Earl Sweatshirt

At 30 years old, Earl Sweatshirt has this physical status:

Earl Sweatshirt, born February 24, 1994, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California.

When he started rapping, Kgositsile's name was revealed, but the Creator soon urged him to join his underground hip hop group Odd Future in late 2009. Earl's debut mixtape, which was released in March 2010 when he was just 16 years old, attracted acclaim and critical acclaim.

His father was sent by his mother to a boarding school in Samoa for at-risk students for a year and a half shortly after its publication.

During his time there, he was unable to record music, but he returned to Los Angeles in February 2012, just shy of his eighteenth birthday.

Kgositsile returned to Odd Future and started making new music in August 2013. I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside, and his third, Some Rap Songs, were released in November 2018.

His programs have all received brisk praise.

He is now signed to his own brand Tan Cressida, which was previously distributed by Columbia Records.

Feet of Clay, a Kgositsile EP, was released on November 1st, 2019.

Early life

Thebe Neruda Kgositsile was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Cheryl Harris, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Keora Kgositsile, a South African poet and political activist. When Thebe was six years old, Harris and Kgositsile became a pair.

He attended the UCLA Lab School in Los Angeles and New Roads High School and Middle School in Santa Monica, California.

Personal life

Cheryl Harris, a UCLA School of Law professor and Kgositsile's mother, is a well-known academic, critical race theorist, and a UCLA School of Law professor. Keorase Kgositsile, his father, a South African poet and intellectual, died on January 3, 2018, at the age of 79. Keorase was often mentioned in Kgositsile's music and was dubbed a "complicated figure" by Pitchfork due to being portrayed as a person who was often absent in his life due to the fact that he was born in South Africa. When Kgositsile lived in Los Angeles, California, Kgositsile was often mentioned in his songs, although Pitchfork's was a "complex figure." "Me and my dad had a relationship with their fathers, which isn't uncommon," Kgositsile said, speaking out about his own relationship with the latter. "Not being able to have the time" forced me to figure out a lot with my damn self."

Kgositsile lives in Los Angeles, California, in the neighborhood of Mid-City. He lived in Samoa for more than a year after his mother discovered out about his early music, particularly his debut mixtape Earl, as well as his heroin use, urging him to Coral Reef Academy, a reform boarding school. The time in Samoa resulted in Kgositsile's sober, but he relapsed when returning to the United States and contracted pneumonia while on tour. Kgositsile recalled his youth as a youth and ending a long-term addiction to his opioid use, saying he was regularly smoking marijuana and drinking lean before he quitted as he reached adulthood.

Kgositsile was raised as a Nichiren Buddhist and, after a period away from the faith system, said in 2016 that he had returned to the faith.

Kgositsile announced on Twitter that he had a son in July 2021.

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Career

In the seventh grade, Kgositsile began rapping for the first time. He released tracks from his mixtape, Kitchen Cutlery, on MySpace in 2007. Loofy and JW Mijo, two of his acquaintances, formed The Backpackerz, a rap group formed in Los Angeles. They had intended to debut World Playground, but they were forced to cancel it sometime in 2009.

Since Tyler called out to Tyler to inform him that he was a fan of his work, Tyler, the Creator, discovered Kgositsile via his MySpace page in 2009. Kgositsile later changed his pseudonym to Earl Sweatshirt and later joined Tyler's Hip Hop group Odd Future.

Earl's debut mixtape was self-released on March 31, 2010 for free digital download on the Odd Future website. Tyler, the Creator, made the majority of the mixtape. Complex named Earl as the twentieth-best album of 2010.

Despite praise from both critics and followers, various sources indicated that Kgositsile had stopped making music with Odd Future. Posts from Tyler, the Creator's Twitter and Formspring pages indicated that Kgositsile's mother did not give permission to broadcast any of her son's music; however, Kgositsile's mother later told her that after his return, her mother sent him to Samoa due to her coming into disarray with her friends. Kgositsile attended Coral Reef Academy, a residential retreat school for at-risk boys, which is located outside of Apia, the Samoan capital. Kgositsile worked to gain back privileges and the opportunity to return home at Coral Reef Academy. He was unable to use the toilet unsupervised at the start of his enrollment. Manning Marable's biography on Malcolm X and Richard Faria's counterculture fiction was read while there. He wrote rhymes, including the majority of his verse on "Oldie," his first contribution to Odd Future's mixedtape The OF Tape Vol. II. 2. Leila Steinberg, Tupac Shakur's first boss, brought Kgositsile back from Samoa, is now in charge of his career.

"Free Earl" arose from a blog on Odd Future's Tumblr that inspired Kgositsile's hiatus from making music and spawned a movement known as "Free Earl." At the group's performances, chants of the word would abound, and several songs by both the group and its individual members will be broadcast, triggering increased media coverage of the movement itself.

According to a report on February 8, 2012, Kgositsile had returned to the United States as a result of a video of him boasting that viewers would have to give him 50,000 followers on Twitter. On his new Twitter account, he also said he had returned to Los Angeles.

Kgositsile appeared on Odd Future's debut album The OF Tape Vol. 1's "Oldie" on the album "Oldie." 2. This was Earl's first appearance on an Odd Future Records album and his first appearance on an Odd Future Records release. Kgositsile appeared in a cipher-style music video raping along with his line from "Oldie" with the crew on March 20. On March 20, 2012, Kgositsile appeared with the company at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on the same day. The rapper Casey Veggies unveiled a mixtape named "Customized Greatly 3" on April 9, 2012, which also included a song starring Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler the Creator, Domo Genesis, and Hodgy Beats. During that month, Kgositsile decided to create Tan Cressida, his own record label imprint that would be distributed via Columbia Records. Due to his priority of remaining close to Odd Future, he turned down several other larger bids.

Earl Sweatshirt appeared on Frank Ocean's debut album "Mega Rich Kids" and channel ORANGE debuted digitally on July 10, 2012. Domo Genesis & The Alchemist's first official single, "Elimination Chamber," featured Earl, Vince Staples, and Action Bronson on July 16, respectively. He appeared on the album "Daily News" later in the week (also including SpaceGhostPurrp and Action Bronson) and "Gamebreaker." Flying Lotus performed "Between Friends" on the Adult Swim Single series on July 23, 2012, which also stars Earl Sweatshirt and Captain Murphy. Earl Sweatshirt appeared on MellowHype's second and final studio album, Numbers, on the track "P2."

"Chum" was his first solo single since returning from Samoa on November 2, the Kgositsile family's first solo single since returning from Samoa. In a tweet on November 12, he announced that his debut studio album would be named Gnossos, but later decided against the term. The album will now be named Doris, rather than Kgositsile, according to Kgositsile. On the same day, the music video for "Chum" was released on YouTube. Doris was first confirmed early on to feature vocals and/or production from Tyler, the creator, Frank Ocean, Ommas Keith, Thundercat, Domo Genesis, Mac Miller, Mac Miller, the Neptunes, Christian Rich, Vince Staples, BadBadNotGood, Pharrell Williams, Samiyam, The Internet, and RZA. Earl premiered three new songs off Doris: "Burgundy" by Pharrell Williams, "Live" featuring Casey Veggies & Vince Staples, and "Guild" starring Mac Miller on March 6, 2013. "Whoa" will be the Creator's new single, according to Kgositsile. On March 12, 2013, the song was added to iTunes, along with a YouTube video of Tyler's performance.

Doris was first released on August 20, 2013, under the brands Tan Cressida and Columbia Records. Doris featured guest appearances from Odd Future founders Domo Genesis, Frank Ocean, Tyler, the Creator, along with Vince Staples, RZA, Casey Veggies, and Mac Miller. Under the pseudonym randomblackdude and production duo Christian Rich's pseudonym randomblackdude and production pair, production was mainly handled by Kgositsile. Matt Martians, the Neptunes, RZA, Samiyam, BadBadNotGood, Frank Ocean, and Tyler, the Creator, all contributed to the creation. Complex named Kgositsile as the tenth best hip hop producer in September 2013. Doris was greeted with universal critical acclaim from music critics, including perfect scores by The Guardian and Los Angeles Times, which celebrated Kgositsile's rhyme schemes and lyrics alongside the gritty underground production upon its debut. The album also debuted well on the US Billboard 200 and at number one on the US Top Rap Albums chart, with the album debuting at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Rap Albums chart.

Kgositsile revealed on November 12, 2012, that he had started working on his second studio project. The forthcoming album was expected to be called Gnossos, after Richard Faria's 1966 cult-classic book Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me. Under the banner I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside, Kgositsile's decision to continue the album in a new direction. Kgositsile announced on October 10, 2014 that he had completed the follow-up album to Doris. He performed "45," a new Alchemist song released on November 5, 2014. Earl debuted "Quest/Strong" on SoundCloud on February 14, 2015. "Swamp Vermin," "I Be Outside," "I Be Outside," "Hell," and "Flowers on the Grave" continued to be performed unreleased tracks since early 2015.

Kgositsile released a song titled silenceDArapgame starring professional skateboarder Nakel Smith under the moniker Hog Slaughta Boyz on January 5, 2015.

The pre-order for Kgositsile's second studio album, titled: I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside, appeared on the iTunes Store ahead of the launch. Kgositsile released a music video for the song "Grief" on March 17, 2015.

On March 22, 2015, the complete album was released, but it was only the digital version; the physical version was released later on April 14, 2015. On August 7, 2015, a new music video for the song "Off Top" was released. In an interview with NPR, Kgositsile said that his record label gave him no hint that they would be releasing the album. He claims this is his first album because he believes he will "back up everything, the good and the bad."

A ten-minute track called "Solace" was introduced on YouTube on April 28, 2015, gaining more than 100,000 views on YouTube in 24 hours. He told NPR that he was making an album titled "Solace" influenced by his mother, but most believe it is now a long play. The scheme has not been fully addressed. It was also discussed whether Kgositsile went to Odd Future or not. After Tyler, the Creator tweeted what many believe to be the disbandement of Odd Future, it seems that he has revealed it on Twitter on May 28, 2015. Earl was unable to attend Camp Flog Gnaw 2015 on November 14, 2015. Many believed that Tyler, the Creator, did not invite Earl to appear at the Carnival because of a feud or rivalry between the two groups. However, Tyler said the day after the carnival, "Thebe and I are fine by the way."

"Wind in My Sails," produced by The Alchemist, "Bary" and "Skrt Skrt"), two of Kgositsile's alias 'randomblackdude,' debuted on SoundCloud on January 25, 2016. "Wind in My Sails" includes excerpts from Captain Murphy's "Children of the Atom" as well as vocal samples from Gene McDaniels' album "The Parasite (For Buffy)." Kanye West's song "Barry Bonds" features vocal excerpts from his album "Bary." The film "Skrt Skrt Skrt" by 21 Savage includes vocal excerpts from his album "Skrrt Skrrt." Animals Have Feelings, Kgositsile's 4th album, was released on March 4, 2016. The song, "Mirror," was originally intended for I Don't Like Shit, but I Don't Go Outside. According to Kgositsile, the song wasn't released because "the tracklist got fucked up." On June 21, 2016, the music video for "Mirror" was released. On August 1, 2016, Apple Music's "Pelicula" an instrumental track was released. On the track "Balance," produced by Knxwledge, Kgositsile was featured on Adult Swim Singles Program 2016 on August 17, 2016. On Earl and Knxwledge's livestream show on Red Bull Music Academy, produced by King Krule, a new Kgositsile track called "Death Whistles" was released on September 4 by Knxwledge.

The Alchemist, a frequent collaborator, revealed the track listing to his EP Bread on September 21, 2018 which features Earl Sweatshirt's song "E. Coli." Vince Staples, a long-time collaborator, first appeared on November 2, 2018. The track "New earlsweatshirt – Interlude" features a 20-second verse by the rapper. On his Beats 1 show 'Ramona Radio,' Vince later said, "Earl is back" and that "his album will be out soon."

"NOWHERE2GO TOMORROW MORNING TAP IN" was teased on social media in a video clip captioned "NOWHERE2GO TOMORROW MORNING TAP IN." On November 8, 2018, the single "Nowhere2go" was released and received a warm reception. Kgositsile announced the single "The Mint" on November 20, 2018 and revealed his third studio album, Some Rap Songs, which was scheduled for a November 30, 2018. According to Kgositsile, a few Rap Songs were supposed to be based on his father's death.

Many Rap Songs, Kgositsile's third studio album, debuted on November 30, 2018. Any Rap Songs would be his last album for Columbia Records, according to Kgositsile, "excited to be free" because "then [he] will do riskier stuff."

In May 2019, Kgositsile appeared in a song called "Easter Sunday" with Zelooperz. On November 1, 2019, Kgositsile unveiled his EP Feet of Clay on November 1, 2019. The following June, there was a deluxe version of Feet of Clay, which featured two bonus tracks.

"2010," Kgositsile's first commercial debut since his 2019 EP Feet of Clay was released on November 18, 2021. On December 9, 2021, Kgositsile released a music video for another single, titled "Tabula Rasa," starring the rap group Armand Hammer. He also sang of "Tabula Rasa," and announced his fourth studio album, Sick!, on January 14, 2022. On January 7, 2022, Kgositsile released the Black Noi$e-produced "Titanic" as the third and final single. ZelooperZ, and rap group Armand Hammer appear on the album, as a result of Kgositsile's production, The Alchemist, Black Noi$e, Samiyam, and others.

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