Just posted a Tyler breakdown vid for those interested! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJOTf9lhzdWqaIk.html

What's kind of ironic about the "not using big words" theory is Earl might have the most extensive vocabulary of any rapper to ever do it, but his songs are still some of the most authentic. You can tell he uses words because they're the best for the job, not to show off. It goes to show what's important when writing good stuff is to make the words as close to the truth of who you are and everything else as possible. I think that's what Earl does so well.

Balance by Earl Sweatshirt has to be one of the greatest songs where he also repeats the same bars over the course of 5 minutes, but after each repetition it gains more meaning and momentum. Give it a listen top 5 of all time.

To me the “dirty water drinkers”was about places like flint that have un drinkable water and no body wants to fix the problem

As a writer, I kinda thank you for making this small little project! Not to waste any lines, making everything impactful I need to use that more.

Pay attention to the rhyme schemes on December 24th. Absolutely genius level writing

We need more earl sweatshirt break downs. I've recently been getting into writting

Dirty water can mean lean “Nobody told me I could leave” also means leave like past tense of leaf like what you wrap a blunt with. Verse is him sinking in the cup & no one around him looking out for him cuz they hope peace is also at bottom of the cup. Salute

There’s no trick to writing like Earl except,,, WRITE LIKE YO SELF 😭 that’s the biggest key if u wanna be like somebody and do what they do so bad, be yourself with it not a clone! At least

The way I look at Some Rap Songs is as a giant piece of poetry that doesn't actually need music to be experienced because of its dense lyrical value, but the music adds a complement to the lyrics to those who choose to experience it that way.

earl is pretty easily a top 3 rapper of all time imo

This is definitely the exact lessons that I have been trying to internalize for the past year. I used to be so focused on technical things, metaphors, big words, word play, rhymes rhymes rhymes, that my music (IMO) sounded unlistenable, no matter how much I FELT like it SHOULD be great. I'm currently working on a project that is a step towards simplicity without sacrificing depth. IMO it's also just about letting go of the bullshit. Like I would bet Earl really didn't spend that much time writing this verse, he just flowed in the right mindset when the time was right after changing his way of thinking and enriching his soul. Idk just my thoughts.

i've been getting all these underrated music documentary KZfaqrs recommended to me. safe to say I'm going to keep up with your content! keep up the good work bro

I cannot wait to see more of your content, good luck!

I recognise the depth of work you've put into this, thanks for doing it, great watch.

"peace to my dirty water drinkers, pssh nobody tryna get it clean" is about the flint water crisis, from what i’ve heard

Pharoah Monch Broken Again explores addiction under more complex terms. If you havent heard it try that track too.

keep growing with this style. youre bound to keep gaining traction. have fun wit it brudda. much love

So glad you made another one of these

Crazy timing. I've spent the past couple of days re-listening to SRS, analyzing the production & sound of it to try and somewhat emulate it. Cool to see you revisiting it as well but from writing POV. Great stuff btw, I loved the billy woods video as well, keep this format up 👍

the first line in shattered (in my opinion) is a double entendre to the people who were and still (i think) suffer from poisoned tap water in michigan at the time. the next line he says nobody trynna get it clean, since no noted names helped the situation until it became a bigger issue in the media. and that could also be a reference to how anyone drinkin a dirty cup (lean) usually aint trynna fix their addiction (if there even is one)

super insightful, this channel will be huge if you keep going

I'm currently learning about poetry from Dana Gioia's youtube channel. I have no idea who he is, but he taught me that poetry isn't abstract, whereas in the past, I used to think it's the opposite. He changed my perspective on great vs mediocre lyricism/literature. There is no benefit in confusing the writer. Your writing can still have depth without completely alienating the audience.

140subs?! Dude ,youtube blessed me, keep up the great content man! Really like style of the video!

Hey! This video was really cool, I enjoyed watching it a lot.

so this is where it all started... congrats on 1k homeslice (almost 2k!). best of luck on ur yt journey, and ur music as well. im not always super involved it what ur doing, but MAN u put way too much effort into these things lol. it took me like 10 mins to write this comment bc I was straight up invested into the video and im not even rly a writer like that. literally made me go re-listen (like LISTEN listen) to shattered dreams. but these breakdowns are super interesting and fun to watch and im not even just saying that. love you

Chum has some of the best storytelling in any rap song

vid is insane. thanks bro

i LOVED this video !! this type of YT content is definitely my typa shit. thank you sharing.

Man i love this kind of content on KZfaq, the lyrics analysis is super important to understand and aprreciate the rap genre. Tho your mic sometimes makes your voice sound to low so its hard to undrstand what you´re saying hope ypu can fix that in the future, keep it up homie.

absolutely amazing video!!!

Just write from the heart feeling without thinking simple as that.

Fire lyric breakdown 🔥

that's a litterature and poetry class, great video

this video is great!!!!

sometimes its hard to express emotions without feeling cringe

This was a great analysis. Although I feel Earl's deceptively dense rhyme schemes are also a pertinent factor. "Fire in the Hole" would be great to breakdown next. My favorite Earl track.

love the vid on earl and woods!

Gotta mention that production switch influenced by slauson Malone and standing on the corners album red burns it definitely helps you understand the change in production and song subjects which I love

Really good video man keep it up

I’d love to hear your breakdown of individual songs of Earl. Especially, Bad Acid.

Great video!!!

This is fire

Lit🔥

Amazing video!!

Good video

Keep it up bro🙏🏾

Absolute banger

One day they’ll make a video like this about me 🫶

love the video, going to check out your channel

fantastic video

Loved the video! but for the future it might be an idea to lower the music volume or get a compressor on you're vocal so it can be even better :))

Been on this

Do you have any tips as for how writers can emulate Earl's darkly comedic, dry, purposely falling flat comedy about subjects that have obviously caused him a lot of grief (member when they had my grand mammy on the drip dank/how much of that gin straight/coulda filled a fishtank) other than "just be funny, lol." I have many times wanted to emulate that type of dark comedy about serious shit in my work and it always feels either too serious or too goofy when I do it. I feel like I can keep pace with Earl in many ways, but this eludes me every time. Thank you for this video, and the time you took to read my comment, I can tell this type of stuff means a lot to you, and your passion is infectious.

Nice work man, interesting edit. If you’re looking for feedback, you need to make your script more concise. Not a lot of strong points were made for an ~8 minute video when you boil it down. The more you can argue with less words (i.e. the more elegant your rhetoric), the more impactful the video, giving a higher chance of gaining some subs off a vid that blows up like this one. I hope your channel grows and you find success my man

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You sound like Philip de franco had a music review channel , dig it

Thank you for breaking down his writting, Earl really turned from a pimp to a preacher. I am not the one to ask, but I have been looking for similar sounding beats from Earl. If any producers would like to collab or if I could get pointed in the right direction, It would be a lot of help.

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Mask on mask off line also could be a drug reference from the Future song.

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Hey man, much love here, but watching the begining of the video you might want to have a slower editing pace and actually quote the lines to make your points easier to follow. Just constructive criticism.

i always thought the line was a pretty clear reference to flint michigan

What I took from the first two lines that you had said didn't really need explaining was that he was talking about dirty water drinkers, so perhaps developing nations or even some cities in America without access to clean water. Just goes to show a line we think is so simple could have so many layers to it.

4:17 song?

Zekeultra does this to the highest degree

What's up w the audio? Love the vid just would like to hear what you're saying when it dips out sometimes

wanna learn how to rap like Sweatshirt? go listen to DOOM deepcuts and Wu Tang.. I hear them the most in Earl's flows

Man what is the instrumental @5:54

i feel like we need constant lyrics on screen atleast the lines as youre breaking it down so we can let it sink in. great analysis tho.

Can anyone tell me the song that starts at 4:15 plss. I kinda forgot what the name was

U hav amazing insight bro, great fucking video

commenting to get this out to more people, great video homie

could you do vince staples at some point?

His father is a famous black poet by the way !!

Hey my dude I really think u should open a discord, you are making the type of content that has me thinking lol

Can you do an video on izaya Tiji

I like Some Rap songs but I just think MIKE does that style so much better imo. It's the same style, similar content but mastered so much more. Tears of Joy is about Mike's mom passing while SRS is about Earl's dad

I think that Earl could have learned certain elements of 'Simple writing' from the poetry of his late father Bra Willie. These breakdowns remind me how blown away I was years ago when I first encountered his (Bra Willie) politically charged poetry.

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I might add that the "dirty water drinkers" may be also referencing the people within places like Flint, Michigan and underdeveloped countries who are being promised an effort from the government to get clean water. He's drawing a parallel between these in the sense of fatalism in humanity, from the scale of an individual not being to become clean from alcohol, to the large scale of government not being able to clean its nation, its "body."

Hey, i think the mixing is a tab bit off in ur video. The backing instrumentals are too loud and u get lost in the sauce imo.

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good thoughts but stop playing with mic while recording

Yeah when I listen to real musicians I realize I really do suck 😂

Earl simple? Are you out of your mind?

Lol how'd you do a whole lyrical breakdown and miss the main wordplay in the lines you single out? Dirty water drinkers is literal- the city/investors are the ones not trying to get it clean. Youre right he talks a lot about poisoning himself with his various vices, but this is a deeper expression of empathy with his community all being poisoned by lead pipes etc

good video but you've gotta breathe man. Slow down a bit, let the music play for a sec, let the watcher have time to think about what you are saying. you speak wayyyy too fast for me to take in what you're saying

when u doing a video about lyrics.. and you put the lyrics on screen.. make sure you can read them in full before you cut.. this whole video is about lyrics but you cut away from the lyrics so fast it’s hard to follow…. just some advice.. think about pacing and how ur audience is taking in the content

only thing youll learn is how to be depressed or how to bore people to death.

Idk if anyone have told you this but you kinda sound like Nardwuar but a pitch down lol

"Mask on mask off we trick or treating" Putting a mask on to robb or break into a house

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need a real mic and a compressor on your voice bro

Who tf is Earl Sweatervesht?

Great video, but I'd advise you into the future to maybe show a little bit more the lyrics textually, it's tough to keep track of the analysis without reinforcing the lyrics!