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'''Thebe Neruda Kgositsile''' (born February 24, 1994), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Earl Sweatshirt''', is an [[United States|American]] [[rapper]] and member of the [[Los Angeles]] based hip hop collective [[Odd Future]]. He is signed to his own record label Tan Cressida and [[Columbia Records]]. Earl gained recognition and critical praise for his debut mixtape ''[[Earl (mixtape)|Earl]]''. Following its release he was sent to a boarding school in [[Samoa]] by his mother until his eighteenth birthday. On August 20, 2013 he is scheduled to release his debut [[studio album]] ''[[Doris (album)|Doris]]''.
'''Thebe Neruda Kgositsile''' (born February 24, 1994), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Earl Sweatshirt''', is an [[United States|American]] [[rapper]] and member of the [[Los Angeles]] based hip hop collective [[Odd Future]]. He is signed to his own record label Tan Cressida and [[Columbia Records]]. Earl gained recognition and critical praise for his debut mixtape ''[[Earl (mixtape)|Earl]]''. Following its release, he was sent to a boarding school in [[Samoa]] by his mother until his eighteenth birthday. On August 20, 2013 he is scheduled to release his debut [[studio album]] ''[[Doris (album)|Doris]]''.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
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Earl and his new group Odd Future have been featured in mainstream magazines such as ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and ''[[The Fader]]''. His debut studio album, ''[[Earl (album)|Earl]]'', was self-released March 31, 2010 as a free digital download on the Odd Future website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oddfuture.tumblr.com/post/486144881/earl-sweatshirt-earl |title=OFWGKTA: Earl Sweatshirt – EARL |publisher=Oddfuture.tumblr.com |date=2010-03-31 |accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref> Most of the album was produced by [[Tyler, The Creator]]. ''Earl'' was named the 24th best album of 2010 by ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]''.
Earl and his new group Odd Future have been featured in mainstream magazines such as ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and ''[[The Fader]]''. His debut studio album, ''[[Earl (album)|Earl]]'', was self-released March 31, 2010 as a free digital download on the Odd Future website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oddfuture.tumblr.com/post/486144881/earl-sweatshirt-earl |title=OFWGKTA: Earl Sweatshirt – EARL |publisher=Oddfuture.tumblr.com |date=2010-03-31 |accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref> Most of the album was produced by [[Tyler, The Creator]]. ''Earl'' was named the 24th best album of 2010 by ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]''.


Despite overwhelmingly positive reviews, various sources<ref>{{cite web|author=Caroline Ryder |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2010-10-14/music/the-future-is-odd/2/ |title=The Future Is Odd – Page 2 – Music – Los Angeles |publisher=LA Weekly |date=2010-10-14 |accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oddfuture.tumblr.com/post/2480741386/fuck-watching-this-video-kills-us-inside-we-miss |title=OFWGKTA: FUCK! Watching This Video Kills Us Inside. We Miss |publisher=Oddfuture.tumblr.com |date=2010-12-27 |accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/live-insanity-odd-future-wolf-gang |title=The Live Insanity that Is Odd Future Wolf Gang... |publisher=SPIN.com |date=2010-11-09 |accessdate=2011-05-09}}</ref> indicated that Sweatshirt had stopped making music with Odd Future. Posts from Tyler, The Creator's [[Twitter]] and [[Formspring]] accounts seemed to indicate that Sweatshirt's mother would not grant permission to release any of Sweatshirt's music, although Earl later expressed in an interview that his mother sent him to [[Samoa]] not because of his music or lyrical content but because of his getting into trouble. Earl attended Coral Reef Academy, a [[therapeutic]] retreat school for at-risk boys, located outside of the Samoan capital of [[Apia]].<ref name="backfromwilderness"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Kgositsile|first=Thebe|title=Interview with Peter Rosenberg|publisher=YouTube|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8SU097uOPA}}</ref> While there, he read [[Manning Marable]]'s biography on [[Malcolm X]] and [[Richard Fariña]]’s counterculture fiction. He also wrote rhymes, including most of his verse on "Oldie," his only contribution to ''[[The OF Tape Vol. 2]]''.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/arts/music/earl-sweatshirt-is-back-from-the-wilderness.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0</ref>
Despite overwhelmingly positive reviews, various sources<ref>{{cite web|author=Caroline Ryder |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2010-10-14/music/the-future-is-odd/2/ |title=The Future Is Odd – Page 2 – Music – Los Angeles |publisher=LA Weekly |date=2010-10-14 |accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oddfuture.tumblr.com/post/2480741386/fuck-watching-this-video-kills-us-inside-we-miss |title=OFWGKTA: FUCK! Watching This Video Kills Us Inside. We Miss |publisher=Oddfuture.tumblr.com |date=2010-12-27 |accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/live-insanity-odd-future-wolf-gang |title=The Live Insanity that Is Odd Future Wolf Gang... |publisher=SPIN.com |date=2010-11-09 |accessdate=2011-05-09}}</ref> indicated that Sweatshirt had stopped making music with Odd Future. Posts from Tyler, The Creator's [[Twitter]] and [[Formspring]] accounts seemed to indicate that Sweatshirt's mother would not grant permission to release any of Sweatshirt's music, although Earl later expressed in an interview that his mother sent him to [[Samoa]] not because of his music or lyrical content, but because of his getting into trouble. Earl attended Coral Reef Academy, a [[therapeutic]] retreat school for at-risk boys, located outside of the Samoan capital of [[Apia]].<ref name="backfromwilderness"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Kgositsile|first=Thebe|title=Interview with Peter Rosenberg|publisher=YouTube|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8SU097uOPA}}</ref> While there, he read [[Manning Marable]]'s biography on [[Malcolm X]] and [[Richard Fariña]]’s counterculture fiction. He also wrote rhymes, including most of his verse on "Oldie," his only contribution to ''[[The OF Tape Vol. 2]]''.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/arts/music/earl-sweatshirt-is-back-from-the-wilderness.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0</ref>


On December 1, 2011, three formerly unreleased songs by Sweatshirt were released through the OddFutureTalk ''"Odd Future Unreleased"'' mixtape. In December 2011, Sweatshirt was announced as a candidate for XXL's 2012 Freshmen List.<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/XXL-freshmen-2012 2012 Freshman Class]. Xxlmag.Com. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.</ref>
On December 1, 2011, three formerly unreleased songs by Sweatshirt were released through the OddFutureTalk ''"Odd Future Unreleased"'' mixtape. In December 2011, Sweatshirt was announced as a candidate for XXL's 2012 Freshmen List.<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/XXL-freshmen-2012 2012 Freshman Class]. Xxlmag.Com. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.</ref>

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Earl Sweatshirt
Performing in downtown Los Angeles in 2012
Performing in downtown Los Angeles in 2012
Background information
Birth nameThebe Neruda Kgositsile
Also known asRandomBlackDude
Born (1994-02-24) February 24, 1994 (age 30)
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2008–present
Websitehttp://www.earlsweatshirt.com/

Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (born February 24, 1994), better known by his stage name Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper and member of the Los Angeles based hip hop collective Odd Future. He is signed to his own record label Tan Cressida and Columbia Records. Earl gained recognition and critical praise for his debut mixtape Earl. Following its release, he was sent to a boarding school in Samoa by his mother until his eighteenth birthday. On August 20, 2013 he is scheduled to release his debut studio album Doris.

Life and career

Early life

Earl Sweatshirt was born to Cheryl Harris, a law professor at University of California, Los Angeles, and Keorapetse Kgositsile, a South African poet and political activist who left the family when Earl was 6 years old.[1] He grew up in the Los Angeles area and graduated from New Roads High School in Santa Monica.[2]

2009 - 2010: Earl

In 2009, Tyler, The Creator discovered Earl Sweatshirt, then known as Sly Tendencies, via his MySpace account, where he recorded tracks for his Kitchen Cutlery mixtape. Although the mixtape was never finished or released, Earl eventually joined Tyler's rap group Odd Future.

Earl and his new group Odd Future have been featured in mainstream magazines such as Spin, Billboard and The Fader. His debut studio album, Earl, was self-released March 31, 2010 as a free digital download on the Odd Future website.[3] Most of the album was produced by Tyler, The Creator. Earl was named the 24th best album of 2010 by Complex.

Despite overwhelmingly positive reviews, various sources[4][5][6] indicated that Sweatshirt had stopped making music with Odd Future. Posts from Tyler, The Creator's Twitter and Formspring accounts seemed to indicate that Sweatshirt's mother would not grant permission to release any of Sweatshirt's music, although Earl later expressed in an interview that his mother sent him to Samoa not because of his music or lyrical content, but because of his getting into trouble. Earl attended Coral Reef Academy, a therapeutic retreat school for at-risk boys, located outside of the Samoan capital of Apia.[2][7] While there, he read Manning Marable's biography on Malcolm X and Richard Fariña’s counterculture fiction. He also wrote rhymes, including most of his verse on "Oldie," his only contribution to The OF Tape Vol. 2.[8]

On December 1, 2011, three formerly unreleased songs by Sweatshirt were released through the OddFutureTalk "Odd Future Unreleased" mixtape. In December 2011, Sweatshirt was announced as a candidate for XXL's 2012 Freshmen List.[9]

2012 - present: Return from Samoa and Doris

On February 8, 2012, rumors spread around the internet that Sweatshirt had returned to the U.S. when a video of him surfaced on YouTube with a preview of a new song saying if viewers wanted "the full thing" they would have to give him 50,000 followers on Twitter.[10] He also later confirmed on his new Twitter account[11] that he had returned to his home in Los Angeles.[12] Three hours passed and Sweatshirt reached 50,000 followers and did release a new song on his website, entitled "Home", in which he ends the song with "...and I'm back. Bye." Sweatshirt later confirmed via Twitter that all the tracks released prior to Oldie was old stuff that he recorded before going abroad. On the same day Earl launched his website Terttlefer.com, which was later changed to Earlxsweat.com (after his Twitter username), and finally Earlsweatshirt.com.

On March 15, 2012, it was confirmed that Earl appeared on the song "Oldie" from The OF Tape Vol. 2. This is Earl's return to official Odd Future releases and his first appearance on an Odd Future Records release. On March 20, a video released on the official Odd Future YouTube page featured Earl in a cypher-style video rapping along to his verse from "Oldie" along with the other members of the crew. This was his first appearance with Odd Future since his return.

After a lengthy absence from Odd Future, Earl performed with the group at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on March 20, 2012.[13] On April 9, 2012, rapper Casey Veggies released a mixtape titled Customized Greatly 3 that includes a song featuring Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler the Creator, Domo Genesis, and Hodgy Beats titled "PNCINTLOFWGKTA." During that month Earl Sweatshirt signed papers to create his own imprint called Tan Cressida which will be distributed through Columbia Records. He turned down several other larger offers due to his priority of remaining close to Odd Future. His new records will still feature the Odd Future logo, and he anticipates working on projects with Tyler the Creator and Matt Martians.[2]

Earl Sweatshirt is featured on the track "Super Rich Kids" from Frank Ocean's debut album, channel ORANGE released digitally July 10, 2012. On July 16, Domo Genesis & The Alchemist released the first official single, "Elimination Chamber", from their collaboration album No Idols, which featured Earl, Vince Staples, and Action Bronson, and produced by The Alchemist. He was also later featured on the album again on the tracks "Daily News" (also featuring SpaceGhostPurrp & Action Bronson) & "Gamebreaker". On July 23, 2012, Flying Lotus released a song titled "Between Friends" on the Adult Swim Single series which features Earl Sweatshirt and Captain Murphy. Earl Sweatshirt is featured on MellowHype's third studio album & major label debut, Numbers on the track "P2".

On September 6, 2012 in a BBC Radio 1 interview with Benji B, underground rapper MF DOOM said that he had been given a beat by Earl Sweatshirt and that he would "have the rhymes done on that real soon." It is unclear on what project this track will surface and whether Earl contributes vocals to it as well as DOOM.[14]

On November 2, Earl released his first solo single since his return from Samoa, titled "Chum".[15] On November 12, he announced in a tweet that his second and third studio album will be titled, respectively, Doris and Gnossos.[16][17] On December 4, Earl released the official music video for "Chum".[18] It is rumoured to appear on Doris, which is currently set to release on August 20, 2013. Doris has been reported to feature vocals or production from Tyler, The Creator, Frank Ocean, Ommas Keith, Thundercat, Domo Genesis, The Neptunes, Christian Rich, Vince Staples, BBNG, Pharrell Williams, Samiyam, The Alchemist, Casey Veggies, The Internet and RZA.[19][20][21] In January 2013 it was announced that Earl would be performing at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and in February 2013 it was announced that he would also be performing at the 2013 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.[22][23]

On March 6, 2013 while performing with Flying Lotus and Mac Miller Earl premiered three new songs off Doris, "Burgundy" produced by Pharrell Williams, "Hive" featuring Casey Veggies & Vince Staples and "Guild" featuring Mac Miller. Earl also confirmed the next single to be titled "Whoa" featuring Tyler, The Creator. The song was released to iTunes on March 12, 2013 along with the music video being released, which was directed by Tyler.[24][25][26]

At Coachella Earl previewed "Hive", "Burgundy" and "Guild" once again, as well as "20 Wave Caps" featuring Domo Genesis. At Syracuse, he previewed "150 Molasses" featuring RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.

On May 26, a low-pitched version of "Guild" featuring Mac Miller was released. It is unclear whether the studio version will contain the low pitches.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US US R&B US
Rap
Doris — — —
Gnossos — — —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US US R&B US
Rap
The OF Tape Vol. 2
(with Odd Future) 		5 1 1
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with year released
Title Album details
Earl
  • Released: March 31, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download
Radical
(with Odd Future)
  • Released: May 7, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
 US R&B
 US Rap
"Chum" 2012 — — — Doris
"Whoa"
(featuring Tyler, The Creator) 		2013 — — —

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"AssMilk" 2009 Tyler, The Creator Bastard
"CopKiller" 2010 MellowHype YelloWhite
"Stick Up" Mike G, Taco Bennett Ali
"Chordaroy" MellowHype, Tyler, The Creator BlackenedWhite
"PNCINTLOFWGKTA" 2012 Casey Veggies, Tyler, The Creator, Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats Customized Greatly Vol. 3
"Super Rich Kids"' Frank Ocean channel ORANGE'
"Elimination Chamber" Domo Genesis, The Alchemist, Vince Staples, Action Bronson No Idols
"Daily News" Domo Genesis, The Alchemist, SpaceGhostPurrp, Action Bronson
"Gamebreaker" Domo Genesis, The Alchemist
"P2" MellowHype Numbers
"Between Friends" Captain Murphy Duality
"Rusty" 2013 Tyler, The Creator, Domo Genesis Wolf
"Yacht Lash" Harry Fraud, Riff Raff High Tide
"One Take"[27] The Jet Age of Tomorrow, Casey Veggies JellyFish Mentality
"I'm Not Real"[28] Mac Miller Watching Movies with the Sound Off

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s)
"Earl" 2010 AG Rojas
"Chum" 2012 Hiro Murai[29]
"Whoa" 2013 Wolf Haley

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Nicholas. (2009-01-07) News Desk: Looking for Earl Sweatshirt. The New Yorker. Retrieved on 2011-08-16.
  2. ^ a b c After Exile, Career Reset. Earl Sweatshirt Is Back From the Wilderness. New York Times. May 2, 2012
  3. ^ "OFWGKTA: Earl Sweatshirt – EARL". Oddfuture.tumblr.com. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  4. ^ Caroline Ryder (2010-10-14). "The Future Is Odd – Page 2 – Music – Los Angeles". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  5. ^ "OFWGKTA: FUCK! Watching This Video Kills Us Inside. We Miss". Oddfuture.tumblr.com. 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  6. ^ "The Live Insanity that Is Odd Future Wolf Gang..." SPIN.com. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  7. ^ Kgositsile, Thebe. "Interview with Peter Rosenberg". YouTube.
  8. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/arts/music/earl-sweatshirt-is-back-from-the-wilderness.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
  9. ^ 2012 Freshman Class. Xxlmag.Com. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
  10. ^ Home. YouTube (2012-02-08). Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/#!/earlxsweat
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/#!/earlxsweat/status/167358768294793217
  13. ^ Earl Sweatshirt Performs With Odd Future In NYC « ILLROOTS. Illroots.com (2012-03-21). Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
  14. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Benji B, MF Doom Takeover, MF Doom's Benji B Takeover". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  15. ^ "iTunes - Music - Chum - Single by Earl Sweatshirt". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  16. ^ "Twitter / earlxsweat: my third album (counting earl". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  17. ^ "Twitter / earlxsweat: This albums called Doris". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  18. ^ "Earl Sweatshirt - Chum (Explicit)". YouTube. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  19. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (2012-12-04). "Earl Sweatshirt Reveals Debut Album Title | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  20. ^ "XXL Presents... The 35 Most Anticipated Albums of 2013 - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  21. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/04/watch-earl-sweatshirt-premiere-a-song-featuring-rza-in-syracuse
  22. ^ "Check Out the 2013 Coachella Lineup". Complex. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  23. ^ "Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup". Stereogum. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  24. ^ Cooper, Roman (2013-03-07). "Earl Sweatshirt Previews Three Songs From Upcoming Album | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  25. ^ "Earl Sweatshirt Premieres New Music From Debut Album Doris, Featuring Mac Miller (Video)". The Masked Gorilla. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  26. ^ "Video: Earl Sweatshirt Slacks Off in 'Whoa'". Rolling Stone. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  27. ^ "Earl Sweatshirt – J.M. (Ft. Casey Veggies) (Snippet) « ILLROOTS". Illroots.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  28. ^ "Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off (Tracklist)". 25 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  29. ^ "Twitter / earlxsweat: Chum was directed by Hiro Murai". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

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