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Earl Sweatshirt

Earl Sweatshirt was an American rapper, record producer, singer, songwriter, actor and musician (born 1994). He was born at Chicago.

Also recorded as Sly Tendencies; Thebe Neruda Kgositsile; Thebe Kgositsile.

Earl Sweatshirt in brief

Born
1994
Known for
rapper, record producer, singer, songwriter, actor and musician
Place of birth
Chicago
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Identity and origins

Earl Sweatshirt was recorded at birth as Thebe Neruda Kgositsile. He also worked under the name Earl Sweatshirt. The authorities additionally record the headings Sly Tendencies, Thebe Neruda Kgositsile and Thebe Kgositsile. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Keorapetse Kgositsile and Cheryl Harris.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Sweatshirt, The Dictionary of Fashion History, 2017. sweatshirt, The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Fashion, 2022. British Mycological Society centenary sweatshirt design competition, Mycologist, 1993. The Sweatshirt, 2005, Swan Hammer, 2022. The Harvard Sweatshirt: Too Cool for School, Luxury, 2023.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Hoping for Better Days (Extended) (2022) — Internet Archive. Drop-Earl Sweatshirt — Internet Archive. Live Laugh Love (Instrumentals) (2025) — Internet Archive. EARL (2010) — Internet Archive. Earl Sweatshirt Deerskin (2008) — Internet Archive. Adult Swim Singles 2016 / Balance (Delisted Track) (2016) — Internet Archive. The Free Earl Mixtape (2011) — Internet Archive. Live Love Laugh - Earl Sweatshirt (2025) — Internet Archive. Earl Sweatshirt Solace (2015) — Internet Archive. Some Rap Songs (WAV) (2018) — Internet Archive. 4MYDAWGS [FAN COMP] (2015) — Internet Archive. POMPEII // UTILITY (2026) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 26 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Earl Sweatshirt studied at UCLA Lab School and Community Magnet Charter School. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are West Coast hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, abstract hip-hop and jazz rap.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Los Angeles.

Chronology

  1. 1994Earl Sweatshirt born at Chicago.
  2. 2008Earl Sweatshirt Deerskin digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 2010EARL digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 2016Adult Swim Singles 2016 / Balance (Delisted Track) digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 2022Hoping for Better Days (Extended) digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 2025Live Laugh Love (Instrumentals) digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Earl Sweatshirt”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1033188: Earl Sweatshirt

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