Listen to Earl Sweatshirt’s "Mirror"

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Earl Sweatshirt has a new song called “Mirror,” which you can listen to above. It was uploaded by Rap Favorites, and tweeted out by Earl with the caption “BIG MAN ON CAMPUS.” It was produced by Samiyam. Update (3:12 p.m.): The song has been taken down. Update (3:42 p.m.): Earl tweeted about the now-removed track: “I DIDNT RELEASE THAT TRACK SO IF ITS NOT ONLINE ANYMORE FIND THE NIGGA THAT LEAKED IT AND NEGOTIATE WITH HIM.” Update (1/13 6:46 a.m.): The track has been reuploaded; listen above.

Earl’s last album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside, dropped back in March. “Mirror” was originally intended for the album, but was cut at the last minute due to issues with sample clearance. 

“It’s just way more progressive and it’s not produced by me,” Earl told Pitchfork about the song. “It’s just one verse and a hook and I was just snapping on that shit. It’s funny: When I was making the album, I was talking about making “mirror raps,” which are fly for you when you’re getting ready to go to school. Raps you’re trying say in the damn mirror.”

Read our interview with Earl Sweatshirt. Watch him on an episode of Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under”:

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