Earl Sweatshirt perfoms live on Day 3 of the RBC Bluesfest on July 9, 2016 in Ottawa, Canada.
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Earl Sweatshirt has a different story to tell on his new offering “Balance” featuring musician Knxwledge.
Over a melodic backdrop, the 22-year-old rapper waxes poetic about heart-to-hearts with mom and offers this sobering thought: “And I’m prolly the worst n—a to get involved with/ These shoulders is not for you to sniffle on.”
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The emotional bars are on-brand for emo Earl (born Thebe Kgositsile), whose 2015 effort was poignantly titled I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside, which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200.
“Balance” serves as another Adult Swim Single and follows Sweatshirt’s previous releases “Pelicula,” “Wind in My Sails,” “Skrt Skrt” and “bary.”