Earl Sweatshirt Is Alive, Asks For The End Of “Free Earl” Posted by Danielle Harling on 05/16/11 | Filed under QuickHits, Earl Sweatshirt

Who would've guessed that the person who inspired the "Free Earl" campaign is now asking for its downfall. That's just one of a handful of things OFWGKTA's Earl Sweatshirt (real name Thebe Neruda Kgositsile) revealed in an e-mail interview with "The New Yorker's" Kelefa Sanneh. The e-mail interview was granted by Earl's mother who banished the teen rapper to a school for troubled boys in Samoa. "The New Yorker" wants you to cough up some dough-ray-me to read the full feature, but a portion of the story can be read at NewYorker.com. Also, here's an excerpt from Earl's e-mail response to the "Free Earl" campaign:

“Initially I was really pleased that all these people claimed that they wanted me released because I thought that translated into ‘they care. So time progresses and the fan base gets bigger and the ‘Free Earl’ chants get louder but now with the ‘Free Earl’ chants come a barely indirect ‘Fuck Earl’s Mom’ and in the blink of an eye my worry changes from ‘will there still be this hype when I get back’ to ‘Oh shit I just inspired a widespread movement of people who are dedicated to the downfall of my mom.’”