And just like that, the album evaporated.

His debut mixtape, Earl, was self-released March 31, 2010, as a free digital download on the Odd Future website. Earl did not appear at Camp Flog Gnaw 2015 on November 14, 2015. "Alan with the pick fro." During that month Kgositsile signed on to create his own record label imprint, Tan Cressida, to be distributed through Columbia Records. Posts from Tyler, the Creator's Twitter and Formspring accounts seemed to indicate that Kgositsile's mother would not grant permission to release any of her son's music; although after his return, Kgositsile later expressed in an interview that his mother sent him to Samoa due to getting into trouble with friends. [70][71], Sweatshirt at the Day n Night Festival in August 2017, Last edited on 16 September 2020, at 00:40, Traveling the Stars: Action Bronson and Friends Watch Ancient Aliens, "thebe kgositsile on Twitter: "@StylistStan I'm the Chicago version of me. "Calling 'Some Rap Songs' a challenging album would be an understatement.". It sounds like an independent movie theater on the outskirts of the hood. Seven tracks in and I'm amazed that Earl had the nerve to ask a major label to release a Bandcamp album. This track sounds warped by sewer water. Of course, in usual 1-Listen fashion, the rules are the same: no skipping, no fast-forwarding, no rewinding, and no stopping. Earl sounds caught between four different TV channels. He was unable to record music during his tenure there, but returned to Los Angeles in February 2012, just before his eighteenth birthday. He's the footprint on top of the muddy snow. 2018-11-06T15:27:10Z Comment by cheradsrevenge. [34] The forthcoming album was to be named Gnossos, citing inspiration from Richard Fariña's 1966 cult-classic novel Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me. Production is filthy in the best possible way. featuring the track "New earlsweatshirt – Interlude" containing a 20-second verse from the rapper. He and two of his friends, Loofy and JW Mijo, formed a rap trio called The Backpackerz. Kgositsile has been called a "hip-hop prodigy" and in 2011 was branded as "the most exciting rapper to emerge in years, a virtuoso who was just starting to figure out what he could do with words. Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (born February 24, 1994), also known by his stage name Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper, songwriter, musician, record producer, poet, actor and videographer. "Bumping shoulders with the devil in disguise." Doris featured guest appearances from Odd Future members Domo Genesis, Frank Ocean, Tyler, the Creator, along with Vince Staples, RZA, Casey Veggies and Mac Miller. [44] It was widely debated if Kgositsile left Odd Future or not. [7], Despite positive reactions from both critics and fans, various sources[8][9][10] indicated that Kgositsile had stopped making music with Odd Future. The 35 Most Anticipated Albums of 2013 – XXL", "Watch Earl Sweatshirt Premiere a Song f/ RZA in Syracuse", "Earl Sweatshirt Previews Three Songs From Upcoming Album | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales", "Earl Sweatshirt Premieres New Music From Debut Album Doris, Featuring Mac Miller (Video)", "Video: Earl Sweatshirt Slacks Off in 'Whoa, "10. randomblackdude a.k.a. [35] Kgositsile ultimately decided to take the album in another direction under the name I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside. Each song will receive my gut reaction from start to finish. [46] The music video for "Mirror" was released on June 21, 2016. "Why ain't nobody tell me I was sinkin'?" For anyone thinking about fucking with Earl's friends... Don't. This feels like a Behind The Music episode come to life. So far, nothing but smooth ass beats sourced from your homie's closet. [36] On November 5, 2014, he released a new song entitled "45" produced by The Alchemist. [66] Speaking on his own relationship with Keorapetse, Thebe said "Me and my dad had a relationship that's not uncommon for people to have with their fathers, which is a non-perfect one, talking to him is symbolic and non-symbolic, but it's literally closure for my childhood. "Azucar" is Spanish for sugar, figures with a beat that sounds this sweet. [32] The album also fared well commercially debuting at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on US Top Rap Albums chart.[33]. I see what he meant when he said he's been focused on loops. [41] A later music video for the song "Off Top" was released on August 7, 2015.

This beat still sounds like a banger stripped for parts. 1 year ago. He gained recognition and critical praise for his debut mixtape, Earl, which released in March 2010 when he was just 16 years old. Life marches on, regardless of our wants and needs, as the rapper born Thebe Neruda Kgositsile knows better than most. His second album, I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside followed in March 2015, and his third, Some Rap Songs, released in November 2018. It's begging for a Mach-Hommy guest verse on the backend. [55], On November 30, 2018, Kgositsile released his third studio album, Some Rap Songs to widespread critical acclaim. A shower drain-dirty loop. Unlike, say, El-P, who managed to blend his underground and pop sensibilities when he transcended to alt-rap titan as one half of Run The Jewels, Earl Sweatshirt has smuggled the lo-fi sound—warts and all—onto a major label release in wholesale fashion.

"I take the tour chips and get some decent decor," Earl money talk is rare, geddit king! It reminds me of fellow Californa rapper Blu, who found success alongside Exile on Below The Heavens and then descended into the glitched-out Los Angeles beat scene.