WOLF

⟵ Goblin • Wolf • Cherry Bomb ⟶

Wolf
Released	April 2, 2013
Recorded	2011-13
Studio	Klearlight (Dallas) Serenity West The Treehouse (Hollywood) Studio for the Talented and Gifted (Los Angeles)
Length	71:17
Label(s)	Odd Future
Producer(s)	Tyler, The Creator (also exec.), Wilson das Neves
Alternative Cover(s)
Two alternative covers
Singles from ''Wolf''
"Domo23" Released: February 14, 2013

Wolf is the third studio album of American recording artist, Tyler, The Creator. The album was released on April 2, 2013 by Odd Future Records and RED Distribution. The album also features guest appearances from artists such as Erykah Badu, Frank Ocean, Pharrell Williams, and Laetitia Sadier. The album reached #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 107,000 copies. The album was supported by the single "Domo23", which was released on February 14, 2013

Concept

This album is the final installment in the Wolf Trilogy, although it takes place after the events of the first album Bastard and follows Wolf who is sent by Dr. TC to a camp for troubled teenagers called "Camp Flog Gnaw". Upon his arrival, he is told to stay away from everyone by a camper named Sam. In "Cowboy", Sam warns Wolf to stay away from his girlfriend Salem as he is extremely overprotective of her. However in "48", Sam leaves the camp to make a drug run as Wolf and Salem end up meeting each other at a party and have sex. When Sam returns in "Bimmer", he finds out from L-Boy that Wolf and Salem have started dating and are on a date down by the lake. Sam expresses how he loves yet hates Salem at the same time in the song "IFHY" as Wolf and Salem are heard at the end talking about why Sam is the way he is. Sam's backstory is then revealed in "Pigs" by Salem, as it turns out he was a kid who was bullied a lot and killed all of his bullies, his crush who rejected him, and his abusive step-father when he finally had enough of the abuse. Sam then goes out hunting for Wolf in "Rusty" and ends up killing Earl Sweatshirt as a way of sending a message to Wolf. On "Trashwang" Sam starts a war between him and Wolf, who wins is unknown. After the war Wolf gets back together with Salem on the track "Treehome95". While Wolf and Salem are down by the lake, Sam is killed by Tyler in "Sam (Is Dead)" from the album The OF Tape Vol. 2. After "Treehome95" Wolf goes back to his room and is sent to Dr. TC after being caught masturbating by Clancy at the end of "Tamale". In the final track "Lone", Wolf ends up having a therapy session with "Dr. TC" where he talks about the death of his grandmother (based on the real-life death of Tyler's grandmother). The album ends with Wolf saying that if he saw Sam he would kill him, as Wolf is unaware Sam is already dead.

Then Goblin...

Rollout

On February 14, 2013, a video called "Tyler, The Creator Press Release And Shit" was uploaded on the Odd Future channel. The video features Lionel Boyce skydiving while announcing that Wolf will be released on April 2nd, and that a video related to said album would release a day after the announcement video. (that video being the Domo23 music video) On the same day, Tyler revealed three different album covers via his Instagram account, as well as announced the Wolf Tour and released Domo23 as the lead single for Wolf. The next day, the Domo23 / Bimmer music video was released. The video features cameo appearances from Odd Future members Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Jasper Dolphin and Taco.

A month later, on March 12, the character Sam from the album makes his first appearance in the music video for Earl Sweatshirt's song "Woah", from his album Doris. On March 29, the IFHY / Jamba music video was released, featuring a guest appearnce from Odd Future member Jerry (then Hodgy Beats).

Release

On April 2, 2013, Wolf was released through Odd Future Records. On the same day, a part two for the Odd Future video "BOULDER KEY TO THE CITY PART 1" was uploaded on Odd Future, which featured promotions for Wolf.

Several months later, on September 10, the trailer for the WOLF: Official Movie was released. The trailer stated that the movie would come out sometime before 2020, but it never did. A month later, on October 8, the Tamale / Answer music video was released. It has a guest appearance from Odd Future member Lucas Vercetti and Tyler's biggest inspiration, Pharrell Williams.

During Camp Flog Gnaw 2014, 100 copies of a DVD we're made available to purchase, these DVDs featuring the Wolf Documentary. A week later, on November 14, the entire documentary was posted online on YouTube. The video is now taken down. Today, the best way to watch the documentary is from this Google Drive folder.

Tracklist

1. WOLF
2. Jamba (featuring Hodgy Beats)
3. Cowboy
4. Awkward
5. Domo23
6. Answer
7. Slater (featuring Frank Ocean)
8. 48
9. Colossus
10. PartyIsntOver/Campfire/Bimmer (featuring Laetita Sadier & Frank Ocean)
11. IFHY (featuring Pharrell Williams)
12. Pigs
13. Parking Lot (featuring Casey Veggies & Mike G.)
14. Rusty (featuring Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt
15. Trashwang (featuring Na'kel, L-Boy, Jasper Dolphin, Lucas, Taco, Left Brain, and Lee Spielman)
16. Treehome95 (featuring Coco O. & Erykah Badu)
17. Tamale
18. Lone

Physical release differences

• A hip-hop skit plays before Answer.

Throwaways

• "Girl45", a beat that came with the Wolf Documentary DVD.

Videos

Music videos

• Domo23 / Bimmer (February 15, 2013)
• IFHY / Jamba (March 29, 2013)
• Tamale / Answer (October 8, 2013)

Other videos

• "Tyler, The Creator Press Release And Shit" (Wolf announcement by L-Boy) (February 14, 2013)
• "WOLF: Rip John John" (tribute to a piece of bread) (March 26, 2013)
• "WOLF - ASPEN" (Tyler performing Wolf at Aspen, Colorado) (April 5, 2013)
• WOLF: Official Movie trailer (made only for promotion, no official Wolf movie exists or is in the works) (September 10, 2013)

Trivia

• This is the first album by Okonma to have a less dark and more lighthearted tone, he revealed that he wanted to shift away from the themes of his two previous albums "Bastard" and "Goblin" because he wasn't interested in talking about "rape and cutting up bodies" anymore.
• In September 2013, Okonma filmed a trailer for a film that was suppose to be made based off of the album but later revealed in an interview that he only made it cause he was bored.
• This is the last album to feature the character of "Dr. TC".
• The album is technically a "concept album" but Okonma doesn't reveal in what particular order that "Wolf" falls into the trilogy of "Bastard" and "Goblin", But most people think the order is either Bastard - Wolf - Goblin or Wolf - Bastard - Goblin.