Thebe Neruda Kgositsile aka "Earl Sweatshirt" has one of the more unique rap names.
But he took to Twitter last night to suggest he wasn't going to be Earl Sweatshirt much longer:
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'm not tryna be kind of a joke forever
— 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
y'all need to lighten up y'all mood man that shit not gon effect your life in any way
— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 30, 2015
say my say my say my say my name — EARL (@earlxsweat) July 30, 2015
Somewhat of a contradictory explanation. ("I found a flight name that makes me laugh more than earl sweatshirt" & "I'm not tryna be kind of a joke forever.") But that's keeping with his chaotic Odd Future roots.