Sasha Frere-Jones: Earl Sweatshirt emerges.

Earl Sweatshirt, a nineteen-year-old m.c., is one of the most notable members of the Odd Future hip-hop collective, a loose alliance based in Los Angeles, who began releasing music for free on their Tumblr, in 2009, when they were all teen-agers. Earl, born Thebe Neruda Kgositsile . . . (Subscription required.)

via The New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2013/08/26/130826crmu_music_frerejones