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Earl Sweatshirt performs in the course of the Good Vibes Solely Tour at Speaking Stick Resort Amphitheatre on August 01, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Key Takeaways:
- Earl Sweatshirt revealed he has not spoken to Frank Ocean “in a brick,” regardless of their Odd Future historical past.
- He praised Frank’s jewellery model Homer and stated he may purchase a chunk.
- Earl’s new album explores private development and options artists like Erykah Badu.
Earl Sweatshirt and singer Frank Ocean each rose to fame as a part of the Odd Future collective within the early 2010s. However in a latest interview, the enigmatic rapper and producer admitted he and the “Novacane” singer haven’t spoken a lot in recent times.
The subject of his relationship along with his Odd Future comrades got here up throughout Earl’s look on the New York Instances’ “Popcast.” “I discuss to [Tyler, the Creator] greater than I discuss to Frank. I haven’t talked to Frank in a brick,” stated the now 31-year-old man born Thebe Neruda Kgositsile.
However the two artists aren’t at odds, no pun meant. Earl went on to reward Ocean’s jewelry-making enterprise, sharing how impressed he was with it. “He’s doing that s**t,” stated Earl, who appeared on “Tremendous Wealthy Youngsters” from Ocean’s Channel Orange album. “He’s making jewellery, like… He can drop anytime he needs. Or not. He can drop a sequence on y’all. I’m about to cop.”
Ocean initially launched his Homer nice jewellery model in 2018. It relaunched in 2025 to optimistic fanfare, with a webshop promoting diamond, silver, and gold equipment. Homer additionally has bodily shops in New York Metropolis, London, and Los Angeles. Whereas the jewellery enterprise appears to be treating him nicely, Ocean’s final album stays 2016’s Blonde, leaving followers to invest when — or if — he’ll launch new music.
As for Earl, on Friday (Aug. 22), he dropped Stay Chuckle Love, his first album since 2022’s SICK! The brand new 11-track undertaking, his sixth LP, consists of vocals from Erykah Badu and clocks in at below half-hour. Stay Chuckle Love’s rollout was temporary, with Earl solely saying the discharge date on Aug. 20 with a sequence of meme-filled Instagram posts.
The album’s launch marketing campaign additionally included a listening celebration in Los Angeles — Earl Sweatshirt himself didn’t attend.