Earl Sweatshirt hopped on his Twitter account last night (August 12) and gave fans a hint at what he’s been working on. The Odd Future rapper said that he’s not in Europe with the rest of the OF crew because he’s been putting together his solo debut album. He says the project, which doesn’t have an official release date or title, is heading in a new direction from what fans are used to from the California native—he labeled it “pretty music.” In addition, Earl said the project, set to be released through the rapper’s own label via Columbia Records, would feature some of the usual suspects, like Tyler, The Creator and Frank Ocean, as well as producers Pharrell and Alchemist.
Back in May, it was reported that the rapper secured a deal with Columbia Records which also gave him his own imprint label.
Check out what he had to say about his recent work below. —Adam Fleischer (@AdamXXL)
You wanna know why im not in europe with the squad?
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Im finishing this album. — Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Im just trying to make pretty music.
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Everyone whose favorite song off EARL was epar or whatever might be pretty bummed. — Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Everyone with 666 or KTA or some sort of stupid hashtag like “hey look im crazy” in their bio might be pretty bummed too.
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
I anticipate a loss of fans. I also anticipate gaining some. So. You know. Yeah. — Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
I hope i lose you as a fan if you only fuck with me cause i rapped about raping girls when i was 15.
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
I fucking love how it sounds. And uhh. Thats what matters — Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Im gonna go out on a limb and say that you can hear the progression.
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Christian Rich // The Neptunes // Tyler, The Creator // randomblackdude // — Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Domo Genesis // Vince Staples // Tyler, The Creator // BBNG // Pharrell Williams //
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Thundercat // Ommas Keith // Frank Ocean // — Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
And Earl Sweatshirt. Thats the list of folks who did work on _____.
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Oh and samiyam and alchemist!!!!! — Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
Oh yeah and casey veggies!!
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
And matt and syd — Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
My mom likes my new shit. Sundays at my moms house are tight.
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) August 12, 2012
