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Sharpton: Meeting with PepsiCo 'positive'

The company also faced criticism recently over a Mountain Dew commercial by rapper Tyler, the Creator, of Odd Future that critics say promoted racial stereotypes and violence against women.

Till family calls for meeting with Lil Wayne

PepsiCo this week pulled a Mountain Dew commercial directed by Odd Future leader Tyler, the Creator, that was deemed offensive for its portrayal of black people and violence against women.

Commentary: Music, not tech, powers South by Southwest party

Lotus, who has been working on tracks with the rapper, stepped up to a microphone and said simply, "Introducing Earl Sweatshirt," and there was the skinny 18-year-old Odd Future member whose rise...

David Bowie, Justin Timberlake are stars of pop music's spring

L.A. hip-hop collective Odd Future's founder Tyler, the Creator will try to prove on "Wolf" that his skills can equal his huge personality.

Commentary: Frank Ocean always does things his way

This is an unusual musician who sprung from an extraordinary group of young L.A. rappers and producers, in a collective called Odd Future.

All eyes on Frank Ocean as Grammy Awards approach

R&B and hip-hop performers (Ocean is part of the Odd Future collective) have had a spotty history at the Grammys recently when it comes to major awards.

The Top 10 pop albums of 2012

It's impossible to separate this album from the fuss kicked up when Ocean, who's closely connected to the provocative, often homophobic hip-hop collective Odd Future, revealed last summer that he...

Grammy nominations take on a younger vibe, bypassing veterans

"Ocean, from the L.A.-based R&B and hip-hop collective Odd Future, is nominated in three of the top four slots.

Music picks: Odd Future at the Palladium

Music picks: Odd Future at the Palladium

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Till family calls for meeting with Lil Wayne

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PHILADELPHIA: Jay-Z announces festival returning to Philadelphia

The eclectic lineup chosen by Jay-Z included Skrillex, D'Angelo, X, Janelle Monae, Calvin...

The best and worst of SXSW 2013

During Earl Sweatshirt's festival debut performance at the Scoot Inn on Wednesday, the L.A....

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Monifah Talks 'R&B Divas,' Sexuality And The Music Industry

The Los Angeles-based hip-hop collective, Odd Future, has faced criticism about its use of...

Watch Live Concert Videos, Music Videos and more on Baeblemusic.com

features the hip-hop drone of an Odd Future song, with the added ...

Happy 22nd Birthday to Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator

You may know him from such hip hop collectives as Odd Future and such epic photobombs as this:

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Tyler, the Creator Defends Controversial Mountain Dew Ad: There's No Type of...

The spot follows a bruised waitress scanning a police lineup of African-American men who are...

Mountain Dew Pulls 'Racist' Ad Created by Hip-Hop Artist

The ad stars a character, Felicia the Goat, in a police lineup among members of Odd Future.

Tyler, The Creator's Mountain Dew Ads 'Never Meant To Be Taken Seriously'

To close, Clancy offered a final apology on behalf of Tyler and Odd Future.