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Mirror, mirror, let me hear why the niggas that's the peers see and hear us
Then mimic the fucking motions, man Earl Sweatshirt – Inside
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Odd Future’s rise has given way to similar movements, and an embrace of the collective as a viable business model in rap. It’s a bit short-sighted, as the Soulquarians were doing it huge during the late ‘90s.

On the other hand, Earl could be questioning why fans of musicians copy their favorite artists' styles so much. Earl has expressed on Twitter how weird he thinks OF fans are for wearing Golf Wang head to toe.

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The ‘mirror mirror’ ending of the line could be a reference to his song Mirror which was originally for IDLSIDGO but didn’t make the final cut due to sample clearance.

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boy, I'm jogging around these bases
Niggas' pitches need to change, I separated from my main one Earl Sweatshirt – Off Top
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Earl jogs around his competition, similar to a baseball player hitting a home run. In baseball, the pitcher pitches the ball towards the hitter to start the game. In music, pitches are associated with musical melodies.

He has lost his monotone voice / flow that he used on his earliest records and urges others to change up their music as well.

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It also sounds like it could be a double entendre with “pitches” sounding like “bitches” making the “separated from my main one” make a lot more sense

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I think another meaning Earl was going for was using the word ”pitch” as in sales pitch. A common theme on this album is how Earl is seperating from the other members of Odd Future. I think Earl is saying that he has developed a more mature pitch as an artist while his colleagues still try to get listeners by acting immature.

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So many meanings here. Not only is he saying that people should change their style and voice, like he did, but he’s saying the rappers are baseball pitchers who need to change their own music so he doesn’t hit home runs so easily. Also I think he could be referencing his girlfriend as his “main one”

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Due to the music video I think “I separated from my main one” is referring to Malory since a girl pops up right as he says that.

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Earl uses “pitch” as a way to state how his friends have a bad attitude. He then says he separated from his main one, Tyler the Creator.

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Got a tape? Catch a wave, now you in the industry ocean
Missing out on your boat Earl Sweatshirt – Inside
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Earl dropped his debut project EARL in 2010. He and Odd Future promptly blew up while he spent time in Samoa. Before he knew what happened, he was thrust into the ocean that is the hip-hop industry.

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Ocean also sounds like “oh shit” as in “oh shit you’re in the industry now

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I was making waves, you was surfing in 'em
Dealing with the stomach pains just from birthing niggas' shit Earl Sweatshirt – Grief
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Along with Odd Future, Earl’s influenced many artists both aesthetically and musically. Others ride on the back of his buzz like a surfer on a wave.

https://twitter.com/earlxsweat/status/456992575681884160

Earl literally made waves when he recorded the song “20 Wave Caps” on 2013’s Doris.

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“waves” refers to setting a precedence/influential stilo.
others ride yr waves when you set the trends.

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This sounds even more gay tbh.

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also a play on the word “birthing” and “berthing” to give something berth means to keep your distance, not only did Earl and OF “give birth” to you and your style, he’s also giving your corniness “berth” and staying away.

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Drake’s culture vulture thing, riding other waves to stay hype, club bangers. Earl making good music

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Time damaging my ties Earl Sweatshirt – Grief
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Since Earl has returned from Samoa and begun to find his path in the industry, he has begun to grow apart from once close friends, including Tyler, the Creator:

“That’s my nigga,” Tyler says. “We just aren’t as close as we were. It’s kind of weird, but I’m aware and smart enough to know, okay, shit changes.” Tyler confirms that the duo hasn’t worked on music together since Earl’s 2013 album cut “Sasquatch.” “Shit changes, people get older, people’s goals change. As fucking outlandish and outspoken as I am, I don’t like confrontation. I’m not a piece of shit, man. I’m fair to everyone.”
- The Fader Dec/Jan 2015 Issue

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I agree with the others here, I always heard “tires”. It seems to fit better with the metaphor too and I read it as time wearing away at him as a person too. And he always seems to be getting darker about life.

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I also hear “time damaging my tires”, but I could be ties and he purposely warped the word to sound like ties so it could work on two different levels. If time was damaging his tires, he’s always on the road making money. If he’s always on the road he’s always away from his loved ones, or damaging his ties.

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I think he says “time damagin' my tires” here. Like, a play on the “steady handling” of his job getting harder for him

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Worst Users ChrisSweatshirt – Worst Users
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my soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/slihmm

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my sc:

https://soundcloud.com/slihmm

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Dark & Violent Denzel Curry (Ft. J.K. The Reaper & Nell) – Dark & Violent
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This track off of Curry’s N64 is split into two parts, the first being kind of dark, with each rapper telling about their dark past.

The second part of the song emphasis violence more than the first, as Curry and Nell tell a story of how these characters botch a bank robbery.

We can also hear the same gun shots in the song “Thug Luv” by Bone Thugs n Harmony.

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Between Villains Captain Murphy (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt, Thundercat & Viktor Vaughn) – Between Villains
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Earl Sweatshirt recently showed up on Captain Murphy’s (aka Flying Lotus) song for Adult Swim Singles 2013 along with Viktor Vaughn (aka MF Doom) and Brainfeeder (Flying Lotus’ label) bassist Thundercat.

The name of this song is also a reference to Track 5 on his Duality mixtape, called “Between Friends”, which only features Earl Sweatshirt.

This track was released by Williams Street Records on Soundcloud and also made available for free download on the ‘adultswim’ website on the 19th of August.

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Just remember all caps when you spell the man name

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Summer Knights Joey Bada$$ – Summer Knights
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Joey’s professional debut, as the opening track for his debut project. “Summer Knights” introduces Joey and 1999 in more ways than one, touching on and developing the atmosphere, becoming more prevalent throughout the mixtape.

Summer Knights is also the name of his follow up projects Summer Knights, the full-length mixtape, and preceding EP

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Joey recycles this verse on the intro track to Rejex, his second mixtape (a collection of tracks that didn’t make 1999) over a different beat produced by Pro Era member Chuck Strangers.

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