The youngest member of the Odd Future hip-hop crew, Earl Sweatshirt's innovative
rhymes and screwball beats marked him as one of rap's most unique newcomers
during the 2010s. He was born as "Thebe Neruda Kgositsile" in Chicago, Illinois,
on February 24, 1994, and raised by a family that included his father, South
African poet Keorapetse Kgositsileand. After being discovered on MySpace by
Tyler, The Creator, he burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old with his acclaimed
mixtape Kitchen Cutlery in 2009 and his free downloadable album Earl in 2010
following year. He later formed his im...