They interrupt each other, bust each other's balls, play hypeman for each other, and laugh and smile a hell of a lot. "Oldie" video: While at a Terry Richardson photo shoot, the entire Wolf Gang stages an impromptu video, reciting their verses from the album's closing track. Their insularity and aura is what draws people to them and that was wiped away by sterile video sets and CGI. Both clips try to get over on low-level shock value, but in playing up their propensity to rankle casual onlookers, the group overlooked that they became a sensation first and foremost because of their dynamic and unique chemistry. Never mind that the songs were fine, but for a crew whose visuals were as important to their meteoric rise as their music (if not more), those big-budget videos suggested Tyler and the rest of Odd Future had forgotten why they became such a big deal. 2 was the beginning of the end for the notorious gang of L.A. If you thought that one-two punch of videos for the lead singles from The OF Tape Vol. "NY (Ned Flander)" video: Hodgy as a deadbeat dad preoccupied with softcore porn, Tyler's head on a baby's body.
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