Watching the video for Tyler, The Creator’s “Yonkers” five years after its release, it is striking just how raw the Odd Future brand was. As statements of intent go, this is arguably as compelling as it can get. Tyler, The Creator—de facto leader of the then-burgeoning Los Angeles hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All—seemed far beyond his 19 years, and seeing something so perfectly formed perhaps signalled that a regression (or at least a lack of progression) was looming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbfGkiecl2M It seems like it’s been a decade since Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All was touted as the next Wu-Tang Clan, but surprisingly, it was a mere two years ago, fresh off the breakout success of Tyler, the Creator’s “Yonkers” video.