Earl Sweatshirt Artist Page

California native, Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, earlier known as “ Sly Tendencies”, more commonly known as Earl Sweatshirt, was born on February 24, 1994. Sweatshirt began his career back in 2009 at the age of 15. In late 2009 he joined the alternative hip hop group known as Odd Future after befriending artist Tyler the Creator. Sweatshirt gained recognition in 2010 when he released his first mixtape, Earl, at the young age of 16. In 2010 following the release of his mixtape, his mother sent him to boarding school for at risk teens for a year and a half where he was unable to record music. In 2012 following his return, Sweatshirt began working with Odd Future and produced his very own debut album, Doris, in August of 2013 at the age of 19. In March of 2015 he released his second album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside, his third album in November of 2018, Some Rap Songs, and an EP released in November 2019, Feet of Clay.