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Earl Sweatshirt

  • Music

    April 18, 2013

    Adrian Younge: New Soul Legend

    The composer and producer reimagines old-school hip-hop

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2013

    Best of Coachella: Weekend One

    Karen O's Outfit Karen O's wardrobe on Friday night was bad ass. The Yeah Yeah Yeah's front woman appeared on the main stage in a technicolor cape draped over a suit that looked like it was made of mercury. The vibrant collage was topped with a headpiece that Liberace might have worn had he ever bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2013

    Earl Sweatshirt - Coachella - April 12, 2013

    Earl Sweatshirt Coachella April 12, 2013 It was past midnight in Coachella's Gobi Tent when Tyler, the Creator climbed the scaffolding like a gargoyle. He clung to the metal bars above the stage with one arm, ready to pounce on the crowd at any moment. Earl Sweatshirt rapped with a black bucket hat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2013

    Under-the-Radar Acts to See at Coachella

    [Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Beware any tutorial about the "right way" to do Coachella. Stay sentient, steer clear of phosphorescent forms in spirit hoodies, drink water, and never m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    Fairfax's Truth Studios Makes More Hip Hop Than Money

    For nearly two years Truth Studios, a recording space in the Fairfax District, has been a haven for West Coast rap talent. On any given night, you might find clothing reps chattering, owner Nick Breton rolling blunts with rappers, and intoxicated laughter absorbed by the muted walls. The combination ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2013

    Pomona Street Artist Alleges That Odd Future Stole His Design

    By Ren MacDonald Ten years ago, Inland Empire native Ian Campbell founded Cat Cult, an artist collective whose members paste pictures of screen-printed cat heads on sidewalks, traffic signal boxes and buildings throughout L.A. County. As a teen in his Pomona garage Campbell, now 33, started making ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2013

    Coachella 2013 Lineup Announced

    The Coachella lineup is here. It's actually here! There have been ten tons of fakes, some quite convincing, and many of which had the Rolling Stones headlining. (West Coast Sound, however, broke the story that they would not appear.) But never mind all that! The lineup is here, and the headliners a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2013

    Smoking Wax Weed With Rapper Demrick

    [Editor's note: Soon-to-be-award-winning gonzo music journalist Danielle Bacher prowls the late late night scene for West Coast Sound. For this installment, she hit the town with Demrick, aka Young De, a rapper and songwriter who has collaborated with Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Kurupt and Xzibit. Als ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2013

    Bizarre Ride: Jeff's Humorous Predictions and Most Anticipated Albums for 2013

    [Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Half of January has elapsed and we've survived. There was no collapse due to fiscal cliff, Central American apocalypse or dubstep deluge. A new year unfu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2013

    Om'Mas Keith Helped Make Frank Ocean's Album. He's Far Out

    A native of Hollis, Queens, NY and current resident of Los Feliz, producer Om'Mas Keith broke through with Ice-T signees Raw Breed in 1997, and has since accumulated production and mixing credits on Jay Z's Kingdom Come, Erykah Badu's New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War and Rick Ross' Rise To Power. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2012

    2012: A Landmark Year in L.A. Hip-Hop

    L.A. hip-hop hasn't seen a year like this one since 1992, when the word G-Funk was (re)defined and art-rap was steadily making noise in and around Leimert Park. Twenty years ago saw, of course, the release of The Chronic, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, The Predator, Spice 1, and Way 2 Fonky, among ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2012

    Rap Genius Got $15 Million in Investor Financing. So Why Does Everyone Hate Them?

    In Malibu last weekend, an ebullient crowd including rappers Mike G and Shawn Chrystopher have gathered for the birthday party of Mahbod Moghadam. Champagne is poured into red solo cups, while a volvano vaporizer circulates. Moghadam is an eccentric character who is the face of the extremely succes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2012

    The Identity of the Mysterious Captain Murphy Was Revealed Last Night

    Captain Murphy, Pac Div The Airliner 11/28/12 Earlier this week, a local mystery rapper calling himself Captain Murphy announced that he'd be performing at Low End Theory last night. See also: More Low End Theory Oral History From Those Who Helped Build It People got excited about it, so much s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2012

    Lupe Fiasco and Big Sean - Big Boy's Block Party - 10/17/12

    Big Boy's Block Party The Palladium 10/17/12 Last night, Big Boy's Block Party at the Palladium, hosted by the venerable Power 106 DJ, featured a little something for everyone. Headliner Lupe Fiasco brought his loyal fanbase and politically charged lyrics. Backed by a six-piece band, the black-clad ... More >>

  • Music

    October 4, 2012

    Flying Lotus' Nocturnal Visions

    Once believing himself destined to fail, the DJ-producer returns triumphant on his new album

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2012

    LA Weekly Web Awards 2012: The Winners!

    So the center of the tech universe is still in Northern California. Big deal. Facebook's in freefall; the iPhone 5 is a snooze. Yes, innovation continues to matter, but these days, it's less about the platform and more about the content. On that front, L.A. is king. The top YouTube stars live here. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2012

    Frank Ocean - The Wiltern - 7/17/12

    Frank Ocean The Wiltern 7/17/12 See Also: Why Is Frank Ocean's Coming Out a Big Deal, But Not Syd the Kyd's? Since nobody's talking about much else on the internet right now, we won't bore you with too much background on Frank Ocean. He's a 24-year-old R&B singer aligned with Odd Future who lives ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2012

    Flying Lotus - Coachella - 4-14-12

    See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Coachella: The Black Lips' Cole Alexander Goes Full Monty, Plays Guitar With His Ding-Dong Flying Lotus Coachella, Gobi Tent 4-14-12 Better than: The scene at the Sahara Tent. Flying Lotus' appearance at Coachella felt like an occasion; it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Conan O'Brien's Workout Mixtape: Stuff White People Like

    Last week, we received the following press release: "Curious on how Conan O'Brien maintains his lean physique? It takes hours and hours in the gym -- and to keep his energy up, Conan needs the right kind of music. We we cornered Coco and got him to reveal what's thumping in his headphones while he ... More >>

  • Music

    March 15, 2012

    Seth Bogart Wears Lipstick in a Black & White World

    Hunx and His Punx frontman speaks for lonely gay kids in the Heartland

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Earl Sweatshirt Is Home!

    Earl Sweatshirt, the lost member of Los Angeles collective Odd Future, is back home. How do we know? Less than an hour ago, Tyler, the Creator, tweeted that Earl has a Twitter account, @earlxsweat. So far, the mysterious rapper only has three updates -- the first simply says, "home," and the last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Why Does Tyler, the Creator Have A Problem With Vince Staples?

    Vince Staples​Rumors swirl about Vince Staples. He doesn't like white people. He graduated with honors from a private school in Orange County. He and Tyler, the Creator, hate each other. That last one is largely because the Odd Future frontman has loudly dissed the 18-year-old rapper. "I like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Live Review: Top Five Reasons Odd Future is L.A.'s Best Live Act

    Andrea Domanick#swaggin'​ If Wu Tang, Iggy Pop and the Flaming Lips threw a birthday party, it might approximate Odd Future's swag-as-hell show Saturday night at House of Blues Sunset. Swinging stateside amidst their first European tour, the horrorcore collective took the stage in full force ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Eight Potential Outcomes of Impending Collaboration Between The Game and Tyler the Creator

    ​Last Friday, L.A. rapper cum professional scapegoat The Game revealed plans to collaborate with fellow local Tyler the Creator on a track ostensibly titled "Martians vs. Goblins." It is unclear as to whether these two have forged a genuine rapport, or if Game is simply trying to arouse public ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2011

    Page Two: A Young Person's Guide to Odd Future

    The Complete Discography (till this afternoon)

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Top 10 Musicians Who Should Become American Apparel Spokesmodels

    10 Musicians Who Could Save American Apparel (Or Maybe Just Wear It)

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Odd Future is Going to Perform at Coachella 2011, Missing Member Earl Sweatshirt Might Be "Freed" to Perform with Them

    ​ [UPDATE: Ed's note: We've received a freaked out message from people associated with OFWGKTA that implies that our little scoop might jeopardize the previously almost certain chance of Odd Future performing at the festival. C'mon Goldenvoice: let Odd Future play! And shouldn't you be penaliz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Odd Future (OFWGKTA): Watch them Destroy the Echo Last Night!

    OFWGKTA. Free Earl.​Last night, Odd Future swagged The Echo out mightily with a homecoming of sorts -- the rising L.A. rap crew's first big in-town show following sold-out gigs in New York and London. This one too was at (or beyond) capacity with a mix of true fans and lookie-loos, but all se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Tonight: Odd Future, Faith No More, Eve 6, Train, John McLaughlin, the Grouch

    Brook Bobbins via Village VoiceOdd Future with Mos Def in NYC earlier this month​The headline earlier this month in the New York Times read: "Young, Gifted and Outrageous: Can Odd Future Survive Popularity?" Which is a fair question. The outrageous L.A. hip-hip crew whose unabbreviated monik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    L.A. Artists Take Up 32.5% of Gorilla Vs. Bear's Twelve Favorite Videos of 2010

    OFWGKTA's Earl Sweatshirt​ L.A. in sound and in spirit is nicely represented on GVSB's favorite videos of 2010 list. Flying Lotus, HEALTH and OFWGKTA's Earl Sweatshirt are in and let's include a bit from Bruce Haack in there, too, since L.A. label Stones Throw did that reissue ... and let's i ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2010

    The Future Is Odd

    Missing the energy and vision of early Wu-Tang? Meet L.A.'s Odd Future, your new favorite hip-hop anarcho-surrealists

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