Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (born February 24, 1994), better known by his
stage name Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, skateboarder, musician, and a former member of the
Los Angeles-based
hip hop collective Odd Future. He is signed to
Columbia Records, as well as his own label,
Tan Cressida. Earl gained recognition and critical praise for his debut mixtape,
Earl. Following its release, his mother sent him to a boarding school in
Samoa until his 18th birthday. On August 20, 2013, he released his debut
studio album,
Doris. On March 23, 2015, the digital version of Earl's second album,
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt was released; the physical version of the album was released on April 14, 2015 to acclaim. On April 28, a ten-minute song/EP named "
Solace" was released on
YouTube.