Earl Sweatshirt



One of the most prodigious members of OFWGKTA, Earl Sweatshirt (aka Sly Tendencies and Early Man) is the son of famed poet and political activist Keorapetse Kgositsile. His lyrical content is the most vitriolic and gruesome of the bunch, constantly featuring wanton murder, rape, necrophilia and cannibalism. Despite this, his impressive and inventive uses of wordplay, double entendres and multi-syllabic rhyming have garnered considerable critical praise.

Earl managed to squeeze out one album and a handful of collaborations before mysteriously disappearing. Eventually, Complex magazine found him in a boarding school in Samoa (his mother's government job involved her working there for some time.) Odd Future refused to comment on the situation, though Tyler expressed worry over fans coming after Earl's mom for sending him there. Earl's mother also refused to allow additional songs featuring Earl to be released. Earl's disappearance prompted the chanting of "Free Earl" in concerts and in songs.

Early 2012, Earl arrived back in the United States. He officially made his return on the songs "Home" and "Oldie", and made his return performance at a New York show in March 2012. In a recent interview, Earl confirmed that he was sent to Samoa but only because he was "doing some bad stuff at the time" that was entirely unrelated to his rapping.


 * Kitchen Cutlery (2009; unreleased)
 * EARL (2010)
 * Radical (Odd Future compilation, 2010)
 * Sweatshirt (2011, mixtape)
 * The OF Tape Vol. 2 (2012)
 * Doris (2013)
 * I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside (2015)
 * Solace (2015, EP)


 * Ax Crazy
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Disproportionate Retribution: Earl kills a girl because she turns off Eminem's Relapse and puts on The Blueprint 3.
 * Executive Meddling: His mother would not authorize any of his songs to be released so long as he was a minor.
 * For the Evulz
 * Gargle Blaster: The video for "Earl". Cocaine, marijuana, cough syrup and loads of other drugs are blended into a smoothie and consumed. Everyone starts bleeding and dying as a result.
 * The Ghost: From March 2010 to February 8th 2012.
 * He's Back: He returned triumphantly from his disappearance with Home.
 * Kill'Em All
 * Mood Whiplash: "Wakeupfaggot", the skit on EARL where his mom wakes him up, is a pretty funny break from all the hate that bookends it.
 * Murder Ballad: Earl's are the most gruesome of the bunch. Necrophilia, cannibalism, wanton violence, you got it. He even stabs a woman in the group's Anti-Christmas Song just because she'd look "nicer in a bag".
 * Refuge in Audacity: "Couch" has Earl and Tyler one-upping themselves in a gross out contest, ending with Tyler coming up with "Drown your bitch in a tub of cum and throw a shark in it", then stabbing Earl and setting him on fire.
 * Refuge in Vulgarity: Especially when paired with Tyler and Jasper.
 * Rock Me, Asmodeus: Earl is a full-on atheist and uses satanic imagery primarily to piss people off.
 * Teen Genius: Earl's lyrical skill has received the most praise from critics.
 * Earl recently claimed on twitter all of his music released so far (minus the stuff on Radical) was written & performed between the ages of 13-15.
 * This Is for Emphasis, Bitch: Earl often pauses at the end of a verse, before saying a single swear word.