Earl Sweatshirt joined alternative hip hop collective Odd Future .
Kgositsile was originally known by the moniker Sly Tendencies when he started rapping , but soon changed his name when Tyler , the Creator invited him to join his hip hop collective Odd Future in late 2009.He gained recognition and critical praise for his debut mixtape , entitled Earl , which released in March 2010 when he was just 16 years old .
Earl Sweatshirt