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My Take
Earl Sweatshirt is one of those rappers I respect more the longer I listen. He arrived as a teenager through Tyler, the Creator's Odd Future collective, but to me his real story is how far he traveled from that chaotic origin. The son of South African poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, he writes dense, introspective verses that reward patience over hype. Born Thebe Neruda Kgositsile in 1994, he's expanded from rapper into producer, singer and songwriter. I like artists who refuse to coast on early notoriety, and his evolution toward murky, lo-fi soundscapes feels like genuine creative searching rather than reinvention for its own sake.
Overview
Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (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. He 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Earl Sweatshirt
- Name (Japanese)
- アール・スウェットシャツ
- Reading
- あーる・すうぇっとしゃつ
- Born
- February 24, 1994 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dog
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / record producer / singer / songwriter / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.