Earl Sweatshirt Believes Black Lives Matter Movement Has the Power to Shift Society

While some artists, like Beyonce and Jay Z, have come out as leading proponents for the Black Lives Matter movement, others have understandably remained in the background. For Earl Sweatshirt, whose relationship with fame and the public eye is ever-developing, leading through publicly vocal statements may not come as easily. In an interview with A Country Called Earth and journalist Ferrari Sheppard though Earl voices his support for the social-political movement, saying that it has already proven to have a substantial impact.

"Black Lives Matter has already demonstrated that it has the power to shift the societal landscape by bringing awareness to age old issues that have plagued us as a people," Earl said in an e-mail exchange with Sheppard. "I’m fully behind it." Most recently, Jay Z's Tidal had donated $1.5 million to the Black Lives Matter movement.

In the interview, Earl speaks on religion and his relationship with fame. He says of his days not on the road, "I’m either with Knxwledge and my little brother Sage, or getting acupuncture and focusing on eating right and gaining weight. I listen to records all day and watch 'The Wire' with my mom."

Earl recently dropped three new tracks, his first bit of music since his album I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside was released in March of 2015. The rapper last made headlines in late January for a pair of tweets published after hearing Post Malone's "White Iverson" for the first time. "I'm a grown ass man, y'all have fun slappin that one," Earl wrote.

To read the full interview, which was published on Monday (Feb. 8), visit A Country Called Earth.

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