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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78_loMbmKJ8

Goblin was the last ditch major label attempt to get it back again before Frank Ocean ran with it. Tyler was never the best in OFWGKTA, Earl was the one but he's been quiet a lot of the time.

Such as Earl, of course, Frank Ocean, natch, Hodgy Beats...

OF always seemed like something T,TC was running and the others had an allegiance to, but nothing as deep as Tyler. It came off as his lifeline or something, but he played it off as too much of gimmick and the tunes he used to back it up were quite weak, so it fell on it's arse.

What? How was that narcissistic?

From minute one, it was clear that he was so sure of himself on that record, and there are so many great moments - the sickly throb of "Tron Cat," the propulsive combination of Tyler and Hodgy Beats on "Sandwitches," and the remarkably beautiful "Her" and "Analog," both of which hint at a definite depth that's touched on a fair bit on Bastard. It's not without its stupid moments - fun as they may be if you turn your mind off, did we really need Transylvania or Bitch Suck Dick?

The last two tracks of the record, "Window" and "Golden," show so much strength, not only in his ability to spin a story, but in the abilities of everyone else in Odd Future. They wrap themselves around that narrative thread, in which they have to console a troubled and broken character; it's hard not to get goosebumps at Domo Genesis' Biggie Smalls callback: "It was all a dream / I used to read Complex magazine." And, of course, that Frank Ocean verse knocks it out of the park. The common theme of having one long-ass track with everyone on it shows up constantly ("Oldie" is the indisputable champion here), but "Window" is incredibly solemn and beautiful throughout.

On a whole, it's easy to write off Tyler as a lunkhead on Goblin, because a lot of ideas DON'T work. But the ideas that DO work are really quite memorable.

This is all, like, my OPINION, though. To me, Tyler is the third best member of that group (right behind Frank and Earl in no order), so I'm always excited when he makes something.
(He was pretty weak on The OF Tape, Vol. 2, though.)

Four story home, gotta climb eight seExplaints of stairs
Just to see where my fucking roof be

made me chuckle
But like, it's better to hear him rap about something that isn't his reputation
Shrug.