The Odd Future Tape is the debut mixtape by Odd Future. In 2007, Odd Future consisted of Tyler the Creator, Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, Jasper Dolphin, The Super 3 (Matt Martians and Hal Williams) and Casey Veggies, the latter of which is no longer a member of the group. The songs were recorded on a computer camera microphone. The mixtape was made available for free download in 2008 – LA Weekly dates the release as November 2008.
The songs "Odd Toddlers" and "Slow It Down" were later released on Tyler, the Creator's debut album Bastard. The "Odd Toddlers" instrumental was previously used on Casey Veggies's mixtape Customized Greatly under the title "Odd".
Odd Future's manager Kelly Clancy announced via Twitter on January 17, 2012 that the second volume to the predecessor tape would be released March 20, 2012. The album was named The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2 and served as the group's official debut studio album.
The album was re-released on Google Play and iTunes on December 9, 2014.
Reception[]
Tom Breihan from Pitchfork has said "the tape works as a fascinating glimpse of a rap group figuring out its identity, but even with a handful of strong Tyler moments, it's not really anything you need in your iTunes". He also says of Tyler, the Creator's input to the album, "A couple of the tracks here later showed up on Tyler's Bastard album, and he's so far beyond everyone else here that it's ridiculous."
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Tape Intro" | Tyler, The Creator | Tyler, The Creator | 3:04 | |
| 2. | "Odd Toddlers" | Tyler, The Creator, Casey Veggies | Tyler, The Creator | 3:36 | |
| 3. | "Laxin" | Tyler, The Creator, Hodgy Beats | The Super 3 | 1:31 | |
| 4. | "Back For Another One" | Tyler, The Creator, Casey Veggies | Tyler, The Creator | 3:30 | |
| 5. | "Bubble Gum" | Tyler, The Creator, Casey Veggies, Hodgy Beats | The Super 3 | 4:26 | |
| 6. | "Fucking Lame" | Tyler, The Creator | Tyler, The Creator | 2:26 | |
| 7. | "Pimp Slap" | Tyler, The Creator, Hodgy Beats | Left Brain | 4:05 | |
| 8. | "Bitches Brewin'" | Tyler, The Creator | Tyler, The Creator | 2:47 | |
| 9. | "Money Talk" | Casey Veggies, Hodgy Beats | The Super 3 | 3:00 | |
| 10. | "Our Story" | Hodgy Beats | The Super 3 | 1:56 | |
| 11. | "The Life Like" | Casey Veggies | Tyler, The Creator | 3:13 | |
| 12. | "McDonalds" | Hodgy Beats | Left Brain | 2:43 | |
| 13. | "Slow It Down" | Tyler, The Creator, Hodgy Beats | Tyler, The Creator | 3:08 | |
| 14. | "Remember Me" | Tyler, The Creator, Casey Veggies | Tyler, The Creator | 3:39 | |
| 15. | "Malaya" | Hodgy Beats | Left Brain | 3:01 | |
| 16. | "Lisa" | Tyler, The Creator, Jasper Dolphin | Tyler, The Creator | 5:09 | |
| 17. | "Fin" | Tyler, The Creator | Tyler, The Creator | 5:15 | |
| 18. | "Commercial" | Tyler, The Creator, Casey Veggies | Tyler, The Creator | 2:52 | |
| 19. | "Dracula" | Tyler, The Creator, Casey Veggies | Tyler, The Creator | 2:14 | |
| Total length: | 61:28 | ||||