I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt

I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
Studio album by Earl Sweatshirt
Released March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Recorded 2014
Genre Hip hop
Length 29:56
Label
Producer
Earl Sweatshirt chronology
Doris
(2013)		 I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
(2015)		 Solace
(2015)
Singles from I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
  1. "Grief"
    Released: March 17, 2015

I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt is the second studio album by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt. It was released on March 23, 2015, by Tan Cressida under exclusive license to Columbia Records.[1]

Upon its release, the album received widespread acclaim from critics. It debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling 30,000 copies in the first week.

Release and promotion

On March 16, 2015, the album pre-order appeared on the iTunes Store without prior announcement,[2] in part due to an error by Sony Music Entertainment.[3] On March 17, 2015, Earl released a music video for the song "Grief".[4] The full album was digitally released on March 23, 2015, and the physical version was released later on April 14, 2015.[5] In August of the same year, Sweatshirt released an animated music video for the song "Off Top".[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The A.V. ClubB+[9]
Complex[10]
Exclaim!8/10[11]
The Guardian[12]
HipHopDX[13]
Los Angeles Times[14]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[15]
Rolling Stone[16]
XXLXL (4/5)[17]

Upon its release, I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album has received an average score of 81, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 31 reviews.[7] David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "I Don't Like Shit is heavy and lacks much hope, and yet it communicates these feelings with such skill and artful understanding that it still fills the soul."[8] Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times said, "Within these sparse, Rothko-esque works the artist dedicates deep, unflinching energy to documenting and hopefully exorcising his woes (or at least understanding them), delivering lines with wondrous cadence, zipping with a sing-song musicality that illuminates what surrounds it."[14] Winston Cook-Wilson of Pitchfork Media said, "Earl is carefully whittling away at the proclivities he's always had, remaining confident that he'll light upon something that feels fresh and honest. So far, he's right."[15] In a positive review for Exclaim!, Erin Lowers praised Earl's "raw and honest" look at both sides of success.[11] Tshepo Mokoena of The Guardian said, "The album staggers by quickly, making it easy to miss a lacerating line here or clever double entendre there. In that respect, it lends itself well to multiple listens."[12]

Eric Diep of HipHopDX said, "His self-expression is supported by an album mostly produced by him (a.k.a.. randomblackdude) and Left Brain, where the entire production is minimal, dark and contains rare interludes. It's the glue that holds all his confessions and retrospective bars together."[13] Don Dolan of Rolling Stone said, "It's amazing that music so claustrophobic can be this engrossing."[16] Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club said, "At just under a half hour, it's even more understated than its predecessor, with fewer guests, almost no outside producers, less variety--less everything, really. That may sound like a downgrade, but it's not, since here the anti-spectacle becomes a kind of spectacle of its own, as Earl tests how far his music can retreat into itself."[9] Rachel Chesbrough of XXL said, "Nothing is forced in his rhymes; his lyricism is so dense and acrobatic that his freestyle vibe is all the more impressive."[17] Ernest Wilkins of Complex said, "Self-produced almost entirely under the moniker randomblackdude, I Don't Go Outside is a minefield of gloomy thumpers. Nothing stands out to the point of distinction sonically, but that might be the point."[10]

Accolades

Country Publication Accolade Rank
Complex United States The Best Albums of 2015 (So Far)[18] 19
The Best Albums of 2015[19] 18
HipHopDX Top 25 Albums of 2015[20] *
Pitchfork Media The Best Albums of 2015[21] 25
Rolling Stone 45 Best Albums of 2015 (So Far)[22] *
40 Best Rap Album of 2015[23] 8
Spin The 50 Best Albums of 2015[24] 27
Vice The 50 Best Albums of 2015[25] 14

* denotes an unordered list

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling 30,000 copies.[26] It was the seventh highest selling album in the United States that week.[27]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Huey"  Thebe Kgositsile 1:52
2. "Mantra"  Kgositsile 3:48
3. "Faucet"  Kgositsile 3:07
4. "Grief"  
 4:10
5. "Off Top"  
 1:46
6. "Grown Ups" (featuring Da$H)
 2:57
7. "AM // Radio" (featuring Wiki)
 4:02
8. "Inside"  Kgositsile 1:49
9. "DNA" (featuring Na'kel)
  • Kgositsile
  • Na'kel Allah Smith
 3:52
10. "Wool" (featuring Vince Staples)
 2:33
Total length:
 29:56
Notes
Samples credits

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 150
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31] 26
US Billboard 200[32] 12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[33] 4

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Music - I Don't Like S**t, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt by Earl Sweatshirt". iTunes. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Now Earl Sweatshirt is Dropping a Surprise New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Angus Walker. "Earl Sweatshirt "Devastated" By Sony's Mishandling Of His Album's Release". hotnewhiphop.
  4. ↑ "Earl Sweatshirt - Grief". YouTube. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ↑ EARL (14 April 2015). "Tweet Number 588046067448414208". Twitter. Retrieved 15 April 2015. IDLSIDGO PHYSICALS DROPPED TODAY. GO AHEAD AND DO WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT
  6. ↑ Jeremy Gordon (7 August 2015). "Earl Sweatshirt Shares Animated "Off Top" Video". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 "I Don't Like Shit: I Don't Go Outside – Earl Sweatshirt". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Jeffries, David (April 1, 2015). "I Don't Like Shit: I Don't Go Outside – Earl Sweatshirt". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Rytlewski, Evan (March 24, 2015). "Earl Sweatshirt does more with less on I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Ernest Wilkins. "Review: Earl Sweatshirt Turns From Introvert To Recluse On His Gloomy New Album, 'I Don't Like S**t, I Don't G - Complex". Complex. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Earl Sweatshirt". Exclaim!.
  12. 1 2 Tshepo Mokoena. "Earl Sweatshirt: I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside review – clever, concise second album". The Guardian.
  13. 1 2 "Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside". HipHopDX. March 25, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Roberts, Randall (March 22, 2015). "Earl Sweatshirt's 'I Don't Like ...': Grim, paranoid and grief-stricken". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  15. 1 2 Cook-Wilson, Winston (March 24, 2015). "Earl Sweatshirt: I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  16. 1 2 Dolan, Don. "Earl Sweatshirt I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Earl Sweatshirt Delves Deep on 'I Don't Like Sh*t, I Don't Go Outside' - XXL". XXL. Harris Publications. March 30, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Best Albums of 2015 (So Far)". Complex. June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Best Albums of 2015". Complex. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  20. ↑ "The Top 25 Albums Of 2015". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  21. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Pitchfork Media. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Earl Sweatshirt, 'I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside' - 45 Best Albums of 2015 So Far". Rolling Stone. June 16, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Earl Sweatshirt, 'I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside' - 40 Best Rap Albums of 2015". December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  24. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Spin. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  25. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Noisey. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Hip Hop Album Sales: Kendrick Lamar, "Empire" & Action Bronson". HipHopXD. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Top Album Sales : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Grief - Earl Sweatshirt". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Earl Sweatshirt – I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside - An Album by Earl Sweatshirt". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Earl Sweatshirt – I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside - An Album by Earl Sweatshirt" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Earl Sweatshirt – I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside - An Album by Earl Sweatshirt". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Earl Sweatshirt – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Earl Sweatshirt. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Earl Sweatshirt – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Earl Sweatshirt. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

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