Earl (mixtape)
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Earl is the debut mixtape by Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt. It was released as a free digital download on March 31, 2010, on the Odd Future website.[1]
Background and lyrics
The album features production by BeatBoy and fellow Odd Future members Tyler, The Creator and Left Brain. The album features vocals from Tyler, The Creator, Vince Staples, and Hodgy Beats. The album has drug references, themes of rape and murder, and sexual lyrics.[2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (positive)[3] |
| Sputnik Music |    [2] |
Upon its release, the album was met with much interest and general acclaim on the web. Pitchfork Media called the album "mesmerizing".[4] Pitchfork's sister site Altered Zones listed Earl as one of their top twenty albums of 2010, praising the album for its ferocity and for making "some of the most vile verses sound eloquent".[5] Music site Gorilla vs. Bear listed it at number 12 in its list of the 30 best albums of 2010.[6] Complex magazine rated Earl as the twenty-fourth best album of 2010.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Thisniggaugly" | Tyler, The Creator | 1:18 |
| 2. | "Earl" | Tyler, The Creator | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Couch" (featuring Tyler, The Creator) | Tyler, The Creator | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Kill" | Tyler, The Creator | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Wakeupfaggot" | Tyler, The Creator | 0:42 |
| 6. | "Luper" | Tyler, The Creator | 1:59 |
| 7. | "epaR" (featuring Vince Staples) | Left Brain | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Moonlight" (featuring Hodgy Beats) | Tyler, The Creator | 2:04 |
| 9. | "Pigions" (featuring Tyler, The Creator) | Tyler, The Creator | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Stapleton" | BeatBoy | 4:16 |
References
- ^ "OFWGKTA: Earl Sweatshirt - EARL". Oddfuture.tumblr.com. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ a b "Earl Sweatshirt - EARL (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ "Articles: Odd Future Mixtapes". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ "Articles: The /b/ Boys: Odd Future and the Swag Generation". Pitchfork. 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ Posted by alteredzones on 12/21/2010 at noon. (2010-12-21). "2010: Albums". Altered Zones. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2010". Gorilla Vs. Bear. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ "Articles: The 25 Best Albums of 2010". Complex. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2012-03-02.