Blog: Beats Per Minute

I figured it was about time I’d see an Odd Future show. Having followed Tyler and crew since their early stream of releases, I’ve watched their rapid rise with interest. I’d never been quite as consumed by them as kids just a bit younger, but it’s been refreshing to watch a more-or-less organically rising hip hop phenomenon take hold for a new generation of listeners. This was the first striking thing about the experience: awaiting the show to start, fans massed around in an excited, nearly reverent, silence, only breaking out in drunken [...]