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Earl Sweatshirt

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Known for a creatively languid style that swings lyrically from highly personal alt-rap to morbid horrorcore, Earl Sweatshirt helped launch Odd Future into hip-hop prominence around the turn of the 2010s and soon became one of the most unique rapper/producers around. After he made his solo debut in 2010 with the acclaimed mixtape Earl, his first two albums, Doris (2013) and the seriously (and descriptively) titled I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside (2015), charted in the upper reaches of the Billboard 200. By the time he released his third LP, Some Rap Songs (2018), Earl had either produced or appeared on tracks by most of the Odd Future affiliates, including Tyler, The Creator and Frank Ocean, as well as similarly left-field artists such as Danny Brown and Denmark Vessey. His fourth album, the tightly focused Sick!, arrived in 2022, and he surprise-released Voir Dire, a record made collaboratively with producer the Alchemist, in 2023.

Born Thebe Kgositsile in Chicago, Illinois, Earl Sweatshirt was known as Sly Tendencies until 2009, the year the Los Angeles-based rapper and producer was invited by Tyler, The Creator to join Odd Future. In March 2010, at the age of 16, he debuted with Earl, a mixtape that garnered critical acclaim, but he was subsequently sent to a Samoan boarding school by his mother. Upon his 2012 return to L.A., determined to build on the success of the tape, he eased himself back into the scene with a number of collaborations, most notably appearances on Odd Future's The OF Tape, Vol. 2 and Frank Ocean's Grammy-winning Channel Orange.

Earl ultimately signed a solo deal with Columbia, enabling him to issue material on the major label through the vanity imprint Tan Cressida, and in November 2012, he initiated the long-term affiliation with the single "Chum." "Whoa" and "Hive," the former of which became Earl's first charting solo track -- peaking on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart at number 46 -- led to the August 2013 release of Doris. Enhanced with input from numerous OF associates and the likes of the Neptunes, Frank Ocean, and the RZA -- although Earl also produced much of the set -- the album entered the Billboard 200 at number five. Publications ranging from Rolling Stone to The Wire included it in their respective year-end lists of best albums.

After a handful of collaborations, Earl returned in March 2015 with I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside, an album only half-an-hour in length but received as a major follow-up for its artfully insular quality. Earl handled the production on all but one track of the album, a number 12 Billboard 200 hit. Between solo releases, he popped up on a handful of tracks, including Danny Brown's "Really Doe," and expanded his production discography with a number of one-offs, as well as extensive work with Mach-Hommy and Denmark Vessey. Earl released his third LP for Columbia, Some Rap Songs, in November 2018. The album arrived following the death of his father, South African poet and activist Keorapetse Kgositsile (aka Bra Willie). He returned relatively quickly in late 2019 with the seven-song project Feet of Clay. The brief collection included guest appearances from Mavi, Mach-Hommy, and Liv.E.

Two years later, Earl issued the reflective single "2010," the first track from his fourth studio album, Sick!, to precede its release. The ten-song set arrived in January 2022, with guest performances from featured artists Armand Hammer and Zelooperz, and production handled by a host of sound sculptors that included Navy Blue, Black Noi$e, Alexander Spit, and others. Sick! had a run time of just 24 minutes and continued the futuristic, often chaotic instrumental approach of the two Earl releases that came immediately before it. After making an appearance on Jean Dawson's "BAD FRUIT*," Earl released "Making the Band (Danity Kane)," produced by Clams Casino and Evilgiane, in 2023. In August of that year, the album Voir Dire was released without notice. The record was a collaboration between Earl and producer the Alchemist, and strayed from the highly experimental and abstract styles of Some Rap Songs or the swirling messiness of Sick!, bringing more of Alchemist's production voice into the mix. The album included a guest appearance from MIKE on the single "Sentry." ~ Gregory Heaney & Andy Kellman

Total plays

2.3 billion
Updated on 2024-12-04

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

2,885,581

Followers

2,307,377

Top Cities

  1. United States
    78,183 listeners
  2. United States
    56,143 listeners
  3. United States
    47,325 listeners
  4. United States
    38,048 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    39,384 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Super Rich Kids
Super Rich Kids
442,839,562 5:05 2012-07-10
E. Coli (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
E. Coli (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
172,957,614 2:12 2018-11-30
Chum
Chum
128,590,388 4:04 2013-08-16
Riot!
Riot!
99,258,900 1:06 2018-11-30
Sunday (feat. Frank Ocean)
Sunday (feat. Frank Ocean)
84,992,980 3:26 2013-08-16
Hive (feat. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies)
Hive (feat. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies)
76,363,308 4:37 2013-08-16
Loose Change (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
Loose Change (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
49,240,414 1:58 2021-04-28
Shattered Dreams
Shattered Dreams
46,961,155 2:21 2018-11-30
Rusty (feat. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt)
Rusty (feat. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt)
45,198,198 5:10 2013-04-01
Really Doe - feat. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Earl Sweatshirt
Really Doe - feat. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Earl Sweatshirt
44,734,676 5:19 2016-09-20
Whoa (feat. Tyler, The Creator)
Whoa (feat. Tyler, The Creator)
43,887,975 3:16 2013-08-16
I'm Not Real (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
I'm Not Real (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
40,907,440 3:31 2013-06-18
I’m Not Real (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
I’m Not Real (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
40,907,440 3:23 2013-06-18
Molasses (feat. RZA)
Molasses (feat. RZA)
38,768,225 2:16 2013-08-16
Wool (feat. Vince Staples)
Wool (feat. Vince Staples)
35,892,388 2:33 2015-03-23
Huey
Huey
31,449,398 1:52 2015-03-23
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
29,146,049 2:03 2019-09-16
The Mint (feat. Navy Blue)
The Mint (feat. Navy Blue)
27,757,784 2:45 2018-11-30
Burgundy (feat. Vince Staples)
Burgundy (feat. Vince Staples)
26,910,221 2:07 2013-08-16
Grief
Grief
26,777,297 4:11 2015-03-23
Inside
Inside
24,824,520 1:50 2015-03-23
Azucar
Azucar
22,993,504 1:26 2018-11-30
Ontheway! (feat. Standing On The Corner)
Ontheway! (feat. Standing On The Corner)
22,891,239 1:42 2018-11-30
Faucet
Faucet
22,667,752 3:08 2015-03-23
All In
All In
22,495,644 1:46 2019-02-15
Nowhere2go
Nowhere2go
21,755,006 1:54 2018-11-30
Sasquatch (feat. Tyler, The Creator)
Sasquatch (feat. Tyler, The Creator)
21,463,931 2:48 2013-08-16
Robes
Robes
19,169,132 5:05 2014-03-18
20 Wave Caps (feat. Domo Genesis)
20 Wave Caps (feat. Domo Genesis)
18,862,848 2:12 2013-08-16
AM // Radio (feat. Wiki)
AM // Radio (feat. Wiki)
18,491,753 4:03 2015-03-23
Pre (feat. SK La' Flare)
Pre (feat. SK La' Flare)
18,486,176 2:52 2013-08-16
December 24
December 24
18,245,407 1:47 2018-11-30
Polo Jeans (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
Polo Jeans (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
17,998,554 3:32 2021-10-15
New Faces v2 (feat. Earl Sweatshirt and Da$h)
New Faces v2 (feat. Earl Sweatshirt and Da$h)
17,162,771 5:28 2021-10-15
2010
2010
17,063,722 2:28 2021-11-19
Mantra
Mantra
17,039,183 3:49 2015-03-23
Cold Summers
Cold Summers
16,949,622 1:06 2018-11-30
Knight (feat. Domo Genesis)
Knight (feat. Domo Genesis)
16,700,373 3:14 2013-08-16
DNA (feat. Na-kel)
DNA (feat. Na-kel)
15,503,938 3:52 2015-03-23
Off Top
Off Top
14,278,815 1:47 2015-03-23
Guild (feat. Mac Miller)
Guild (feat. Mac Miller)
14,200,929 3:54 2013-08-16
Red Water
Red Water
13,759,302 1:44 2018-11-30
Old Friend
Old Friend
13,721,455 1:19 2022-01-14
Centurion (feat. Vince Staples)
Centurion (feat. Vince Staples)
13,363,579 3:04 2013-08-16
EL TORO COMBO MEAL (feat. Mavi)
EL TORO COMBO MEAL (feat. Mavi)
12,341,098 2:32 2019-11-01
Nobles (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Navy Blue)
Nobles (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Navy Blue)
12,337,410 2:17 2021-04-23
The Bends
The Bends
11,646,654 1:35 2018-11-30
Vin Skully
Vin Skully
11,559,910 1:53 2022-02-23
Grown Ups (feat. Da$H)
Grown Ups (feat. Da$H)
10,868,846 2:58 2015-03-23
Hoarse
Hoarse
10,770,771 3:52 2013-08-16
Veins
Veins
10,273,293 1:60 2018-11-30
Loosie
Loosie
10,073,210 0:59 2018-11-30
Eclipse
Eclipse
9,959,932 1:34 2018-11-30
MTOMB (feat. Liv.e)
MTOMB (feat. Liv.e)
9,741,790 1:10 2019-11-01
Uncle Al
Uncle Al
8,959,907 0:53 2013-08-16
EAST
EAST
8,797,609 1:59 2019-11-01
Peanut
Peanut
8,311,308 1:14 2018-11-30
All I Need (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
All I Need (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
8,310,611 2:50 2021-10-01
The Star Room (OG Version) - Bonus Track
The Star Room (OG Version) - Bonus Track
8,297,774 4:24 2023-06-23
Sentry (feat. MIKE)
Sentry (feat. MIKE)
8,105,519 2:16 2022-02-23
523
523
7,848,188 1:32 2013-08-16
Lye
Lye
7,693,988 1:53 2022-01-14
mirror
mirror
7,640,484 2:29 2016-03-04
Playing Possum (feat. Cheryl Harris & Keorapetse Kgositsile)
Playing Possum (feat. Cheryl Harris & Keorapetse Kgositsile)
7,436,593 1:35 2018-11-30
Tabula Rasa (feat. Armand Hammer)
Tabula Rasa (feat. Armand Hammer)
7,406,550 4:12 2021-12-10
Titanic
Titanic
7,350,598 1:53 2022-01-07
WHOLE WORLD (feat. Maxo)
WHOLE WORLD (feat. Maxo)
7,163,203 3:28 2020-04-24
BAD FRUIT*
BAD FRUIT*
7,135,283 3:27 2022-10-05
The Caliphate (feat. Vince Staples)
The Caliphate (feat. Vince Staples)
6,461,996 3:51 2023-09-15
Fire in the Hole
Fire in the Hole
6,157,168 3:38 2022-01-14
Vision (feat. Zelooperz)
Vision (feat. Zelooperz)
5,932,419 4:14 2022-01-14
Making The Band (Danity Kane)
Making The Band (Danity Kane)
5,156,883 1:46 2023-06-30
Lobby (int)
Lobby (int)
5,116,359 1:13 2022-01-14
WalkOnBy (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Rae Khalil)
WalkOnBy (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Rae Khalil)
4,813,071 3:47 2024-06-11
TISK TISK / COOKIES
TISK TISK / COOKIES
4,612,096 1:41 2019-11-01
On God (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Tony Shhnow)
On God (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Tony Shhnow)
4,475,743 2:28 2024-03-06
100 High Street
100 High Street
4,371,467 1:35 2023-10-06
Mancala (feat. Vince Staples)
Mancala (feat. Vince Staples)
4,344,138 2:42 2023-10-06
74
74
4,215,926 1:42 2019-11-01
OD
OD
4,181,650 1:35 2019-11-01
Photographic Memories (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
Photographic Memories (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
4,149,625 3:53 2021-08-13
Sick!
Sick!
4,107,773 1:52 2022-01-14
Ion Rap Beef (Remix) [feat. Earl Sweatshirt & 03 Greedo]
Ion Rap Beef (Remix) [feat. Earl Sweatshirt & 03 Greedo]
3,965,301 3:17 2020-03-30
Ion Rap Beef - Remix
Ion Rap Beef - Remix
3,965,301 3:16 2020-03-29
Heat Check
Heat Check
3,712,618 2:30 2023-10-06
Elimination Chamber (feat. Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples & Action Bronson)
Elimination Chamber (feat. Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples & Action Bronson)
3,695,168 3:45 2023-04-20
Mac Deuce
Mac Deuce
3,599,674 2:09 2023-10-06
4N (feat. Mach-Hommy)
4N (feat. Mach-Hommy)
3,524,992 4:47 2019-11-01
Gamebreaker (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
Gamebreaker (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
3,483,546 2:27 2023-04-20
God Laughs
God Laughs
3,432,277 1:25 2022-01-14
Mirage
Mirage
3,359,620 7:08 2020-04-24
RIP Tracy (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & billy woods)
RIP Tracy (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & billy woods)
3,184,831 3:39 2023-06-30
allstar
allstar
3,046,512 2:51 2020-06-21
GHOST (feat. Navy Blue)
GHOST (feat. Navy Blue)
2,982,143 1:50 2020-07-24
Mo(u)rning (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
Mo(u)rning (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
2,941,453 1:21 2020-08-14
27 Braids
27 Braids
2,931,935 2:05 2023-10-06
Cold World (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Remy Banks)
Cold World (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Remy Banks)
2,774,368 4:47 2013-10-31
Sirius Blac
Sirius Blac
2,517,071 2:09 2023-10-06
P2 (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
P2 (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
2,484,551 3:56 2012-10-09
Free the Ruler
Free the Ruler
2,072,595 2:27 2023-10-06
Dead Zone
Dead Zone
2,068,659 3:08 2023-10-06
plz don’t cut my wings - feat. Earl Sweatshirt
plz don’t cut my wings - feat. Earl Sweatshirt
2,038,360 3:38 2023-10-13
Mittrom
Mittrom
1,905,494 1:20 2022-06-21
Play It Cool
Play It Cool
1,820,480 3:54 2015-04-25
Words2LiveBy (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
Words2LiveBy (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
1,614,464 2:17 2024-10-25
Sellout
Sellout
1,321,420 5:01 2018-04-20
The Daily News (feat. SpaceGhostPurpp, Earl Sweatshirt & Action Bronson)
The Daily News (feat. SpaceGhostPurpp, Earl Sweatshirt & Action Bronson)
1,071,923 3:10 2023-04-20
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
801,809 4:11 2020-06-05
Real hiphop
Real hiphop
772,486 2:46 2023-10-19
Yacht Lash
Yacht Lash
470,084 4:15 2015-07-31
Trustfall
Trustfall
464,471 2:48 2018-04-20
Reform School
Reform School
398,449 4:01 2013-10-15
Soon Jah Due
Soon Jah Due
365,010 2:14 2020-08-15
Robes (Alex Goose Remix)
Robes (Alex Goose Remix)
283,564 3:11 2015-11-13
PNCINTLOFWGKTA (feat. Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Hodgy & Tyler, The Creator)
PNCINTLOFWGKTA (feat. Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Hodgy & Tyler, The Creator)
128,734 4:17 2012-04-09
Zzzzz
Zzzzz
92,565 4:11 2018-04-20
Whoa (feat. Tyler, The Creator) - Instrumental
Whoa (feat. Tyler, The Creator) - Instrumental
81,319 3:01 2013-08-16
2010
2010
56,593 2:28 2022-01-14
Sasquatch (feat. Tyler, The Creator) - Instrumental
Sasquatch (feat. Tyler, The Creator) - Instrumental
52,308 2:48 2013-08-16
Sunday (feat. Frank Ocean) - Instrumental
Sunday (feat. Frank Ocean) - Instrumental
33,306 3:21 2013-08-16
Burgundy (feat. Vince Staples) - Instrumental
Burgundy (feat. Vince Staples) - Instrumental
23,225 2:07 2013-08-16
Hive (feat. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies) - Instrumental
Hive (feat. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies) - Instrumental
21,719 4:33 2013-08-16
Knight (feat. Domo Genesis) - Instrumental
Knight (feat. Domo Genesis) - Instrumental
21,071 3:14 2013-08-16
20 Wave Caps (feat. Domo Genesis) - Instrumental
20 Wave Caps (feat. Domo Genesis) - Instrumental
20,737 2:14 2013-08-16
Pre (feat. SK La' Flare) - Instrumental
Pre (feat. SK La' Flare) - Instrumental
18,868 2:52 2013-08-16
Centurion (feat. Vince Staples) - Instrumental
Centurion (feat. Vince Staples) - Instrumental
14,081 3:04 2013-08-16
Uncle Al - Instrumental
Uncle Al - Instrumental
14,057 0:51 2013-08-16
Guild (feat. Mac Miller) - Instrumental
Guild (feat. Mac Miller) - Instrumental
13,954 3:54 2013-08-16
523 - Instrumental
523 - Instrumental
12,485 1:32 2013-08-16

New releases

VOIR DIRE
VOIR DIRE
2023-10-06
[Warner Records]
The Caliphate (feat. Vince Staples)
The Caliphate (feat. Vince Staples)
2023-09-15
[Warner Records]
Sentry (feat. MIKE)
Sentry (feat. MIKE)
2023-08-25
[Warner Records]
Making The Band (Danity Kane)
Making The Band (Danity Kane)
2023-06-30
[Warner Records]
BAD FRUIT*
BAD FRUIT*
2022-10-05
[Handwritten Records]
SICK!
SICK!
2022-01-14
[Warner Records]
SICK!
SICK!
2022-01-14
[Warner Records]
Titanic
Titanic
2022-01-07
[Warner Records]
Tabula Rasa (feat. Armand Hammer)
Tabula Rasa (feat. Armand Hammer)
2021-12-10
[Warner Records]
2010
2010
2021-11-19
[Warner Records]
FEET OF CLAY (Deluxe)
FEET OF CLAY (Deluxe)
2020-07-24
[Warner Records]
FEET OF CLAY (Deluxe)
FEET OF CLAY (Deluxe)
2020-07-24
[Warner Records]
WHOLE WORLD (feat. Maxo)
WHOLE WORLD (feat. Maxo)
2020-04-24
[Warner Records]
WHOLE WORLD (feat. Maxo)
WHOLE WORLD (feat. Maxo)
2020-04-24
[Warner Records]
FEET OF CLAY
FEET OF CLAY
2019-11-01
[Warner Records]
FEET OF CLAY
FEET OF CLAY
2019-11-01
[Warner Records]
Some Rap Songs
Some Rap Songs
2018-11-30
[Tan Cressida/Columbia]
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
2015-03-23
[Tan Cressida/Columbia]
Doris
Doris
2013-08-16
[Tan Cressida/Columbia]
Doris & Instrumentals
Doris & Instrumentals
2013-08-16
[Tan Cressida/Columbia]