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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Video Earl Sweatshirt - "Whoa"

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 12:44 PM

nah no fu-nah nah no fuck that
niggas think cuz you fuckin' made "Chum" & got all personal
that niggas won't go back to that ol' fuckin 2010 shit
about talkin' about fuckin w-all that
no fuck that nigga i got you fuck that

OFWGKTA's Tyler, the Creator—AKA this video's director Wolf Haley—wouldn't want you to think that Earl has given up on the puerile shock tactics that is the Golf Wang's bread, butter, meat, and mayo; but I think he doth protest too much, because despite his protestations in the intro, the mighty Earl has turnt down the bullshit, but kept the rubbery, Dumile-esque syllable-drunk style he kicked in the door with. I'm keeping my expectations in check but I look forward to Mr. Sweatshirt's upcoming album Doris.

I kinda wish OF's rather terrible Adult Swim show Loiter Squad would focus a bit more on Earl—I feel like he could bring a bit more of a dry wit to bear there as opposed to its current fire-extinguisher-soaked junior high-jinx. Just this video alone is funnier than any Squad episode that's aired.