Earl Sweatshirt With Microphone Check: 'I'm Grown'

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  • The 21-year-old spoke with Microphone Check in Austin, Texas, during SXSW a couple days before the release of his second major label album. He says he feels like I Don't Like S---, I Don't Go Outside is really his first album, though. "This is the first thing that I've said that I fully stand behind, like the good and the bad of it," he says. "I've never been this transparent with myself or with music. I've never been behind myself this much."
    www.npr.org/blogs/microphonech...
    Credits
    Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Frannie Kelley, Ali Shaheed Muhammed; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Katie Hayes Luke, A.J. Wilhelm; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann.
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  • @Blackout0900
    @Blackout0900 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2871

    I feel like Earl just punched a kid at lunchtime and the principal and the vice principal are just talking him through it cause they know he's a good kid.

  • @knowun
    @knowun 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2273

    I like interviews like this... No posturing, no one trying to talk over anyone. Calm. Respectful.

    • @thramagen
      @thramagen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      its reverse posturing for them trying to match earls energy, but they were trying not to talk over him.

    • @DarrylBarnesDance
      @DarrylBarnesDance 9 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      thramagen true jounalism

    • @TheTechnoKnights
      @TheTechnoKnights 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      patrick gibson a lot of npr interviews i've listened too were like that

    • @bmoore210
      @bmoore210 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      patrick gibson npr does it right

    • @knowun
      @knowun 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sway had them Quansers though

  • @CodysFavorites
    @CodysFavorites 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1837

    this interview makes me wanna drink a big ass bottle of water

    • @SKUL15
      @SKUL15 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      same here man

    • @aneshiaaugustine
      @aneshiaaugustine 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +xxTNTxx36 i 3rd that..seriously. earl..where did you go??!!

    • @long-style
      @long-style 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +MyNamesCody Whahahahahahaha

    • @Young516_
      @Young516_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +MyNamesCody LMAOO snorlax

    • @markesemajor2160
      @markesemajor2160 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +MyNamesCody LMFAO!!!!!

  • @eco532
    @eco532 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1075

    the mic quality on this is legit the best i ever heard

    • @kenny.bender
      @kenny.bender 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      its pretty good, they should put a link to their mics in the description

    • @augusthart2444
      @augusthart2444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      it's npr what do you expect

    • @piqle
      @piqle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      the smacking of his lips is ASMR

    • @caded1873
      @caded1873 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      All the sounds sound so crisp and crystal clear, it’s amazing

    • @in.der.welt.sein.
      @in.der.welt.sein. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      NPR usually uses Neumann U87, which are super expensive mics. I can't tell what mics they're using in the video though.

  • @theocho97
    @theocho97 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3186

    WHEN RAPPERS LOOK HOMELESS U KNOW THEY ABOUT TO RELEASE A FIRE ALBUM

    • @spect9236
      @spect9236 9 ปีที่แล้ว +262

      No sleep, at the studio 24/7

    • @LawrenceSixSix
      @LawrenceSixSix 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Very correct.

    • @Minnesotaraised
      @Minnesotaraised 9 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      "Good grief, i've been reapin what I sold, nigga I ain't been outside in a minute, i've been living what wrote."-Earl Sweatshirt

    • @SHUX-A7-13
      @SHUX-A7-13 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      King Steelo! straggly ass lol

    • @theocho97
      @theocho97 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jaded  stfu pls, stop flame

  • @osamabinswaggin7761
    @osamabinswaggin7761 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1293

    earl the only dude who can talk for 10 minutes about absolutely nothing, but still send a message

    • @kenny.bender
      @kenny.bender 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol keemstar

    • @Christian-si6no
      @Christian-si6no 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      tru man

    • @OneBasedGod
      @OneBasedGod 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Osama Bin Swaggin it's nothing maybe to you buts he's speaking more truth than you think
      knowledge is power homie

    • @ghy518
      @ghy518 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      what are you talkin about man? are you listening?

    • @sunsetstripper7478
      @sunsetstripper7478 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      For real, are you even listening dude? This dude was speaking his mind the whole time. It takes a certain kind of hell you witness to understand this man. Going to hell and back.

  • @kaisoundz
    @kaisoundz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    emotion isnt logic, thanks Earl I needed to hear those words

  • @ParkourFrederik
    @ParkourFrederik 7 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    this is the calmest interview I've ever stumbled upon

    • @connoromahony3518
      @connoromahony3518 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Seriously though lmao, this sounded more like a therapy session

    • @weirdsideelly3111
      @weirdsideelly3111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i was thinking the exact same thing hahaha epic

    • @rare_sounds
      @rare_sounds 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      facts

  • @user-pi2xl4jw3e
    @user-pi2xl4jw3e 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1512

    this is lowkey the realest interview i've seen in the last decade

    • @killzone2FTw547
      @killzone2FTw547 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      +Arttu Hämäläinen highkey

    • @rallyrockss
      @rallyrockss 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Skater.Fuzebox wise words

    • @liammackenzie3695
      @liammackenzie3695 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      +Arttu Hämäläinen I watch this about once a month

    • @stylebyjules
      @stylebyjules 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Liam MacKenzie lmao same

    • @Huumf
      @Huumf 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ooh lowkey ooo :-D :-\

  • @WafflesASAP
    @WafflesASAP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    Third time I've watched this interview. Two Things:
    1. NPR knows how to fucking do interviews, man. The formula is simple, I think: *Be. Real.* If you've got a competent staff handling the shit and an _at least semi-interesting_ actor/musician/"artist of another type" to talk to, *_authenticity_** is the first and **_only_** other ingredient necessary* for a compelling interview. The fact that the shit is uncut for an hour just makes it even better. The interview becomes this comfortable thing that you can get invested in, as if you could be sitting there chatting with people you've known your whole life.
    2. This is the most "alive" and interested I think I've ever seen Earl in an interview. I don't think he was even this open and interested any time I've seen him in with Sway, who I think normally brings a good amount of energy and life out of his guests. These two (Kelly and Ali) do a great job of getting what _seems_ to be *authentic Earl* (as opposed to the disingenuous, pre-processed, filtered and radio-ready person that people with fame tend to become in interviews) out of him. Big ups to those two for that. Ali obviously knows his way around this shit given his experience re: Tribe, but it's one thing to write music and another to successfully bring out the best in the subject of an interview. Kelly's got a few moments where it's almost obvious she's freaking out a little bit that she's in the same room with/having a conversation with Earl (which is interesting given her experience with Ali), but to her credit she does a great job of keeping things professional, but still loose and fun.
    Some of these radio shows let these plastic, almost laughably insincere "talking heads" spend almost as much time trying (and failing) to make witty quips _at_ the artists as they do even _attempting_ to bring the _soul_ out of their subjects. We often get two-and-a-half-minute chunks of the artist trying to give interesting answers to prosaic questions while awkwardly dodging interruptions by the interviewer who, at that point, is having trouble dealing with the reality that they've gone 45-seconds without saying _something,_ so they just make noises and shit (lest their listeners forget about them), before going to commercial every two-and-a-half minutes. An hour slot of this will yield twenty-three (ish) minutes of "words" from the "host," roughly seven minutes of the artist asking if the noises the host is making are questions or fucking _sneezes,_ and 30 minutes of the same two Papa Johns and Geico commercials split across six or seven breaks. No substance at all. That shit is not compelling.
    NPR puts their hosts in a position to have _real conversations_ with their artists, and each of these come off that way for that reason. You can tell there's no pressure there. It's comfortable. I feel like I could be sitting in that room, chatting with _my friend, Earl Sweatshirt,_ (Disclaimer: Earl Sweatshirt is not my friend. I'm definitely not cool enough/smart enough to command the respect of anyone that intelligent at that young of an age.) There's room to breathe in their interviews, and sometimes it's what's _not_ there that can be the difference between an "interview" and an _interview._ I like having nobody trying to sell me a stuffed-crust pizza every three minutes, taking me out of the conversation that I've invested in _because I admire the fucking artist, _*_hence why I tuned in in the first place_*_._
    Major ups to NPR, and major ups to Earl. That kid is a genius as far as I'm concerned.

    • @mattreed827
      @mattreed827 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +Mike Mitchell W

    • @LawrenceLan
      @LawrenceLan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the pharrell npr interview was terrible tho

    • @WafflesASAP
      @WafflesASAP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      moms spaget oh, my bad. Reading is hard af, I forgot. The most embarrassing thing though, is that you cared _so much_ that someone else expressed their thoughts in something larger than a fucking Tweet, you had to let everyone know _you weren't reading that shit._
      If you don't wanna read it, don't read it. Going out of your way to write "TL;DR" is the equivalent of holding up a sign that reads: "long-time member of the 'illiterate and proud' club."
      Don't worry my man, I got you: www.amazon.com/Daily-Word-Ladders-Reproducible-Vocabulary/dp/0545074762

    • @clapthonyclaptano3922
      @clapthonyclaptano3922 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mike Mitchell No I just don't care enough to read any of it. Obviously I can read, I just don't want to.

    • @WafflesASAP
      @WafflesASAP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      moms spaget Yeah, the effort it'd take to read 2.5 paragraphs is what this is about. That's why you're still here talking about it. That's why you went out of your way to comment in the first place.
      Fake son of a bitch.
      You get nothing else from me.

  • @ForeverGambino3
    @ForeverGambino3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    this interview is so calming

  • @willwallace2682
    @willwallace2682 9 ปีที่แล้ว +770

    I'm glad they mic'd Earls water bottle.

    • @peazeralus
      @peazeralus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      This is the best comment here. Period.

    • @jeffreymbelu9718
      @jeffreymbelu9718 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peazeralus PERIOOD!

    • @adultcartoonsandcereal15
      @adultcartoonsandcereal15 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂 im rollin

    • @raven4519
      @raven4519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Will Wallace literally as i read this he took a sip of water

    • @sepptony2524
      @sepptony2524 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💀💀💀💀

  • @likeamandistressed953
    @likeamandistressed953 9 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    Had to pause it to go listen to the Na'kel verse. It almost gives me chills, especially knowing that he's not even a rapper but all you feel is those emotions in the words.

    • @chrisivy8915
      @chrisivy8915 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same thing happened to me like, i was like damn nak, you poured your shit out

    • @theocho97
      @theocho97 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      domo would've been better tho

    • @chrisivy8915
      @chrisivy8915 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      based ocho Nah man, nak fit it well, domo wouldve been better on wool to me

    • @theocho97
      @theocho97 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris Ivy yea i feel u. i still wish domowouldve gotten in on the album tho

    • @chrisivy8915
      @chrisivy8915 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saaaaame, that chemistry wouldve been on point shon

  • @TheOriginalBendejo
    @TheOriginalBendejo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2480

    im about 2 minutes in and this interview seems like a weird ass therapy session lol

    • @unicron8244
      @unicron8244 8 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Music iz therapy weather it'z being played or talked about. I love this weirdnezz, especially for HIP HOP

    • @everyfieId
      @everyfieId 8 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      +Dezmond Thornton cant take you serious with the z's

    • @TheRealJSpine
      @TheRealJSpine 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Trevor Philips hahahahaha

    • @jasonthompson2406
      @jasonthompson2406 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      im about 17 min in and it still has the same vibe lol, earl seems more chill than the interviewers

    • @WafflesASAP
      @WafflesASAP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Trevor Philips you would know about weird-ass therapy sessions, eh Trev? lol. How's Michael, anyway?

  • @imwavey6905
    @imwavey6905 8 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    Earl skin is mad smooth

    • @prosperous7243
      @prosperous7243 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      what water gets you. drink more of it.

    • @yeboi8026
      @yeboi8026 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thanks i drink water

    • @curtisg4817
      @curtisg4817 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ya but that nigga ugly

    • @rorydawormmm
      @rorydawormmm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i drink water too brother

    • @elismith8356
      @elismith8356 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@curtisg4817 you must be attracted 2 men.I mean nothin wrong with it if u do. Thats the only way u would be able 2 say if uh nigga is ugly or handsome. Real niggas dont check out niggas in the look departmenr.

  • @QualitySkater
    @QualitySkater 8 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    earl is like the morgan freeman of rap

    • @thecomedian6322
      @thecomedian6322 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      His entire demeanor reminds me of Jimi Hendrix. If you watch a Jimi Hendrix interview he speaks the same way.

    • @KaeDoggie
      @KaeDoggie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂

    • @MrFriendorfiend
      @MrFriendorfiend ปีที่แล้ว

      Ong

    • @PaintedSockets
      @PaintedSockets ปีที่แล้ว +1

      take it back..

  • @nickdijcj1
    @nickdijcj1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +866

    that interview put me in a clear state of mind

    • @computerboycurtis
      @computerboycurtis 9 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      came here to comment this honestly

    • @JTZShow
      @JTZShow 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I agree, it was a real conversation between them, and not commercial

    • @high.9474
      @high.9474 9 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      it's the quality of that mic, shit is so fucking smooth lmao

    • @afterpodcast
      @afterpodcast 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nickdijcj1 Hahahahah amazing statement!

    • @salmon_sweet4912
      @salmon_sweet4912 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      45:53
      PROOF THAT EARL IS A CRACK HEAD

  • @C0SMICediting
    @C0SMICediting 8 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    the atmosphere was so pure in this, put me in a mood of tranquility and clarity. breathing the fresh, humid air that comes through my window.

    • @mattswork
      @mattswork 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch Peter Draws

    • @C0SMICediting
      @C0SMICediting 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i really like that channel, thank you

    • @yeboi8026
      @yeboi8026 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok

  • @Tobi-ts4yh
    @Tobi-ts4yh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Earl wasn't high on this interview for people who keep saying it, he's just naturally a chill dude, even though he was a bit hyper when he was younger

    • @Adrianthegreat1
      @Adrianthegreat1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      he definitely smoked some point before the interview

    • @ethen999
      @ethen999 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      some dank ass point

    • @llamapajamas223
      @llamapajamas223 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Who cares anyways

  • @annaaponte6685
    @annaaponte6685 9 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    a lot of people seem to comment on the way earl answers questions, or forms his thoughts in the interview. i assume a lot of the people not understanding his lack of completely clarity derives from a lack of how creatively inclined people think vs. speak. for the most part, an artist is much more productive in getting thoughts out through their art as opposed to casually in day to day conversation. this is exactly why they do what they do; their thoughts or ideas can be so obscured or hard to explain, it's simply much easier to execute it doing what they know best; their craft. as an artist myself, it's also really hard most times to be able to properly explain my vision, because there's either too much to go in depth about, or it's something that's simply just made to be executed through my art. creative people also struggle w/ having constant thoughts or ideas out of nowhere, so it may be hard to keep up w/ their train of thought. no hate to anyone not understanding earl, just a bit of insight to those confused by his coherence

    • @EverGreenPhones
      @EverGreenPhones 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      YOOOO this is madddd true

    • @WadeEdaw
      @WadeEdaw 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Great comment.

    • @JakexisxCake
      @JakexisxCake 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I think he has ADD that's not being treated because I articulate my sentences the same way when I'm off my medication. My mind is constantly racing too fast for my mouth to speak. Which is why I always stumble over words and shit I see the same in him.

    • @jackcarden4425
      @jackcarden4425 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      JakexisxCake listen to earl's new release, solace, he talks about how his mind is always racing and how he has trouble articulating himself and I get that completely. I have add and before earl talked about it i never knew other people felt the same way. its not that i can't focus, there are just too many things for me to focus on me for me to have a clear stream of consciousness. which is why i have trouble articulating my thoughts through spoken words.

    • @princesspai1975
      @princesspai1975 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      JakexisxCake so sad smh.

  • @Detman101
    @Detman101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    The more I hear him speak in interviews...the more respect I have for him.
    Truly a wise man in a world of fools.

    • @chocolatte6379
      @chocolatte6379 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      his father is a poet, so we could see the wiseness

    • @ManchesterFck
      @ManchesterFck 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      indeed

    • @Sol-bk6hb
      @Sol-bk6hb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      new kicks from his early music it's sounds like his dad neglects or doesn't pay attention to him

    • @Detman101
      @Detman101 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Solomon Victory
      Yeah, his dad dipped when he was a kid...

  • @emmanueln1446
    @emmanueln1446 8 ปีที่แล้ว +640

    His voice just sounds like chocolate ice cream

  • @frankleoneofficial
    @frankleoneofficial 9 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    I met him as he was walking in for this interview...:)

  • @TobusmoshdawsFxCHiga
    @TobusmoshdawsFxCHiga 8 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    This feels like some ASMR shit

    • @everyfieId
      @everyfieId 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      god

    • @prosperous7243
      @prosperous7243 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      feel like an interview to me

    • @bgrace94
      @bgrace94 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • @youngpavblo7255
      @youngpavblo7255 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      TobusmoshdawsFxCHiga SOME speecb therapy lmoo

  • @Haztacokilla
    @Haztacokilla 9 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    He really is in the upper end of smarter rappers

    • @neurochunk
      @neurochunk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      That can't be all that difficult!

    • @paydro2053
      @paydro2053 9 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      He's in the upper end of smarter human beings in general.

    • @MacHacking
      @MacHacking 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      pay dro hhahahahahahahah okay lets not carried away. There are MANY MANY brilliant PHD, Masters, BA's, along with all the other smart people who didn't go to school. Earl is a "cool" rapper, but he no extraordinary mind.

    • @rebelwordz1
      @rebelwordz1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Saunders you sound like a real hater right now...im not sayin...im just sayin

    • @MacHacking
      @MacHacking 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dick Fitzwell "very unusual or remarkable."

  • @ItsLovelyLeesa
    @ItsLovelyLeesa 9 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    4th time watching this interview. Hella proud of what he's become.

  • @stylebyjules
    @stylebyjules 8 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    this is my favorite interview ever

    • @jwooday1328
      @jwooday1328 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Legit half way through this sent this to every hip hop head I know and said hands down the best interview with a hiphop artist I've ever seen.

  • @TheLastHooligan1
    @TheLastHooligan1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    This young mans level of abstract reasoning, critical thinking, and introspection is a breath of fresh air. This is how I love my artists to be. Kerouac, Burroughs, Keith Richards, John Lennon, people that think, and have the ability to put into words what everyone else is thinking but didn't know they were thinking. I would write for his magazine.

    • @raininthecup
      @raininthecup 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes

    • @k-dawgnasseri5458
      @k-dawgnasseri5458 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I already liked you cause of your comment, which mentioned artists that I love, and then i noticed your Bernie Sanders profile pic. Now I love you.

    • @prod6mill.512
      @prod6mill.512 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      earls fan base needs more people like you, who acknowledge his intellect, which is the biggest part of his music and a big part that a lot of people dodge in music a lot

    • @TheLastHooligan1
      @TheLastHooligan1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If he keeps going he will undeniably be remembered forever.

    • @TheLastHooligan1
      @TheLastHooligan1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      .

  • @ThePlaguedRaven
    @ThePlaguedRaven 9 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Man, probably the best 50 minutes of my life. I'm a musician myself, probably 180 degrees different from Earl, but I don't think there's anyone out there I look up to more than this guy. I don't even think Earl means to be a role model, but he really is. I'm slowly learning to transition out of that dismal state in life myself so this is way too inspiring. I wish good things for the dude. Really well done interview by the way, so down to earth.

    • @Dhelmise29
      @Dhelmise29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He's had a baby, and to me seems really happy. Watch it again if you havent in awhile

  • @OriginalZach
    @OriginalZach 9 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    "People are freaking out. Everyone is always freaking the fuck out and you can see it in their eyes."
    This is the most true shit I deal with while trying to make eye contact.

    • @torygunter606
      @torygunter606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It hasn’t gotten better has it?

  • @zarlie2039
    @zarlie2039 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    who else can say this interview changed the course of their teen years? i swear this one only gets better with time such a raw conversation between all 3 at the table. a lot said in this interview still resonates today

  • @towlie9428
    @towlie9428 8 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    I'm just waiting on this nigga to pull out every brand of water bottle

  • @MedKid
    @MedKid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    2:15 "Yea, I'm on my health"

  • @harrydriggers3675
    @harrydriggers3675 8 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    Earl is one of the most intelligent, honest, wise and down-to-earth people ever. His state of mind is always a role model for me. Great interview.

  • @lCaKeSl
    @lCaKeSl 8 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I love the chill heart to heart style of this interview, instead of loud and obnoxious question after question, "we don't care about you we just want ratings" type of shit, that's probably why Earl said this is the only show he was happy to be on, also learned a shitload about Earl, and that's the point of interviews, but I've never gotten that from anywhere else

  • @Summerlyfecapital
    @Summerlyfecapital 9 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    i like how earl names a lot of his songs with one word thats usually deep but straight to the point at the same time, very counterpoise

  • @xzoddik
    @xzoddik 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    this the most relaxing interview

  • @DJRETROEOFFICIAL
    @DJRETROEOFFICIAL 9 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    "It seems like a pretty serene day."

  • @masonpagnotta279
    @masonpagnotta279 9 ปีที่แล้ว +704

    Earl: it's like a Spanish bird
    Girl: Spanish bird?
    Earl: nah

    • @ubercult
      @ubercult 9 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      I think he said 'word'

    • @emiliano6525
      @emiliano6525 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mason Pagnotta minute?

    • @elcat4677
      @elcat4677 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmfao

    • @owenduke8
      @owenduke8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@emiliano6525 24:13

    • @EARART
      @EARART 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      looooll

  • @Idiyahmean
    @Idiyahmean 9 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    an asmr interview, now I've seen it all

  • @wadejohnson2700
    @wadejohnson2700 9 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Great interview, it felt more like a conversation. The interviewers just let Earl talk and he seemed so open and relaxed during the whole thing.

  • @g32k
    @g32k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    earl looks like a 50 year old who's 17

    • @Haggisbishop
      @Haggisbishop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      "im the youngest old man that you know" - Solace

    • @tavencio879
      @tavencio879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Haggisbishop yesssssir

  • @PermanentMarkerism
    @PermanentMarkerism 8 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    Fucking interviewer looks like Squidward when he got handsome.

  • @joshuacook4688
    @joshuacook4688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +399

    Bad acid did damage to my mental.

    • @HutchWordsworth
      @HutchWordsworth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yo, I was thinking about how he doesn’t seem as clearheaded as he does here anymore. so sad man.

    • @alejandrobrisenogallegos4454
      @alejandrobrisenogallegos4454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@HutchWordsworth I partially agree but he doesn't do these kind of interviews anymore, to my knowledge, so its hard to say really. I just hope he gives us one lengthy interview soon just to get an idea of where his head space stands. It'll be rather interesting because of how intricate his writing has become.
      (Sorry if this was rather long comment, Earl is just THAT foo you know)

    • @isaacdavis987
      @isaacdavis987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Hutch Wordsworth. Nah he’s clearheaded, real life stresses could make an artist retract from the spotlight. I understand what his grief is

    • @HutchWordsworth
      @HutchWordsworth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Isaac Davis I’m not talking about him choosing not to do interviews. When he speaks he slurs his words now and he seems rather lethargic. I think the drugs took a heavy toll on his body. He’s even spoke about it so the proof is there. I just hope he gets better soon

    • @joeyrodriguez1587
      @joeyrodriguez1587 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HutchWordsworth nah it's the complete opposite, listen to Earl Sweatshirt On Resentment, Growth And Giving Yourself A Chance

  • @bobbob-xz1fg
    @bobbob-xz1fg 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I applaud npr for asking good questions and having an intelligent convo and focusing on earl thank you for the great interview

  • @KiddSmiley96
    @KiddSmiley96 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm on my way to being where Earl is mentally, well, trying. You can see he's truly thinking about each word he's saying. Nothing coming out of his mouth is filler. And that is 100% the same with his raps. I feel like I'm approaching that stage, within my world, but I'm working on the articulation, translating my scattered thoughts and feelings into real world applicable conversation and sentences. I guess that's growing up, and as Earl says, he's grown.

  • @Ureyeuh
    @Ureyeuh 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This is so honest and genuine. They just let Earl talk and the audience got an insight into who he is and what happened with the album release. Wow. This is great.

  • @Drb777x
    @Drb777x 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "Suavecito" by Malo! That's the song he was talking about! When they mentioned his mom! It's an awesome song and I have that record on vinyl!

  • @PlayerQ16
    @PlayerQ16 9 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Blonde chick is chill af

    • @AsRiHack3x2
      @AsRiHack3x2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cyber Police Haha, she looks like Kristen Schaal. Who's the voice of Louise on Bob's Burger. :D

    • @Iproductions0
      @Iproductions0 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      iHack3x2 and the face of tina

  • @tanner4769
    @tanner4769 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I would give anything for these people to interview Earl again when he drops his next project

  • @eb7907
    @eb7907 8 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    "emotion isn't logic"

    • @AmiriFields
      @AmiriFields 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That shit is crazy. I want that tatted on my arm.

    • @ModernHype
      @ModernHype 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      go out and preach it

    • @thurmanmerman8747
      @thurmanmerman8747 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      “facts don’t care about your feelings”

    • @Scere
      @Scere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thurmanmerman8747 why

  • @4riawashere
    @4riawashere 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    For those that don't already know, that's Ali Shaheed from A Tribe Called Quest, which makes this interview all the more excellent. Dude still looks like he's in his 20's.

  • @RAD136
    @RAD136 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    2 legends in one room.

    • @icu5362
      @icu5362 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rodion Drozdov yessssir

    • @RawDogTV
      @RawDogTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Who's the other?

    • @spiiicysoup7866
      @spiiicysoup7866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Raw Dog TV ali shaheed Muhammad

    • @duffal0
      @duffal0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RawDogTV from ATCQ

  • @LongJohnSlivers
    @LongJohnSlivers 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    i look at dna so different now. that shit gives me chills

  • @ThreeRapperz
    @ThreeRapperz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    words of fuckin wisdom holy shit he sounds like a 70 yr old

    • @Ikered123
      @Ikered123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He's grown bro

    • @jayce3839
      @jayce3839 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +rasvamanu THat Part

    • @udontexist47
      @udontexist47 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      youngest old man thatcha know

    • @ixine-ni7vt
      @ixine-ni7vt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if ya soul intact let me know

  • @baileysepuloni4317
    @baileysepuloni4317 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Earl really talks from the grey space in life

  • @KalphiteGenius
    @KalphiteGenius 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    i wish all interviews were this authentic. i'm happy earl has found more clarity.

  • @sapp-csgocontentcreatorcom8052
    @sapp-csgocontentcreatorcom8052 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    this mic quality literally sounds better than listening to people talking in real life wtf

  • @cooglamooskies2091
    @cooglamooskies2091 8 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    That album came with a price, I'm sure he's had sleepless nights and the fact that he says he was indoors to make it is scary in my opinion.

    • @13579097531Z
      @13579097531Z 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Flustered Kid you must be flustered

    • @martingarricks6209
      @martingarricks6209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Staying insides easy. How is that scary

  • @Ramiroflores13579
    @Ramiroflores13579 9 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    This video is literally longer than his whole new album

    • @Coleword78
      @Coleword78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      And his new new album

    • @nibblingconscience
      @nibblingconscience 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      And his new new new album

    • @z39836
      @z39836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It's longer than all of his albums

    • @keldrickdunn6430
      @keldrickdunn6430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Combined

    • @mrq.1236
      @mrq.1236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This is longer than his 3 most recent projects combined

  • @supreus8543
    @supreus8543 8 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Earl is the most authentic, intelligent, and fucking precise artist I've ever seen. Best member of Odd Future IMO.

    • @supreus8543
      @supreus8543 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      why not?

    • @earlsweatshirt9922
      @earlsweatshirt9922 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +superSuspect because odd future is not odd future anymore...

    • @darcus2418
      @darcus2418 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Supreus They dont fuck with each other as much as they used to

    • @supreus8543
      @supreus8543 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** you're right for sure.

    • @GetintheCAH
      @GetintheCAH 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Supreus or was the best member O.F had

  • @jamesrichardson4663
    @jamesrichardson4663 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Best interview ever. I fell like me and earl just look at the world the same way. Everything he says I can relate to.

  • @welcome_home_son
    @welcome_home_son 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    why earl always 10% smiling

  • @donpthedon5832
    @donpthedon5832 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I wish me andmy friends could sit and talk like this wow

    • @dragonx13x
      @dragonx13x 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Donovan Perez get better friends

    • @brocowsci
      @brocowsci 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seriuously get better friend yo

    • @brocowsci
      @brocowsci 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Used to get fucked up substances and we would all talk for hours, 2 people sometimes up to 5, about profound things happening in our lives, our ideas, goals and inhibitions

  • @devothedumbass7939
    @devothedumbass7939 9 ปีที่แล้ว +615

    Bruh if 16 year old earl saw this he wouldn't know half of the shit himself said means haha

    • @Tshombee
      @Tshombee 9 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      yeah i mean....yeah

    • @dappunk1
      @dappunk1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He wouldn't know what this comment meant either smh

    • @VividsXtra
      @VividsXtra 9 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      please cry
      hot azz beat clap

    • @devothedumbass7939
      @devothedumbass7939 9 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Im just tryna keep it positive. Save the bees and the whales and the animals.

    • @devothedumbass7939
      @devothedumbass7939 9 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Ah i messed it up. Save the dolphins and the whales and the animals. Its the birds and the trees and the bees. Thats what what im rappin for so hear me out please.

  • @JeremyWhy
    @JeremyWhy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    That's some great mics their using. I can hear how quiet it is in there. WHAT?!! 😳

  • @KingLulzington
    @KingLulzington 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my favorite interview on TH-cam. I've watched it like three times now. Can't get enough. Love both of the interviewers too. The vibe in this room is so pure

  • @Synchro789
    @Synchro789 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Man, this shit is too real. I've been bumpin this album intermittently since it came out. Always come back to it. It's the ingenuity and truth that is so appealing. Thank you Earl for sharing this with us.

  • @JamesWilliams-eh8lf
    @JamesWilliams-eh8lf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Earl is one of the most creative artist of the era

    • @currents._2062
      @currents._2062 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      James Williams eh, I'd give that to Kendrick or Danny Brown tbh. But Earl is just so lyrical and chill he never really gets old

    • @stuartcampbell9738
      @stuartcampbell9738 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      No need to be pretentious.

    • @seanyjuevosmusic
      @seanyjuevosmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      James Williams never

    • @SpurOfMoment
      @SpurOfMoment 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Correct

    • @MrFriendorfiend
      @MrFriendorfiend ปีที่แล้ว

      He's a modern day Edgar Allen Poe. He's a profit a poet and most importantly he's a person.

  • @ltdknwldg
    @ltdknwldg 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of the best interviews/conversations I've been witness to in a long while.

  • @ThePlaguedRaven
    @ThePlaguedRaven 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coming back to this video after 3 years, easily the most enlightening piece of art I've ever watched. I feel like watching and extracting from this video every so often would really keep you grounded...humble.

  • @illlogic15
    @illlogic15 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    these interviewers are so effective because they are not threatening by keeping their egos in check. something other ones should learn

  • @krisharmelink6689
    @krisharmelink6689 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Earl is such a fucking inspiration to me. Here he is, 21, already past the competition shit and on a higher plane-- just trying to get his art as tuned in as possible-- with clear vision and crazy passion. Respect.

  • @thanks_adrian7236
    @thanks_adrian7236 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What he talked about in this interview really spoke to me and refreshened my state of mind. How he talked about emotions ain't logic, how fasting works where you get fucked up to a point of prostration to realize what/who you really are, and to let things flow rather than trying at it and forcing another outcome. These are basic concepts that I have forgotten and it feels nice right now that it was refreshened.

  • @stankboxers
    @stankboxers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    i really hope you guys get him back on this show, so much has changed since IDLSIDGO.

  • @tormentedsunbeam
    @tormentedsunbeam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This doesn’t even feel like an interview, it feels like a good conversation between friends

  • @DRDOMINICO
    @DRDOMINICO 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    i did all my calculus homework with this playing in the background; it set a perfect environment for enrichment and learning. thanks npr for facilitating that... please do more of this with other artists

  • @tommyvercetti2385
    @tommyvercetti2385 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've watched this entire interview about 5 or 6 times. listening to him talk is just so oddly intriguing.

  • @camouflagegreen
    @camouflagegreen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ali is such a great interviewer! i love how much space and time he allows for a person to speak and form their thoughts, and the way he holds his eye contact.

  • @Plastico48
    @Plastico48 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the most interesting and laid back chill interviews I have seen, great job from all parties involved.

  • @SirGromit
    @SirGromit 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm also 21, not done anything significant and this guy already dropped 3 insane albums. Keep doing what you do Earl, we love it.

    • @brotherjoll1802
      @brotherjoll1802 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      His music not all that until some rap songs man

    • @dreadscott3079
      @dreadscott3079 ปีที่แล้ว

      You had to be there

  • @guitarfestish15
    @guitarfestish15 9 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    Earl obviously had some type of psychedelic experience and got reborn.

    • @neuro7046
      @neuro7046 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr Moore oh yea ofc

    • @samenosuke
      @samenosuke 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He talks bout shrooms all the time and what not ...this isnt news

    • @martinelli1177
      @martinelli1177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Mr Moore bad acid did damage to my mental

    • @Kee0626
      @Kee0626 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@martinelli1177 LMAO

  • @snailmoder
    @snailmoder 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    man, i really loved this interview. it's really interesting to see people you look up to be so truthful and open, really gives you some insight on them as a person.

  • @14jc47
    @14jc47 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Earl and Ali both come across as really thoughtful and clever. A genius of the old school and one of the best artists of the new school

  • @bastionrose924
    @bastionrose924 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This dudes vocab is tight

  • @june8919
    @june8919 8 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Was this whole shit a lowkey Smart Water Commercial? lol

  • @JiggyMiggytv
    @JiggyMiggytv 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was one of the best interviews I've ever watched. When you make someone comfortable, that when they vent. I learned so much from Earl watching this!

  • @super.saipen
    @super.saipen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This interview is a check in for me. Its some peaceful wisdom I chuck on if I've spent some weeks fucked up or if I need to get back to earth in the early hours.

  • @whitetpoison
    @whitetpoison 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Emotion isn't logic."
    These few words could not be anymore true.

  • @mandem888
    @mandem888 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    earl is definitely ahead of his time and thinks like an enlightened well spoken individual. im going to be listening to this new LP of his asap. DORIS was enjoyable but im really curious to see what this one has to offer

    • @wingalingdingling9241
      @wingalingdingling9241 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      how did you like it

    • @mandem888
      @mandem888 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +The Elliot Equation found it to be extreamly dark and didnt like it to be honest. Doris was way better. The only tracks i was feeling were 'Faucet', DNA, and Wool

    • @TheHolyLionOx
      @TheHolyLionOx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +The Elliot Equation I also thought that this album is amazing as fck!
      One of my favourite album of all time.... But i think everyone have his own taste.. I can understand
      that you dont like the vibe of this album

    • @TheHolyLionOx
      @TheHolyLionOx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea i totally agree with that

  • @skeev1
    @skeev1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how soft spoken and well worded everyone involved in this interview is

  • @StripsMcKinsey
    @StripsMcKinsey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "it was like, the best hell."
    i've absolutely relate to him so so much

  • @tixxit13
    @tixxit13 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Earl is wayyy smart. I just bought his album, I dont really even listen to his stuff, used to hate on him, but what little I have heard of his music and listening to him speak was enough to take the leap and buy it. Dude is brilliant, great mind for such a young man. Imagine what he'll be doing 2 decades from now when he's already so bright. Our generation learns and absorbs information like nothing I've ever seen before. I think us born between like 85-95 are the last great generation who are young enough to be with the times but not so young that were completely dependent on our ipads and phones like those younger than us surely will be. We have the best of both worlds and were guna kick some ass, I know it.

  • @andrewsletten4712
    @andrewsletten4712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I listen to this every 1-2 months to reorient myself. Would anyone else buy this if they released it on vinyl?

    • @tuzzu903
      @tuzzu903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yea i got one

  • @RogerHeathers
    @RogerHeathers 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the the most genuine interviews I've seen. & Earl seems like he's in a really good place- about to go listen to the album.

  • @wetsticker3860
    @wetsticker3860 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I stumble upon this interview about once every 6 months and I get something new from it every time

  • @kaylabey
    @kaylabey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Ali Shaheed aged in reverse. He looks amazing!

    • @BanayatK1d
      @BanayatK1d 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You look amazing

    • @kaylabey
      @kaylabey 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +BanayatK1d thanks lol

  • @ogSneaykerS47
    @ogSneaykerS47 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best interview I've ever watched !!!

  • @laoznikka
    @laoznikka 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After watching this interview. I was enlightened and it gave me a different light on Earl. He really showed me where he's coming from, which made me give the new album another try and now I love it!

  • @baileyblack1230
    @baileyblack1230 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best interview I’ve ever watched, needs a part 2