Earl Sweatshirt Slams Jay-Z, Announces Release Date for New Album ‘Doris’

July 13, 2013

Teenage rapper Earl Sweatshirt has been a busy bee on Twitter, announcing the release date and tracklisting for his forthcoming album Doris, and managing to find the time to have a crack at Jay-Z too, saying that his latest album Magna Carta Holy Grail is “bad”.

The Odd Future member’s second LP will be with us on 20th August, a little later than the promised “late July”, with the 19-year-old making the announcement by posting a screenshot from his iTunes library to Twitter. The tweet revealed the 15 tracks on Doris, including the sombre, introspective Chum and the mischievously chaotic WHOA.

Sweatshirt has also been using his Twitter powers for evil, slamming Jay-Z’s latest release Magna Carta Holy Grail, saying that although he loves the rapper, he’s been skeptical since hearing his verse on Justin Timberlake‘s Suit And Tie. He then said, “If you really fucked with Magna Carta then unfollow me”, evoking the ire of Hov fans everywhere.

(via NME)

i love jay z ive just been skeptical of 2013 jay z cause suit and tie verse didnt do too much for me

— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) July 5, 2013

if you really fucked with magna carta then unfollow me

— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) July 11, 2013

i hope that opinions on my material throughout my career are based on the quality of it and not how big my name is

— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) July 11, 2013

hahah welp theres goes the last of the black fans i had

— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) July 11, 2013

hahaha FATHER FORGIVE ME FOR I HAVE TAKEN THE NAME OF OUR HOLY SAVIOR JAY Z IN VAIN

— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) July 11, 2013

so many idiots came charging out the woodworks yesterday to defend jay z like i said something offensive about him as a human being

— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) July 12, 2013