Ideas+drafts+loops

The mixtape contains guest features by Andreya Triana, Baths, Earl Sweatshirt, Mapei, Niki Randa, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat, The Underachievers and Viktor Vaughn;[1][2] and a remix of Kanye West's song "Black Skinhead".

The mixtape was characterized as psychedelic and hip hop,[3] with August Brown of Los Angeles Times describing some songs as "dinner jazz", "synth-velvety" and "hard core".

The mixtape was released via MediaFire as a compliment for having reached 300 thousand followers on Twitter.

[4] Carl Acheson of SLUG stated that the mixtape is "full of experiments and collaborations that show how flexible Flying Lotus is as an artist" and that "it is a psychedelic delve into the mind of an electronically inspired madman".

[3] All tracks produced by Flying Lotus; except "Ideas", which is co-produced by DJ Mehdi.