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With their controversy, protests and uproar being cleared well out of the way in 2011, the radical stable of
Odd Future now stands as an established and respected collective within music. From
Tyler The Creator's well received
Goblin album to the emergence of
Frank Ocean as one of the leading vocalists in contemporary R&B, the 11-strong outfit are now being acknowledged for their musical merits. Often praised for their uniquely constructed sound which goes in the opposite direction of today's more "successful" formulas, after a rollercoaster year March sees OF finally release their much anticipated group project.
There's an old saying that goes, "two heads are better than one." This philosophy has translated pretty well in Hip-Hop over the years with multiple emcees and/or producers banding together - in what I have always liked to picture as some kick-ass Power Rangers-like ritual - in the quest to create some fine quality music.
Through time, the forces of Run-D.M.C., A Tribe Called Quest and the Wu-Tang Clan have wielded their mighty microphones in the mission to keep rap music on its trajectory towards good taste. Now, decades later, it would appear that the collective dynamic has made its return and just may be planting the seeds for Hip-Hop's future.