Earl Sweatshirt on ‘Live Laugh Love,’ Fatherhood, Odd Future & the Wiz Khalifa Tour

The cult rapper Earl Sweatshirt, who broke out at 16 as a member of Odd Future alongside Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean, discusses his new album, his relationship with his old collaborators and how he cut his own path around fame and into fatherhood. “Live Laugh Love” is out August 22. 2:17 Announcing “Live Laugh Love” 4:40 New kid, new album 13:35 Rapping as a craft 19:59 Choosing a different path than Tyler 22:05 Going on tour with Wiz Khalifa 29:00 Having creative control 33:50 Settling down and quitting drinking 38:00 Odd future nostalgia 44:00 Rap education 45:36 Trolling vs. earnestness 48:00 The Fielder Method 52:03 Popcast lightening round 54:20 Is Wiz Khalifa not a real stoner anymore? 56:15 Snack time Follow Jon:   / joncaramanica     / joncaramanica   Follow Joe:   / joecoscarelli     / joecoscarelli   Listen to every Popcast ever https://www.nytimes.com/popcast Every episode of Popcast (Deluxe) on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/PopcastDeluxe Popcast Discord! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastDiscord Popcast Facebook! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastFacebook Popcast t-shirts & stickers http://itsthepopcast.myshopify.com Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video