Why Earl Sweatshirt Wants to Change His Name

Out with the old and in with the new.

Published July 30, 2015

It may be time for Earl Sweatshirt to swap out his rap name for a new one. Earl says he’s ready for a change — and he’s “dead a**” serious.

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im finna change my rap name lol
— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 30, 2015

it's not about hating my past I just found a flight name that makes me laugh more than earl sweatshirt does
— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 30, 2015

I ain't finna tell y'all till I got some music to drop with it. Just be on standby
— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 30, 2015

The 21-year-old L.A. native, whose birth name is Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, has changed his name before. Back in 2009, he went by Sly Tendencies.

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Written by Latifah Muhammad

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