rap sea shanty experimental Gilles Peterson Hip-Hop
On “EAST” Earl laments losing his girlfriend, his grandmother and father while reflecting on his dependence on alcohol to cope. He does so over a sample from a song by 20th-century Egyptian singer Abdelhalim Hafez. The track’s title is likely a reference to the time he spent on the East Coast with MIKE and the [sLUms] collective while producing Some Rap Songs. The loud, overpowering production on this song can be seen to be a metaphor for Earl’s Read more on Last.fm.

Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (born February 24, 1994), better known as Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He released his debut mixtape, EARL, as a free digital download on the OFWGKTA website at sixteen years-old, with the help of founding OFWGKTA member Tyler, the Creator. During the years of 2010 - 2012, he was sent to a reform school, which prompted the #FreeEarl meme. His debut studio album, Doris, was released in 2013 to widespread critical acclaim. He followed this release up with his second album, I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt, in 2015 to an equal amount of acclaim. In 2018, he released his third studio album, Some Rap Songs, which was his last album with Columbia; following it up with the EP Feet of Clay in 2019 on Warner Records. His latest album, Sick!, was released in 2022, also on Warner Records. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.