Odd Future > Tyler the Creator

In all the flurry of attention surrounding Best New Artist Tyler the Creator and his horrorcore-for-the-swag-generation, other members of Odd Future have been getting shortchanged. For example, pop/r&b mastermind Frank Ocean has been consistently flooding Vimeo with gems like "Thinking About You" and the heartbreaking "Swim Good". Watch those two videos and download the latest from OF's Domo Genesis [here] to get a sense of all that this crew has going for them before their upcoming Adult Swim show spills the beans:
(via The Fader)

VMA Nominations & Voting

Nominated for 'Best New Artist' and 'Video of the Year', I finally have an excuse to post Tyler the Creator's self-directed "Yonkers". In other categories, I am also opinionated:

• Best Pop Video: Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
• Best Rock Video: The Black Keys' "Howlin' For You"
• Best Hip-hop Video: Chris Brown/Busta Rhymes/Lil' Wayne's "Look At Me Now"
• Best Female Video: Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass"
• Best Male Video: Cee-Lo Green - "F*** You"
• Best Collaboration: Kanye/Rihanna - "All of the Lights" (sort of a runner-up hip-hop)
• Best Art Direction: Death Cab For Cutie - "You Are A Tourist"
• Best Choreography: LMFAO/GoonRock/Lauren Bennett - "Party Rock Anthem"
• Best Cinematography: Eminem/Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
• Best Direction: Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"
• Best Editing: Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
• Best Special Effects: Kanye/Katy Perry - "E.T." (winning this was the point of this song)

You can vote for these (or your favorites) [here].

Pusha T & Tyler the Creator - Trouble On My Mind

Tyler the Creator (of Odd Future) finally holds his own on a mainstream track. Pusha T (of Re-Up Gang), who recently signed to Kanye's G.O.O.D. Music as a solo artist, grabs a feature from the divisive OFWGKTA mastermind on this boom-bap Neptunes number. (via First Up!)