Pitchfork's Odd Future Problem
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There's probably not much to be said about Odd Future, the hip-hop/skating/general weirdness collective out of L.A. that's become the flashpoint of the Pitchfork Music Festival, that hasn't been said by better writers than me. WBEZ's Jim DeRogatis has been leading the conversation, beginning with his piece "Pitchfork & Odd Future: Endorsing rape or showcasing art?"
But if you're new to the story, here's the deal. The controversy stems from their horror-show lyrics, like those from Tyler, the Creator's B**** S*** D**** (annotated lyrics ; NSFW, where W means world ). Thanks to DeRogatis's work—the group has come in for criticism before, but DeRogatis has been particularly tireless in raising the important questions about them—Pitchfork has invited anti-violence advocates to the festival, even if they're being frustratingly coy about it .
Why is Pitchfork even bothering? If you haven't heard of Odd Future (full name: Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All), they're something of a phenomenon, and a fascinating story in their own right, best told by Kelefa Sanneh in his lengthy true-hip-hop-mystery story "Where's Earl?" (subscribers only, unfortunately, but it's great reading). They're a bunch of very young folks from LA, the oldest and most musically mature of whom is 23-year-old soul prodigy Frank Ocean, who's an exception to the collective's shock rap, and just as comfortable doing acoustic soul like the AC-friendly, exquisite "Pyrite" as he his backing the younger MC and ostensible leader Tyler.
Odd Future's story is part of the appeal; in and of itself, it's unlikely and fascinating. But some people respond to the lyrics, and that has to be grappled with. Zach Baron tried in the Village Voice :
Odd Future and the acts from which they've descended make us confront a kind of disgust that is mercifully absent from our everyday lives. The discomfort and foreignness of the elaborately awful scenarios that Odd Future concoct is part of the point: it takes us out of our comfort zones, makes us feel weird and awful. Because nobody talks about this stuff. Nobody wants to talk about this stuff, nobody feels comfortable talking about this stuff, because this stuff is awful.
Broadly speaking, I think he's right, but I don't think it applies to Odd Future.
Eminem Kim Lyrics - News
They've compared themselves to Eminem, but they haven't done anything that takes us out of our comfort zone in, say, the way that "Kim" does. "Kim" is actually about domestic violence, and it's actually awful and terrifying. Most of Odd Future's stuff
Q11. What controversy did Eminem cause on the track A Kiss with his new project Bad Meets Evil? Ahh, it was the Lady Gaga dis. And tell Lady Gaga she can quit her job at the Post Office, she's still a male lady (recites lyrics).
Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan in 'Love the Way You Lie' By Eminem Feat. Rihanna Sex symbol and actress, Megan Fox, is the victim of domestic violence at the hands of Brit actor Dominic Monaghan in this Eminem video, but throws some blows herself.
Eminem can say that. Canibus can say that--if we are going line for line. If you want to relate me to the newer cats, let's go. Let's go line for line and bar for bar. If it's all about spitting and metaphors and MCing and lyrics and entendres,
It looks like Professor Green has been taking some classes at the 'Eminem School of Publicity'. In his new single the rapper pokes fun at premiership footballers who struggle to keep it in their pants. On the subject of Wayne Rooney he raps,
eminem-Kim [Lyrics] | Why Am I So Ugly
(Talking) Aww, look at daddy’s baby girl. It’s daddy’s baby, little sleepy head. Yesterday I changed your diaper, wiped you and powdered you. How did you get so big? Can’t believe it, now you’re two. Hailie you’re so precious, daddy’s so proud of you. SIT DOWN BITCH, YOU MOVE AGAIN I’LL BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU! (Rapping) Don’t make me wake this baby, she don’t need to see what I’m ’bout to do. Quit crying bitch, why you always make me shout at you? How could you, just leave me and love him out the blue. Aww, what’s the matter Kim, am i too loud for you? Too bad bitch, you’re gonna finally hear me out this time. At first I’m like, aight, you wanna throw me out that’s fine. But not for him to take my place, are you outcha mind? This couch, this TV, this whole house is mine! How could you let him sleep in our bed? Look at Kim, look at your husband now, I SAID LOOK AT HIM, he ain’t so hot now is he? little punk. Kim: Why are you doing this? Eminem: SHUT THE FUCK UP Kim: You’re drunk, you’re never gonna get away with this Eminem: You think I give a fuck? Come on, were going for a ride bitch. Kim: NO! Eminem: Sit up front Kim: We can’t just leave Hailie alone, what if she wakes up? Eminem: We’ll be right back, well I will, you’ll be in the trunk. Chorus: So long, bitch you did me so wrong I don’t wanna go on, living in this world without you. So long, bitch you did me so wrong I don’t wanna go on, living in this world without you. You really fucked me Kim, you really did a …
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