Earl Sweatshirt Interview! On ‘Live Laugh Love,’ Growing Up in Odd Future & Becoming a Dad

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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The cult rapper, who broke out at 16, discusses his new album, his relationship with Tyler, the Creator and how he cut his own path around fame and into fatherhood. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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0:00.0	the nose hair.
0:01.5	You're saying when it gets too long.
0:03.1	Yeah.
0:04.1	Which one, though?
0:05.7	Both.
0:06.6	Oh, yeah.
0:07.6	I'm freshly 31.
0:09.7	I didn't know that hair could...
0:12.3	I do a little, you know, if you get the angle, right?
0:15.1	It's the thing.
0:16.0	I don't know about that.
0:18.4	That's all I'm saying.
0:19.1	It's only happened a couple times.
0:29.6	Grab minutes who have to spit blizzard as a... I don't know about that. That's what I'm saying. It's only happened a couple times. Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, your gladiator manner of rapping of music, music and criticism. I'm John Caramanica, critic of the New York Times.
0:32.6	I'm Joe Coscarelli.
0:33.6	I'm a culture reporter at The New York Times.
0:35.6	What's going on?
0:36.6	I'm Earl Sweat shirt, and I didn't have a more funny artist name to say right now.
0:41.7	You of course know Earl from his decade-plus rap career, going back all the way to the earliest
0:48.5	days of odd future.
0:49.7	Earl sweatshirt was the first breakout of this group.
0:57.8	The Earl video came out when he was 16, and then he promptly disappeared.
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