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Earl Sweatshirt

Earl Sweatshirt first surfaced in Los Angeles around the late 2000s, part of the Odd Future collective with Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean. His early work...

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Earl Sweatshirt's sparse, inward rap

A Los Angeles rapper whose music feels deliberate and slightly unsettled.

For a sense of his sound, 'Shattered Dreams' and 'Chum' frame it well. They're both direct and a little uneasy, which is pretty much the point.

Earl Sweatshirt's work matters because it doesn't smooth things over. Songs like 'Shattered Dreams' from 'Some Rap Songs' are built around fragmented loops and direct, uneasy writing. It's a sound that feels both personal and unvarnished, reflecting his openness about anxiety.

He first surfaced in Los Angeles around the late 2000s with the Odd Future collective. From the raw 2010 mixtape 'Earl' to later albums like 'I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside' and 'Sick!', the music has stayed sparse and inward, with tracks like 'Chum' showing a more reflective side.

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Earl Sweatshirt first surfaced in Los Angeles around the late 2000s, part of the Odd Future collective with Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean. His early work like the 2010 mixtape 'Earl' had a raw, off-kilter feel that drew attention. The track 'Chum' from his 2013 album 'Doris' showed a more reflective side, with lyrics that felt personal and unvarnished.

He kept putting out albums at his own pace, 'I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside' in 2015, 'Some Rap Songs' in 2018, 'Sick!' in 2022. The music stayed sparse and inward, with songs like 'Shattered Dreams' and '2010' built around fragmented loops and direct, sometimes uneasy writing. He worked with people like Vince Staples on 'Centurion,' but mostly it's been a solo project.

There was talk about his absence from things for a while, and he's been open about dealing with anxiety. The music doesn't try to smooth that over. It's just there, in the delivery and the beats, which feel both deliberate and slightly unsettled.

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