Earl Sweatshirt
Earl Sweatshirt performing in 2017
Born	Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (1994-02-24) February 24, 1994 (age 32) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Sly Tendencies randomblackdude Brad Pitt
Occupations	Rapper songwriter record producer actor
Years active	2008–2010 2012–present
Spouse	Aida Osman ​ (m. 2025)​
Children	2
Parents	Keorapetse William Kgositsile (father) Cheryl Harris (mother)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Origin	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip-hop alternative hip-hop abstract hip-hop jazz rap horrorcore (early)
Works	Recording production
Labels	Tan Cressida Warner Columbia (former)
Formerly of	Odd Future
Musical artist
Website	earlsweatshirt.com
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Thebe Neruda Kgositsile^[a][1] (born February 24, 1994), known professionally as Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper and record producer. Kgositsile was originally known by the moniker Sly Tendencies when he began rapping in 2008, but changed his name when Tyler, the Creator invited him to join his alternative hip-hop collective Odd Future in late 2009. He is the son of South African political poet Keorapetse Kgositsile.

At the age of 16, he gained recognition and critical praise for his second mixtape, Earl (2010). Shortly after its release, he was sent to a boarding school in Samoa for at-risk teens by his mother, which he attended for a year and a half. Unable to record during his stay, he returned to Los Angeles in February 2012 before his eighteenth birthday. Kgositsile rejoined Odd Future and adopted a recording contract with the group's parent label, Columbia Records to release his debut studio album, Doris (2013).^[2]

The album peaked within the top five of the Billboard 200, while his second and third albums, I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside (2015) and Some Rap Songs (2018), both of which peaked within its top 20 and were critical praised. He then signed with Warner Records to release his second EP, Feet of Clay (2019) as well as his fourth and fifth studio albums, Sick! (2022) and Live Laugh Love (2025). He also collaborated with record producer the Alchemist on the joint album, Voir Dire (2023). He then collaborated with MIKE on the album, POMPEII / UTILITY (2026).

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