 Genius Meanings
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Earl Sweatshirt – Chum
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In “Chum,” Earl discusses his fatherless life and what his life has become since coming back from boarding school in Samoa. The song title itself means “a close friend,” which
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Frank Ocean) – Sunday
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Here, the two Odd Future members reflect on sour relationships, drug use, and their lives in Los Angeles, over a mellow beat, co-produced by both of them. It also features Frank
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. RZA) – Molasses
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Twelfth track off of the Doris record from OF’s Earl Sweatshirt, and interestingly, it features the RZA. OF is often compared to Wu Tang, of which RZA is a member.
Song Samples
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Earl Sweatshirt – Grief
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Earl shared the official video for “Grief” on the same day his album was announced. According to Earl, his record label (SONY) messed up the release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Casey Veggies & Vince Staples) – Hive
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“Hive” features a very ominous and menacing instrumental, creating a very eerie atmosphere. The rapping features numerous instances of multiple assonant rhymes, from which Earl is
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Earl Sweatshirt – Riot!
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“Riot!,” the closing track of Some Rap Songs, is entirely instrumental, notably sampling a song of the same name by South African jazz legend, and close friend of his father, Hugh
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Earl Sweatshirt – Shattered Dreams
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“Shattered Dreams” is the first song of Earl Sweatshirt’s long awaited 2018 album, Some Rap Songs.
Here, Earl introspectively discusses a variety of topics occurring in the years
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Earl Sweatshirt – solace
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During Earl’s interview with NPR Music, he mentioned a project that he had made around June as mentioned in his tweet:
https://twitter.com/earlxsweat/status/520764005921464323
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Earl Sweatshirt – Earl
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“Earl” is the self-titled track off of Earl’s debut mixtape. It is the continuation of “Thisniggaugly,” when Earl finally decides to showcase his talents to the Odd Future crew
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Earl Sweatshirt – December 24
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“December 24,” formerly leaked as a demo known as “Bad Acid,” after the lyric “bad acid did damage to my mental.”
In an interview with Vulture, Earl said that this is the first
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The Alchemist (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – E. Coli
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The Alchemist and Earl Sweatshirt reunite with the long-awaited collaboration, “E. Coli”.
Alchemist delivered a visual, from director Jason Goldwatch, along with the track. Neither
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Liv.e (Singer)) – MTOMB
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On “MTOMB” Earl picks up where he left off on his last album Some Rap Songs dealing with depression in the wake of his father’s death.
The soul sample in the background is sampled
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Earl Sweatshirt – Inside
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In this song, Earl is talking about how he missed out on Odd Future blowing up, so he wasn’t ready. He doesn’t feel at home because he’s usually touring. He talks about how fame
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – Super Rich Kids
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Continuing a major theme on the album, Frank evokes the lux and glamorous like no other (see “Sweet Life” and “Lost”). Only “Super Rich Kids” is a bit more harrowing—there’s
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Earl Sweatshirt – Azucar
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“Azucar” has Earl discussing his depression over the past year and the ways he copes from drinking to being with friends like underground rappers MIKE and Navy Blue. The track is
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Earl Sweatshirt – Old Friend
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[Intro] / Mm-mm, mm-mm, uh / [Verse] / Strong spirit where the body couldn't get asylum / The cost of living high, don't cross the picket line and get the virus / Wild cat has got
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Earl Sweatshirt – Luper
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Sixth track off Earl Sweatshirt’s debut mixtape Earl. This song is a continuation of the skit “Wakeupfaggot.” It is also a new version of a tracked from his first mixtape Kitchen
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Earl Sweatshirt – EAST
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On “EAST” Earl laments losing his girlfriend, his grandmother and father while reflecting on his dependence on alcohol to cope. He does so over a sample from a song by 20th-century
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Vince Staples) – Burgundy
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Produced by The Neptunes, this is the second track off of Earl’s debut studio album, Doris. Pictures were released earlier of Pharrell and Earl working in the studio, and this was
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Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist (Ft. MIKE) – Sentry
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“Sentry” is the lead single from VOIR DIRE, the long-awaited collaboration album between rapper Earl Sweatshirt and producer The Alchemist. The single was first posted on a cryptic
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Vince Staples) – epaR
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On this track off his debut mixtape Earl, the namesake artist reminded us what he was all about: drugs, sex, homicide. The song features Vince Staples, and marked the first
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Earl Sweatshirt’s “Playing Possum” Samples Both Of His Parents
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The track was intended as a conciliatory gesture towards his estranged father.
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Earl Sweatshirt – Lye
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[Intro] / Yep, yep, yep / [Verse] / Same one that I forgot to praise still above me / One thing about it, I'ma beat 'em to the punches / Stumped all day, thinkin', "Mama, where the
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