Earl Sweatshirt is a well-known American rapper who is also a successful record producer and DJ.

Quick Facts

Earl Sweatshirt Biography

Earl Sweatshirt, The stage name of Thebes Neruda Kgositsile is well known. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 24, 1994. His father, Keorapetse Kgositsile, was a poet and political activist, and his mother, Cheryl Harris, was a law professor. His parents divorced when he was eight years old. He spent most of his childhood in Los Angeles.

Earl completed his education at UCLA Lab School and Santa Monica Middle School. Due to various behavioral issues, he was later transferred to the Coral Reef Academy boarding school in Samoa. He was interested in rap from an early age and made it his profession. After graduating from boarding school, he started rapping under the alias SlyTenedencies. He later joined the Los Angeles-based rap trio ‘Old Future’, where he achieved many successes.

Earl’s Age, Height, Weight Sweatshirt

Earl Sweatshirt was born on February 24, 1994, he is 28 years old as of 2022. His height is 1,8 m and he weighs 70 kg.

Career

Earl started rapping when he was fifteen years old. He started with the name ‘SlyTendencies’. He started rapping publicly in 2008 and distributed his exclusive recordings on social media platforms. In 2008, his most popular singles were ‘Kitchen Cutlery’ and ‘Mixtape’. Later he founded his own rap group ‘Backpackers’ with three friends.

Earl was discovered by Tyler, a prominent American rapper, through his videos posted on Myspace, and Earl was subsequently invited to join Tyler’s group, ‘Odd Future’. He became incredibly successful in a short time thanks to his excellent rapping technique, and he also had the chance to appear in a few publications such as Fader, Spin and Billboard.

Finally, in 2010, Earl released his first album entitled ‘Earl’. It became a huge hit and was named one of the ‘Best Albums of 2010’. His mother then sent him to a retreat school in Samoa because of certain behavioral problems. He made his big comeback in 2012 after returning from the boarding school. He made several songs available online. Earl was featured on the opening track of ‘Odd Future’, ‘Oldie’.

In 2013, he released his debut solo album, ‘Chum’, and the same year released another hit, ‘Doris’ on Columbia Records. It goes viral and sells about 49,000 copies in its first week. Earl launched his album ‘I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside’ in 2015 and reached number one on the iPhone store. Earl posted three incredible tunes to SoundCloud in early 2016 entitled “Bary,” “SKRT SKRT” and “Wind in my sails.” He will likely deliver more incredible tunes in the years to come.

Achievements and prices

• Earl was named one of the ‘Best Albums of 2010’ in 2010 for his album ‘Earl’.
• Earl was nominated for a Grammy Award as a recording artist in 2013, as well as a BET Hip Hop Award. In the same year, he received the ‘M TV U Woodie’ award as ‘Breaking Woodie’.

Earl Sweatshirt’s Net Worth in 2022

Earl Sweatshirts net worth is estimated at $5 million as of July 2022. His amazing rapping skills have earned him a lot of money. Most of his fortune comes from the albums and solos he has produced to date.

Apart from that, Earl has received a large number of likes and views from other social media networks like Instagram, Twitter and Myspace which greatly increases his net worth. He achieved considerable success at a young age and his net worth is expected to rise in the near future due to his position in the rap industry.

‘Earl’, a gifted rapper, achieved fame and fortune at a young age. In the rap world, he is a phenomenal performer. Earl is quite active on social media and has garnered a lot of fame for it. He has already won a million hearts and his popularity is expected to increase in the coming years.