Okonma co-founded the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future in 2007 , alongside Hodgy , Left Brain and Casey Veggies . They self-released their debut mixtape , '' The Odd Future Tape '' , in November 2008 . On December 25 , 2009 , Okonma self-released his first solo mixtape , '' Bastard '' . The mixtape was eventually ranked 32nd on Pitchfork Media 's list of the Top Albums of 2010 . On February 11 , 2011 , Okonma released the music video for " Yonkers " . The video received attention from several online media outlets . An extended version with a third verse was made available on iTunes . Okonma won Best New Artist for " Yonkers " at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards . Okonma 's thematic content in these first two solo projects led fans and publications alike to categorize him in the horrorcore scene , although he vehemently rejected his connection with it
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
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