delving into neo-soul, with much lusher and calmer production to act as a yang to the yin of the heavy, abrasive hip hop. This wound up being an early look at the "Flower Boy" era that started with the eponymous album.
* OverlyLongName: "The Brown Stains of Darkeese Latifah Part 6-12 (Remix)" off of ''Cherry Bomb''. [[EnforcedTrope Tyler made it to purposely be as long as possible without being exaggerated]], since it would be funny if a fan approached him and mentioned the song in its full name. However, most fans just call it "Brown Stains".
* ParentalAbandonment: Tyler, the Creator's father left before he was born.
* PissTakeRap: His work as part of I Smell Panties (granted, it's a comedy rap group) and any track where Taco or Jasper show up with him.
** The track "Come Threw Looking Clean" by Young Nigga, [[spoiler: who is actually Tyler wearing a wig and [[StylisticSuck impersonating Lil B poorly]]]].
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjhN3MNkiSM Furb Set Anthem]]".
* RecordProducer: Tyler not only creates nearly every single beat he uses, but produces beats for most of the Odd Future roster, including Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt. One of Tyler's signatures is using keyboards and drum samples that have been pitched down severely.
* RecycledLyrics: The line, "Free Earl, that's the fucking shit and if you disagree, lick a couple pimple covered dicks" from "Sandwitches" appears again in "Burger" with the final word changed to "clits".
** The final verse of "Cult Shit" was re-used to end "Yonkers".
** The opening line of "Pimp Slap" reappeared halfway during "Window".
** Tyler has a habit of referencing things from "Yonkers" in his guest verses, including Pusha T's "Trouble On My Mind" and The Game's "Martians vs Goblins".
* RefugeInAudacity: "I'm not crazy, I'm a fucking table!"
** "Come Threw Looking Clean".
** TAMALE TAMALE TAMALE TAMALEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
** From "Bitch Suck Dick":
--> '''Tyler:''' "At the fucking mall, 40 bitches on my nutsack\\
Pulled up on a motherfuckin' unicorn (I'm gettin' ponies, nigga!)"
** On ''Loiter Squad'', in a clearly unscripted outtake shown during the credits of an episode featuring TonyHawk, Lionel is shown high fiving him while Tyler (both of them are completely out-of-character at this point, mind you; they had just finished filming a skit) does so with a completely deadpan and '''''very loud''''' "Yo, you got bitches on yo dick." Tony looks extremely uncomfortable.
* TheReveal: Fans have known explicitly that Wolf Haley is an alter ego of Tyler, but the true reveal is at the end of his song "Golden": [[spoiler: Dr. TC, in an attempt to calm Tyler after Wolf Haley forced him to kill all of his friends, tells him that ''TC is Wolf Haley'' as well as Tron Cat, the voice giving Tyler evil thoughts.]]
* RhymingWithItself: Tyler, the Creator plays with it on the song "The Tape Intro":
-->"Whether you [[NWordPrivileges nigga]] or esé\\
The [Odd Future] magazine is great because the article's an essay\\
Half you dumb niggas can't even write an essay\\
'Cause all of y'all [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment some stupid asses]]. S.A."
* RockMeAsmodeus: Tyler doesn't care about religion and uses Satanic imagery primarily to piss people off.
* SanitySlippageSong: Pretty much all of ''Goblin'' after "Her". [[spoiler: Tyler hits the DespairEventHorizon, [[ModeLock Mode Locking]] on his Wolf Haley persona (the crowdless rally at the beginning of "Sandwitches" being very telling of the loss of sanity.) Ultimately, Tyler snaps back to sanity after shooting the rest of OFWGKTA in cold blood during an intervention.]] If you want to count "Analog" (a track about a trip to the beach) as part of that, go right ahead.
* SelfDeprecation: From Tyler's Twitter account:
-->"Odd Future Is Just A Trend, NONE Of Them [[NWordPrivileges Niggas]] Have Actually Talent In Any Form Of Way. Their Gimmick Is Gonna Die Out Soon."
-->"I Give It A Month Before Everyone Hates Odd Future."
** From "Goblin":
-->"I mean, I'm not that great of a rapper but as a whole, I'm pretty cool, right?"
** He spent pretty much the entire time promoting ''Wolf'' saying that he "lost his spark" and "Made the worst shit (he) possibly could" and then [[DeadpanSnarker proceeding to list off]] [[StealthInsult every frequent complaint leveled towards]] ''Goblin'' as evidence that the album is going to be "horrible," all while maintaining a straight composure and sounding completely genuine and bewildering interviewers. [[CloudCuckooLander This went on for several months and included any internet appearances and interviews, and he never once showed any hint that he was joking.]]
** From "Trouble On My Mind," his collaboration with Pusha T: "[[RecycledLyrics I'm a fucking walking paradox]] / And a really shitty rapper in his favorite pair of socks."
* SelfMadeMan: To the point that Tyler won the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 2011 for a song he wrote, produced and recorded himself, paired with a video that he directed for it. Understandably, he fell off the stage and wept openly after giving his acceptance speech.
* SesameStreetCred: Tyler provided raps for a one-off character in the ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' episode "Rap it Up." (Tyler named the character in question "Blitz Comet," a play on his alter ego Wolf Haley.)
** He later contributed songs to ''WesternAnimation/TheGrinch2018'', even releasing a whole EP featuring songs from and inspired by the movie.
* ShoutOut:
** "Window"'s opening couplet is lifted straight from Music/TheNotoriousBIG's "Juicy".
** The "She" video opens up on [[Film/{{Troll 2}} Nilbog]] street.
** You could say his "dickless" shot in the "Rella" video was a shout out to Creator/RichardPryor and the opening bit to his variety show.
* ShrugOfGod: Good luck getting a straight answer from Tyler on ''anything'' related to the continuity of his albums' overarching conceptual themes, how to differentiate lyrics and video appearances of Wolf Haley from those of "normal" Tyler or anything related to his various pseudonyms and fictional settings taking place in his lyrics.
* SignificantMonogram: On ''Goblin'', Tyler the Creator, Tron Cat, Doctor TC...noticing a trend?
* SongStyleShift: Tyler's "Radicals" features a vitriolic first half with brief [[SubduedSection subdued sections]]. The second half gives way to a sung refrain and a Chinese harp.
* SopranoAndGravel: When he and Frank Ocean collaborate, the latter serves as the soprano to the former's gravel.
* StealthPun: This line from "Domo23"; "And I never pull back, shout out to my nigga Taco!"[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke See, it's funny becaue Taco's foreskin is pulled back...]][[/note]]
* StudioChatter: "Oh I don't need the metronome, bro." at the beginning of "Her".
* StylisticSuck: Any time Tyler decides to parody hot trends in rap music. These songs will usually feature Taco and Jasper, and include "Swag Me Out", "Tina", "Bitch Suck Dick" and "We Got Bitches". The 2013 song [[{{Crunkcore}} "Trashwang"]] brought this trope to [[UpToEleven a whole new level,]] who enlisted even three more non-rappers to rap on the song. Tyler even shouts out to Lil B, which is fitting [[StealthParody since Lil B has made an entire career (mostly) based on this trope.]] Tyler's two songs "Come Threw Lookin Clean" and "She Won't a Young Nigga" are parodies of Lil B.
** Much of his cover and poster art, but especially the standard edition artwork for ''Wolf.'' Note that the Tyler in the background is actually in the foreground and clips over the "foreground" Tyler's hat.
** Tyler's production style relies more on melody, harmony and composition than it sounds (BADBADNOTGOOD's covers of his songs really show this), but he constantly uses deliberately lame stock keyboard synthesizer sounds to produce most of his beats, as he loves the way they sound. Justified, as The Neptunes generally turned this into an artform with their chart-topping hits in the early 2000s, of which Tyler is a giant fan. This seems to go over the head of some of his detractors, though, whom frequently cite them as lack-of-skill.
*** Tyler also made a lot of stink when ''Wolf'' came out that he had to get the album mixed correctly, to remove some of the frequency distortion, phase distortion and audio clipping his earlier works had. Apparently, Tyler really likes raw masters, and proper mixing removes some of the intensity of the performance.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: ''Goblin'' has "She" (despite heavy LyricalDissonance), "Her" and "Analog". The latter is about lighting fireworks and swimming in a lake.
** His new song "Awkward.", which appears on Tyler's 2012 Summer Camp Mix.
** Also "Treehome95" from ''Wolf''.
* TakeThatCritics: Tyler is exceptionally vocal about hip hop blogs 2DopeBoyz and Nah Right not supporting Odd Future early on, but the ''opening seconds'' of his album ''Bastard'' really takes the cake:
--> "Yo, fuck 2DopeBoyz and fuck Nah Right and any other fuck-nigga-ass blog that can't put an 18 year old nigga making his own fucking beats, covers, videos and all that shit; fuck you post-Music/{{Drake}}-ass cliche-jerking, [[{{Hipster}} LA-slauson]] rapping fuck-nigga-ass Hypebeast niggas, now back to the album."
* ThinkerPose: At the start of the "Yonkers" video.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: Wolf Haley, Tron Cat and Dr. TC are all alter egos of Tyler. And these alter egos are all ''[[IHaveManyNames the same person]]''.]]
* UncannyValley: Invoked with Tyler's [[UncannyValleyMakeup prosthetic features]] in the video for "IFHY."
* {{Unperson}}: On the one-year anniversary of ''Bastard'''s release, brandUn [=DeShay=]'s verse on "Session" was replaced with one by Mike G, since Tyler and [=DeShay=] fell out with each other.
* UnpluggedVersion: "Yonkers" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uPBTEy9oOw on piano.]]
* UnusualEuphemism:
--> '''from "Her":''' "She is who I'm thinking of when I am [[ADateWithRosiePalms beating Richard up]]."
--> '''from "Sandwitches":''' "The way your daughter smackin' dicks, surprised she hasn't taken gymnastic dick inside her alley oop."
--> '''from OF's "Rella":''' "Your girlfriend had a really nice meeting with my dick."
* WhamEpisode: "Rusty" on ''Wolf'', which ends with [[spoiler:Samuel shooting and killing Earl, which was foreshadowed at the end of the previous track, "Parking Lot", with Wolf being warned that Sam was out to kill him after he found out that Wolf had been hanging with Sam's girlfriend Salem.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Played with. "Trashwang" ends in Odd Future apparently about to gang up on Samuel. The last three songs don't follow up on the narrative at all, save for the final line of dialogue: [[spoiler:"If I seen that nigga [Sam] I woulda killed 'em"]]. The video for, and title of, "Sam (Is Dead)" give us a semblance of what happened, even though the song "Lone" implies that [[spoiler:either Tyler doesn't know where he is, or he's lying about it.]]
* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: White women? All sorts of sex (and possibly dismemberment.) Black women? Expect a dismissive attitude about their temper or body weight.
* WolverinePublicity: In an interesting twist on this trope, ''Tyler'' is being used in this way already for other, more experienced artists. He's already appeared on Pusha T's new single, and is slated to appear on The Game's upcoming album. He's alluded to getting many more offers.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Tyler plays himself on his albums as a violent psychopath with serious DaddyIssues, girl problems, loneliness, and depression. In one track he's lamenting his feelings and failures in life, and in the next he's lashing out, partying, killing people, and wreaking havoc. Goblin is at his most morbid and takes place chronologically at the end of the narrative.
* WordSaladLyrics: Especially in his older material, where [[ShoutOut pop culture references]], BlackComedy and {{Squick}} are tossed around at random.

Because of the sprawling nature of this {{Troperiffic}} group, we've split up each artist and group within the collective into manageable entries below.

!! Discography:
[[index]]
* ''Earl'' (2010)
* ''Doris'' (2013)
* ''I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside'' (2015)
* ''Solace'' (EP) (2015)
* ''Music/SomeRapSongs'' (2018)
* ''FEET OF CLAY'' (EP) (2019)
[[/index]]

!! Earl Sweatshirt provides examples of:

* ArcWords: "Keep faith, my nigga" throughout ''Some Rap Songs''.
** A non-descript "Brodie" figure also appears in two of the album's songs.
* AxCrazy
* BSODSong: "Peanut" was written after and about the death of his father. It's rapped over the darkest beat on the album by far, to the point of even sounding like a funeral march, and has lyrics like these:
-->''Flushin' through the pain''
-->''Depression, this is not a phase''
-->''Pickin' out his grave, couldn't help but feel out of place''
-->''Tryna catch some waves''
-->''Death, it has the sour taste''
-->''Bless my pops, we sent him off and not an hour late''
-->''Still in shock and now my heart out somewhere on the range''
* CallBack: Earl's verse on "4N" from ''CLAY'' begins with "Bend, we don't break," a reference to "The Bends" from ''SRS''.
** Within ''Some Rap Songs'', "Red Water" calls back to "Shattered Dreams" with the line "I ain't know that I could leave."
* CreatorBreakdown: The real reason for his departure to Samoa, and highly implied in "Chum."
** ''Some Rap Songs'' takes this UpToEleven, due to the album's meaning being ''drastically'' changed mid-production as a result of the death of Earl's father Keorapetse.
* DarkerAndEdgier: In a rather shocking way, ''Some Rap Songs'' is this to '''''all''''' of Earl's [[NightmareFuel already-dark]] previous works, due to Earl's CreatorBreakdown affecting the album's production, making it an extremely personal experience for those who listen to it.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: "Like it's nothin' cuz it's nothin', biiiitch" is part of the refrain to "Hive".
* DisproportionateRetribution: Earl kills a girl because she turns off Music/{{Eminem}}'s ''Relapse'' and puts on ''[[Music/JayZ The Blueprint 3]]''.
* DoggedNiceGuy: {{Deconstructed}} in "Luper." As the song goes from an ode to unrequited love to [[spoiler: an ObsessionSong, the narrator transitions to a StalkerWithACrush whom abducts the target of his obsession and murders her in his basement.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Two:
** The first was "Earl," which established him as the most brutal and young of the group, and introduced his impeccable wordplay. The music video has more {{Gorn}} than any of the groups video output since.
** The second being "Chum," upon his return from Samoa shows that he's actually a far more intelligent, introspective person with a lot of flaws and issues but is generally the OnlySaneMan, and ''even more'' insane wordplay.
* ForTheEvulz
* GargleBlaster: The video for "Earl". Cocaine, marijuana, cough syrup and loads of other drugs are blended into a smoothie and consumed. Everyone starts bleeding and dying as a result.
* TheGhost: From March 2010 to February 8th 2012.
* HesBack: He returned triumphantly from his disappearance with ''Home'', and has kept up appearances on "Chum" and "Whoa".
* HurricaneOfPuns: His lyrical style pretty much boils down to taking this as far as it will possibly go, [[SerialEscalation and then taking it even further.]] You may need to take notes sometimes.
* KillEmAll
* MoodWhiplash: "Wakeupfaggot", the skit on ''EARL'' where his mom wakes him up, is a pretty funny break from all the hate that bookends it.
** There's a double-whammy with the last three tracks on ''Some Rap Songs''; "Playing Possum" is a song Earl made to dedicate to his parents, "Peanut" is the lyrical equivalent to Earl's [[DarkestHour lowest psychological point]] with it's growly, distorted and loose production, and "Riot!" is a calming song that, while dark in meaning, being a dedication to Earl's HonoraryUncle Hugh Masekela, who passed away shortly after Earl's father did, is a perfect send-off to such an emotionally-draining album.
* MurderBallad: Earl's are ''[[{{Gorn}} the]]'' [[{{Gorn}} most gruesome]] of the bunch. [[ILoveTheDead Necrophilia]], [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]], wanton violence, you got it. He even stabs a woman in the group's AntiChristmasSong just because she'd look "nicer in a bag".
* NewSoundAlbum: Every one of his albums could be described as being this to the one before it.
* OnlySaneMan: He's usually this when he's on ''Loiter Squad.''
* [[RockOpera Rap Opera]]: ''Earl''.
* RefugeInAudacity: "Couch" has Earl and Tyler one-upping themselves in a gross out contest, ending with Tyler coming up with "Drown your bitch in a tub of cum and throw a shark in it", then stabbing Earl and [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill setting him on fire.]]
* RockMeAsmodeus: Earl is a full-on atheist. He used to use satanic imagery primarily to piss people off; now he makes insanely clever remarks, such as the venison line in "Whoa".
* RunningGag: "Thisniggaugly" has the repeated "GOT DAMN" sound clip.
* StylisticSuck: ''Some Rap Songs''' mixing and mastering is intentionally muddy.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: His first official single back from Samoa, "Chum," marks a turning point in his character, but is also the first song he ever released that wasn't [[{{Horrorcore}} horrifying]] [[AxCrazy or]] [[RefugeInAudacity audacious]] in any way.
** "Luper" [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this, ''[[ObsessionSong horribly.]]''
* TeenGenius: Earl's lyrical skill has received the most praise from critics.
** Earl has claimed on [[https://twitter.com/#!/earlxsweat/status/174050744750706688 twitter]] all of his music released so far (minus the stuff on Radical) was written & performed between the ages of 13-15.
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Earl often pauses at the end of a verse, before saying a [[PrecisionFStrike single swear word]].
* WolverinePublicity: RZA of Music/WuTangClan provides the hook of "Molasses."

* ''nostalgia, ULTRA.'' (2010)
* ''The Lonny Breaux Collection'' (unofficial mixtape, 2011)

* ''Channel Orange'' (2012)
* ''Endless'' (2016)
* ''Blonde'' (2016)

!Frank Ocean provides examples of:

* Allegory / WorldOfSymbolism: "Pyramids" is one giant allegory for the fall of the black woman (and black people in general) from queens and pharaohs to hustlers and strippers. The titular pyramid goes from being a symbol of power and wealth to a strip club by song's end.
* AmbiguouslyBi / BiTheWay: He describes himself as "a little bent" in the ''Boys Don't Cry'' zine.
* AwesomeMcCoolname
* BadassGay: Although mostly known for his tender R&B, he delivers hard-hitting raps on tracks like Tyler's "She", the OF posse cut "Oldie", & the trap posse cut "RAF" and rolls with one of the baddest crews in modern hip hop.
* BreakoutCharacter: to the point that a significant portion of his listeners have never even heard of Odd Future.
* BlatantLies: The verses of "Thinkin Bout You" are filled with them ("Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho...") as an attempt to make sure the other party is actively listening to him or not.
* TheCameo: Appears at the end of Domo Genesis' "Steam Roller".
** John Mayer lays down some sweet guitar licks on "White" but doesn't sing.
* CoverVersion: Technically, although it's really more like extended {{sampling}}. About half of the songs on ''nostalgia. ULTRA.'' transpose the beats from other artists' tracks[[note]] Music/{{Coldplay}} for "Strawberry Swing," one-time Music/KanyeWest protege Mr Hudson for "There Will Be Tears," Music/TheEagles' "Hotel California" for "American Wedding," and Music/{{MGMT}}'s "Electric Feel" for "Nature Feels"[[/note]]; Frank tends to match the melodies but creates his own lyrics and harmonies.
** In 2018 he released a straightforward cover of "Moon River" from the film ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys''.
* [[DidNotGetTheGirl Did Not Get the Guy]]: The gist of Frank's "Coming Out" story, most directly referenced in "Bad Religion".
* DiegeticSwitch: "Golden Girl" does this, starting by playing the song on a radio before transitioning into the studio version.
* DownerEnding: "Swim Good" and "Super Rich Kids".
** Played with in "Strawberry Swing", but hey, at least [[{{Superman}} whoever was in that spaceship got off the planet...]]
* EpicRocking: "Pyramids" clocks at about 10 minutes.
* ExactWords: When his 30th birthday began nearing, fans pointed back to an old tweet of his that said "5 albums before 30", noting that he had 4 under his belt (''Nostalgia, Ultra'', ''Channel Orange'', ''Endless'', ''Blonde'') and had 1 more to go. When he turned 30, nothing happened. Then he took to his Tumblr to state that [[http://frankocean.tumblr.com/post/167963583301/well-i-made-the-album-before-30-i-just-aint he did make the album before 30]]...[[HereWeGoAgain he just didn't put it out]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Frank rapped "I'm high and bi / Oh, wait, I'm straight" on the OF posse cut "Oldie," most people simply interpreted it as clever if risky wordplay. Months later, he came out as either gay or bi.
* HiddenTrack: ''channel ORANGE'' features "Golden Girl (feat. Tyler, the Creator)" on a limited number of physical copies of the album.
* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Changed his legal name from Christopher Edwin Breaux to Frank Ocean in 2015.
* LetsJustBeFriends: His ''newly married wife'' pulls this on him in "American Wedding".
** In a real-life example, the guy he was hanging out with didn't return his feelings; Frank hasn't made it clear whether the guy was in denial or if he was genuinely straight, but it fueled a good chunk of ''channel ORANGE''.
* LoveNostalgiaSong: "Ivy" and "White Ferrari".
* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''channel ORANGE'' bears the name in two distinct white fonts on an orange background. ''Blonde'' features the album title and a picture of Frank taking a ShowerOfAngst while covering his face.
* MrFanservice: Let's just say [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cqa0MQ_WIAA4q5g.jpg he's got quite the build]].
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Blonde'' was vastly more experimental than ''Channel Orange''.
* RecurringRiff: The Buddy Ross song "Runnin Around" is used multiple times throughout ''Blonde'' as background music for its spoken-word interludes.
* ShoutOut:
** "Seigfried" contains the line [[Music/ElliottSmith "This is not my life, it's just a fond farewell to a friend"]].
** "Provider" name-drops Creator/StanleyKubrick and Music/AphexTwin.
* ShowerOfAngst: On the cover of ''Blonde''.
* TrueCompanions: Ocean has no plans on distancing himself from Odd Future. His tumblr account header, to date, still reads "FRANK OCEAN � OFWG � KTA". Tyler even helped him work on ''Blonde'' and featured in post-Blonde single ''Biking''.
* WorldBuilding: "Pyramids" uses its ten minutes wisely to flesh out two love triangles and the worlds around them: one in ancient Egypt; the other in modern-day North America.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has dyed his hair green, blue, and pink as of late.

[[folder:Domo Genesis]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''I'm gonna let your love burn, cause I need it.'']]
'''Domo Genesis'''

Rapper with an affinity for marijuana.

* ''Rolling Papers'' (2010)

* ''Under the Influence'' (mixtape, 2011)

* ''No Idols'' (2012)
* ''Under The Influence 2'' (2014)
* ''Genesis'' (2016)

!Domo Genesis provides examples of:

* NamesTheSame: ''Rolling Papers'' is also an album by Wiz Khalifa, released in under a year from Domo's album.
* RockMeAsmodeus: Averted; unlike several members of OF who are atheist or agnostic with antithetical feelings about organized religion, Domo is a practicing Christian and occasionally incorporates subtle Christian imagery into his lyrics ("Hcapd" being an example of this).
* The Stoner: ''Under the Influence'' was out at 4:20pm on the day it was released, even.

[[folder:Mike G]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''What the fuck is caution?'']]
'''Mike G'''

Laidback rapper with a respectable flow. Produces chopped and screwed remixes on the side, including remixing the entirety of Tyler's ''Bastard''.

!!Discography:
* ''Mike Check'' (2009)
* ''ALI'' (2010)
* ''Radical'' (Odd Future compilation, 2010)
* ''Screwed Up Saturdays'' (mixtape, 2011)
* ''Screwed Up Saturdays Vol. II'' (mixtape, 2011)
* ''12 Odd Future Songs'' (Odd Future compilation, 2011)
* ''OF Tape Vol. 2'' (Odd Future compilation, 2012)
* ''Verses'' (2013)

!Mike G provides examples of:

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Mike G is nearly always spaced out. One interviewer from Shade 45 had to ask if he was okay.
* MoodWhiplash: "Stick Up" is a thoroughly serious heist narrative until Taco appears out of nowhere and accidentally walks in the path of Mike's bullet.
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only member of OF whose lyrics are mostly free of taboos, evil, trolling and/or bizarre sex propositions.
* TheSlacker:
** Was reportedly left off of the shout-out section of "Oldie" for this reason.
** Has recently released a mixtape called Verses, but he still hasn't released Gold.
* TheStoner: Just listen to his voice.
[[/folder]]

* ''Some Rap Songs'' (2018)

** He'll use the ''other'' version of the word, too. From "Tamale": "Tell Creator/SpikeLee he's a goddam nigger."

* InactionVideo: The video for "Yonkers", although played straight and [[TropesAreNotBad excellently creepy]].

** There's a double-whammy with the last three tracks on ''Some Rap Songs''; "Playing Possum" is a [[TearJerker saddeningly]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] song Earl made to dedicate to his parents, "Peanut" is the lyrical equivalent to Earl's [[DarkestHour lowest psychological point]] with it's growly, distorted and loose production, and "Riot!" is a calming song that, while dark in meaning, being a dedication to Earl's HonoraryUncle Hugh Masekela, who passed away shortly after Earl's father did, is a perfect send-off to such an emotionally-draining album.

* EpicRocking: "Pyramids" clocks at about 10 minutes, and it is [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic awesome]].

* ''IGOR'' (2019)

* ''Cherry Bomb'' (2015)

* ''The Odd Future Tape'' (Odd Future compilation, 2008)

* ''Radical'' (Odd Future compilation, 2010)

* ''12 Odd Future Songs'' (Odd Future compilation, 2011)
* ''OF Tape Vol. 2'' (Odd Future compilation, 2012)

* ''Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Seuss' The Grinch'' (2018)

[[caption-width-right:350:''Please get'cha alibi stright, y'aint gotta lie.'']]

Earl announced his ''Doris'' album in late 2012 before dropping the video for the "Chum" single. Another single, "Whoa" (with Tyler on the hook) followed in March of 2013. After much waiting, anticipation, and plenty of delays, his studio debut album ''Doris'' was released in August 2013 to critical acclaim, followed up by the near-surprise release of ''I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside'' in 2015. In 2018, he released ''Some Rap Songs'' to continued acclaim, with praise for it's lo-fi, experimental production and [[CreatorBreakdown deeply personal lyrics]].

There are multiple groups inside the collective: [=MellowHype=] (rapper Hodgy Beats and producer Left Brain); [=EarlWolf=] (Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, the Creator); The Jet Age of Tomorrow (producers Matt Martians and Hal Williams); The Internet (Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martians); The Super 3 (Matt Martians and others, see below) and I Smell Panties (Jasper Dolphin and Tyler, the Creator). The group's net-based promotion has also produced a staggering amount of individual tracks, including an R&B parody song called "Love in Da Mall" by T.T.D.D. (Tyler, Taco, [=DeVon=] (Jasper) and Domo Genesis) and a parody of Lil B by Young Nigga ([[spoiler:aka Tyler in a wig]]) called "Come Threw Looking Clean".

!!Discography:

* ''Kitchen Cutlery'' (2009; unreleased)
* ''EARL'' (2010)
* ''Radical'' (Odd Future compilation, 2010)
* ''The OF Tape Vol. 2'' (2012)

* '' I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album By Earl Sweatshirt'' (2015)

!Earl Sweatshirt provides examples of:

** Played straight with Earl Sweatshirt's pre-Samoa output, which either falls squarely into the horrorcore box or dances along the edge of it (even the AntiChristmasSong, where he stabs a woman for no reason.) Post-samoa, Earl has gone nowhere near this trope

* OutOfGenreExperience: Some ''Cherry Bomb'' songs ("Fucking Young" and "Find Your Wings" come to mind) show Tyler delving into neo-soul, with much lusher and calmer production to act as a yang to the yin of the heavy, abrasive hip hop.

Earl announced his ''Doris'' album in late 2012 before dropping the video for the "Chum" single. Another single, "Whoa" (with Tyler on the hook) followed in March of 2013. After much waiting, anticipation, and plenty of delays, his studio debut album ''Doris'' was released in August 2013 to critical acclaim, followed up by the near-surprise release of ''I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside'' in 2015.

An R&B project combining Odd Future engineer Syd tha Kyd's vocals with Matt Martians' production. In 2013, they added bassist Patrick Paige II, and drummer Christopher Allan Smith, and keyboardist Jameel Bruner. In 2015 guitarist Steve Lacy, was added to the band, and one year later, Bruner left.

An R&B project combining Odd Future engineer Syd tha Kyd's vocals with Matt Martians' production.

* ''Live From Space'' (Collaboration with Mac Miller, 2013)

* ''Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide'' (2016)

** There's a double-whammy with the last three tracks on ''Some Rap Songs''; "Playing Possum" is a [[TearJerker saddeningly]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] song Earl made to dedicate to his parents, "Peanut" is the lyrical equivalent to Earl's [[DarkestHour lowest psychological point]] with it's growly, distorted and loose production, and "Riot!" is a calming song that, while dark in meaning (being a dedication to Earl's HonoraryUncle Hugh Masekela, who passed away shortly after Earl's father did).

** There's a double-whammy with the last three tracks on''Some Rap Songs''; "Playing Possum" is a [[TearJerker saddeningly]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] song Earl made to dedicate to his parents, "Peanut" is the lyrical equivalent to Earl's [[DarkestHour lowest psychological point]] with it's growly, distorted and loose production, and "Riot!" is a calming song that, while dark in meaning (being a dedication to Earl's HonoraryUncle Hugh Masekela, who passed away shortly after Earl's father did).

* SuprisinglyGentleSong: His first official single back from Samoa, "Chum," marks a turning point in his character, but is also the first song he ever released that wasn't [[{{Horrorcore}} horrifying]] [[AxCrazy or]] [[RefugeInAudacity audacious]] in any way.

* ArcWords: '''"Keep faith, my nigga"''' throughout ''Some Rap Songs''.

* StylisticSuck: ''Some Rap Songs'''s mixing and mastering is intentionally muddy.