As the Manhattan invasion of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg continues to flourish, another Williamsburg institution is forced to close its doors.

The sight of this summer has been local hipsters grooving to the 70s AOR classics that make up the tenuous genre of “Yacht Rock”. It’s a dubious category and walks a fine line. Despite the awesome view and sunsets Christmas parties were not better for the playing of this:

 

Earl Sweatshirt is the member of the OFWGKTA crew with the most solo potential and he has gone and backed up that statement with his new song and video - Whoa.

The new release is pretty textbook Odd Future business, Tyler the Creator vocals - CHECK, a video full of the crew and their friends making cameos - CHECK and an almost constant reference to the Golf Wang - CHECK.

Read this review of Charli XCX’s recent show in NYC we pinched from Rolling Stone and then get excited about Charli heading our way in September for Parklife!

Today we’re featuring the legendary Percy Sledge and the up and coming Frank Ocean as part of our new Sampled series.

Frank Ocean part of the over hyped Odd Future collective shines rolling solo and ties himself nicely to soul’s southern roots by sampling Percy’s monster smash hit ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ on his track 'Non-Stop’.

Here it is in it’s original form -