Earl Sweatshirt

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Earl Sweatshirt (born February 24, 1994) is an American rapper member of the Los Angeles hip hop collective OFWGKTA.


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Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like S**t, I Don't Go Outside: An Album By Earl Sweatshirt Album Review


Odd Future's rise to super-stardom has been watched by millions online, and has translated into real die hard fans, and a movement whose power is undeniable. Earl Sweatshirt's third album, 'I Don't Like S**t, I Don't Go Outside' is the follow up to the hugely well received 'Doris', released back in 2013. With a cohesive style, atmospheric production and a unique, charismatic delivery, Earl Sweatshirt is one of the leading spitters of the new generation, and with two dope projects under his belt already, his third album is surely set to continue the trend.

Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like S**t, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt Album Review

The slow paced, jazzy opening track 'Huey' shows off Earl's humour as well as an insight into his thinking and mood, which is reflected through much of the album's musical characteristics, along with the title. His smooth flow and rhyming style is also clearly evident from the word go, and is executed in excellent fashion. This continues in 'Mantra', where Earl picks up on the aggressive side of the spectrum, with a confident delivery over a spare instrumental with reverb drenched drums. 'Faucet', another tune with a slow tempo and minimal instrumentation, again allows Earl to deliver heartfelt lyrics about his relationship with his mother, a subject that has been well documented by the media, and his honest, humble tackling of this on here makes for a real stand-out.

The haunting, stoned out feel of 'Off Top', along with Earl's consistent, intricately structured flow and brilliant writing, make this another highlight. At only 1 minute 47 seconds, it's the shortest cut on the album, and yet concisely delivered. 'AM // Radio', which features Wiki of New York based trio Ratking, is another solid track, with a stylistic clash that really works. Wiki's unorthodox rhyming patterns and delivery next to Earl's continuous, smooth flow is a combination that comes across very successfully over a textured instrumental that keeps the ears guessing. The album closes out with 'Wool', featuring a regular Earl collaborator and one of my favourite MCs on the circuit at the moment, Long Beach California rapper Vince Staples. The gritty beat with loud, crunchy kicks and snare drums backs the two savage MCs slaying the beat in tremendous fashion; closing out an album that feels immensely personal with a punchline riddled track like this is a dope move, and Earl pulls it off sublimely.

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Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' Video Is Racist? Is Earl Sweatshirt Right?


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Taylor Swift has come under fire for her new music video for 'Shake It Off', with numerous artists including Odd Future's Earl Sweatshirt branding it "inherently offensive" for referencing black culture. As you will probably know by now -Taylor Swift is not black.

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The US rapper - who hadn't actually watched the video - tweeted: "I don't need to watch it to tell you that it's ultimately harmful...Perpetuating black stereotypes to the same demographic of white girls who hide their prejudice by proclaiming their love of the culture."

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Betty Who, Tegan And Sara And Foster The People - Big Guava Music Festival 2014 Is Definitely Worth A Visit


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Arguably what could be Florida's most fun-packed 3-day event of the year, Big Guava Music Festival makes its debut today (May 2nd 2014) with an impressive line-up headlined by Outkast, Vampire Weekend and Foster The People.

There's a lot of things we like about Florida, and we reckon Big Guava's inaugural event will definitely be one of them. Set against the glorious city backdrop of Tampa, this festival is bound to be the highlight of your year as it arrives at the Florida State Fairgrounds and Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre. As well as  40 awesome bands on 4 different stages, you got your craft beers, your diverse food trucks and your epic fairground rides (which are free, by the way) that will keep you busy in between performances from a line-up that prides itself on its quality over quantity. Having said that, we still think you're going to be spoilt for choice with this lot.

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Grammy Awards 2014 Nominations: Who Are The Notable Absentees On The Nominee's List


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The 2014 Grammy Awards will take place in January 2014, with the full list of nominees being revealed over the weekend. Jay-Z was the most capped nominee, with nine nods in total, whilst Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kendrick Lamar and Daft Punk were also among the list of potential winners, but there were a number of artists who were nowhere to be seen on the list of nominations.

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After their shock win in 2011, Arcade Fire have been ignored this time

Despite their last album, The Suburbs, being a runaway success at the 2011 Grammy Awards, Arcade Fire are nowhere to be seen on next year's list. Their fourth album, Reflektor, was met with almost universal praise and some critics noted that it was an improvement form their latest release, but it seems as though the Grammy committee weren't as impressed as everyone else. The Canadian band don't even appear in the Best Alternative categories, however it is pleasing to see Tame Impala and Vampire Weekend among the nominees in this category, especially considering VW released one of the albums of the year with Modern Vampires of the City.

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It's Luke Bryan's 'Party' And He Can Stay Atop The Charts If He Wants To!


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Luke Bryan has remained at the top of the US Billboard Charts for the second week with his new album 'Crash My Party', narrowly beating John Mayer's new release 'Paradise Valley'.

The country star may have suffered a dramatic 70% decline in sales from the first week by only selling 159,000 copies this week as opposed to last week's 528,000, but John Mayer still needed to be up 144,000 to have had a chance at the top spot this week. 'Crash My Party' is the fourth studio album from Luke and his first to top the US, the US Country and the Canada charts, his previous album 'Tailgates & Tanlines' only scraping the top spot on the Country chart.

John Mayer is a little more used to success, his 2012 album 'Born and Raised' hitting number one across the world and even securing a spot at number 4 on the UK charts - an unlikely place to be for an American country record. A possible hindrance for 'Paradise Valley''s success could be that his performance of new single 'Wildfire' on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' wound up not being aired due to CBS' own problems with Time Warner Cable.

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The Critics Love 'Doris,' Not That Earl Sweatshirt Cares


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Having emerged as part of Odd Future, Earl Sweatshirt became a fans’ favourite with tracks like Chum and WHOA. With a veritable truckload of hype behind him, the pressure was on to provide a solid debut album, and he looks to have surpassed himself.

“Doris displays some of those growing pains, but it also delivers a uniquely impressive collection of vicious beats and lyrics that make Magna Carta...Holy Grail sound like Marky Mark,” say Pretty Much Amazing in their review, while Pitchfork reckon “With Doris, Odd Future’s Odysseus is finally back and chasing the ghosts out of his head.”

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Life Is Beautiful 2013 Announces Additional Music Acts Including Vampire Weekend And Alabama Shakes

Posted on02 August 2013

Life Is Beautiful 2013 Announces Additional Music Acts Including Vampire Weekend And Alabama Shakes

Video - Tyler The Creator Has Fun With Fans After 'David Letterman'


Odd Future's Tyler The Creator is seen leaving 'The Late Show With David Letterman' studios to screaming fans for whom he poses for pictures and signs autographs. He is accompanied by his friends Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt who also sign some autographs after tagging along with him on the show.

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Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup Announcement

Posted on20 February 2013

Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup Announcement

Coachella 2013 Lineup Announcement

Posted on29 January 2013

Coachella 2013 Lineup Announcement

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Earl Sweatshirt

Date of birth

24th February, 1994

Occupation

Musician

Sex

Male

Height

1.80




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