My Gut Reaction: Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt (March 23, 2015)

So did Thebe “Earl Sweatshirt” Kgositsile bail from Tyler, the Creator’s Odd Future movement or what? At the time of the release of the guy’s second full-length album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt, it sure seemed that way: upon its surprise announcement in March of 2015, many fans noted a significant lack of involvement from most of Earl’s Odd Future crew, a collective of rappers, producers, and singer-slash-rapper Frank Ocean from California that banded together in the face of the music industry and caused them to blink first. There’s never been a real answer given, but I don’t think it should matter: if we’re going to run with the “Odd Future is the new Wu-Tang Clan” comparison that everyone insists on using, that would make Tyler the leader, the RZA of the situation, and at this point in the careers of his charges, he was a lot more hands-off, so it makes sense that Earl Sweatshirt would venture out on his own without the safety net.

My Gut Reaction: Earl Sweatshirt - Doris (August 20, 2013)

With today's post, it's official that my self-imposed blackout on all released from the West Coast-based Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All camp officially only extends to the leader of the movement, Tyler, The Creator. Yeah, I fucking said it. I know a lot of you two are curious as to why I choose to ignore his work when there are so many other shitty artists within our chosen genre. To which I say: Because shut up, that's why.

My Gut Reaction: Earl Sweatshirt - Earl (March 31, 2010)

So because I'm blessed with psychic abilities, I know exactly what you two are thinking.  First, you're wondering just what the hell is going on with these sporadic updates; although I have no plans on addressing that particular topic just yet, I'm sure many of you can come up with valid reasons if you try hard enough.  Secondly, you're thinking, "Wait, did he just post a write-up for an Odd Future album?  But he hated Goblin! He swore he would ignore that group until the end of time!  Are we sure this is really Max?  And where the hell is that sandwich I ordered?"