‘Live Laugh Love’ was revealed at an eccentric listening party in LA
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Hip-hop has enjoyed a huge August, but it’s not done yet. Rapper Earl Sweatshirt (real name Thebe Neruda Kgositsile) has announced he is set to drop a fresh album. The project, titled Live Laugh Love will be his fifth studio release.
Despite being vague in details, there are some things we do know about the former Odd Future member’s surprise announcement.
Album Announcement
The long play was announced on social media via a cryptic post that featured a recent viral photograph of Chris Brown posing with a fan, LeBron James, and Kgositsile himself wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a captioned that reads: “8/22 LLLz”.
Album Features
Fans caught wind of the new drop following a listening party that was held in LA on the 15th August.
Zines were printed and handed to attendees with contributions reportedly made by Vince Staples, Dave Chapelle, Donald Glover, The Alchemist, and Steven Yeun.
This may be an indication as to who recorded for his forthcoming release — or maybe not. Music journalist Eric Skelton was in attendance and had this to say:
“Copies of a zine were handed out to attendees. It included a “contributors” page that has since been inaccurately described on social media as an album contributors list. But it’s actually a list of contributors to the zine.”
The Tracklist
This will be the first album Sweatshirt has released since 2023’s widely acclaimed Voir Dire, an album produced entirely by The Alchemist, with features that include Vince Staples and Mike.
A partial tracklist has been released, and, if true prepares listeners for his eccentric return to form.
- GSW VS SAC
- FORGE
- INFATUATION
- GAMMA (NEED THE <3)
- WELL DONE!
- LIVE
- STATIC CRISCO
- TOURMALINE
- HEAVY METAL AKA EJECTO SEATO
- EXHAUST
Release Date and Streaming Options
The album is slated for release Friday 22nd August 2025.
You can pre-save the album on all platforms, including Apple, YouTube, Deezer, Spotify, and Tidal Music.
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