Album of the day (#3584): Some Rap Songs by Earl Sweatshirt - Music

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Some Rap Songs by Earl Sweatshirt (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2018.
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Overall rank: 883
Average rating: 79/100 (from 281 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Shattered Dreams
2. Red Water
3. Cold Summers
4. Nowhere2go
5. December 24
6. Ontheway! (Feat. Standing On The Corner)
7. The Mint (Feat. Navy Blue)
8. The Bends
9. Loosie
10. Azucar
11. Eclipse
12. Veins
13. Playing Possum (Feat. Cheryl Harris & Keorapetse Kgostistile)
14. Peanut
15. Riot!

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NewsFromHome

Not the genesis of, but the mainstream breakout of a style that brought Mavi, Mike, Pink Siifu, Slauson Malone, Sage Elsesser and many more to the music community's attention. Shortly before Covid, I got to watch Earl and his mom have a talk about the genesis of this record - and while the talk ended up feeling like Earl's way of giving his mom (academic influencer as she is) a moment in the spotlight, Earl seems like he's taking on a sense of hauntology intersected with critical race theory. Love how these beats fragment and fall away. Powerful record.

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Listened to it once, so cannot speak on it that much. As I remember, it's quite good, especially the length.
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Of albums that came out in the last few years, I think I listened to this one the most. Alongside Solace, his best work yet. It's like he takes you on a trip through his mind. Sound of deteriorating mental state/breakdown.

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NewsFromHome wrote:

Not the genesis of, but the mainstream breakout of a style that brought Mavi, Mike, Pink Siifu, Slauson Malone, Sage Elsesser and many more to the music community's attention. Shortly before Covid, I got to watch Earl and his mom have a talk about the genesis of this record - and while the talk ended up feeling like Earl's way of giving his mom (academic influencer as she is) a moment in the spotlight, Earl seems like he's taking on a sense of hauntology intersected with critical race theory. Love how these beats fragment and fall away. Powerful record.

I was gonna use the adjective "fragmentary" to describe this, then I noticed you'd used "fragment" (the verb), and I'm sure it was a coincidence but I still didn't want to come across as a cheap copycat so I decided against using it, and then I started to doubt myself and I think I may have seen your use of it as I scrolled which then probably planted the seed, but the entire thing must've been subconscious and lightning quick, so the noble thing to do seems to me to make it conscious - publically verbalising it (via type, not voice) - even though there's a very real chance it's not even a real thing/situation.

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Skinny wrote:

I was gonna use the adjective "fragmentary" to describe this, then I noticed you'd used "fragment" (the verb), and I'm sure it was a coincidence but I still didn't want to come across as a cheap copycat so I decided against using it, and then I started to doubt myself and I think I may have seen your use of it as I scrolled which then probably planted the seed, but the entire thing must've been subconscious and lightning quick, so the noble thing to do seems to me to make it conscious - publically verbalising it (via type, not voice) - even though there's a very real chance it's not even a real thing/situation.

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Jameth wrote:

Anxiety is real, people.

Sure is, and this album has a plethora. It's the culmination of Earl's decade long experimentation with off beats, unique flow and extremely personal and poignant stories. I can't wait for his next album, even though there's not much chance he'll top this. In fact, if it was 5-10 minutes longer, it'd rap album of the decade for me. Add a few songs off of Feet of Clay, and voila.
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Personally, I found it relieving to listen to a rap album that didn’t have 20+ minutes of skits ballooning it up to over an hour.
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Jameth wrote:

Personally, I found it relieving to listen to a rap album that didn’t have 20+ minutes of skits ballooning it up to over an hour.

I'm intrigued. Where can I find this album with more than 20 minutes of skits?
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Something about the personal stories of this album made it seem more focused than other abstract hip hop albums. Though I wasn't in love with SRS in the same way that I loved Madvilliainy. But I guess it's unfair for me to compare Earl Sweatshirt to MF Doom, since I hold a high opinion of him.
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