Towards the clip’s end, the camera heads into a room where Earl Sweatshirt performs while the Alchemist and Boldy James watch nearby. “Tabula Rasa” also sees a matching visual courtesy of Joseph Mault, which takes on a lo-fi feel and sees the artists creating music in a studio residence - billy woods can even be seen delivering his bars while cooking ribs on a grill. “Been to there and back, tall tales tossed to the breeze, we keep facts in the midnight wax, family tree sap, light leak through the leaves on familiar tracks, I know it’s real even when I’m feeling bad, resilient as they built the black, she shimmy into the, yeah, that’s consent gettin’ established, you only trash if you trash, I keep it simple and dynamic, trust the passage rites to life’s chapters, I have to write to find balance, this game of telephone massive, I do what I have to with the fragments…” To no one’s surprise, Sweatshirt, billy woods, and E L U C I D make quick work of the off-kilter production with bars centered around African leaders, various obstacles faced, a classic children’s game, and much more:
Last month, Earl Sweatshirt decided to bless his fans with an exceptional new single titled “ 2010,” which is expected to appear on his forthcoming album Sick! Over the weekend, the Odd Future alum added to that with “Tabula Rasa,” a Theravada and Rob Chambers-produced effort that features assistance from NYC duo Armand Hammer.