Is Earl Sweatshirt back? Yes? No? Maybe?

Update (2/9/12): Overnight @earlxsweat reached 50K, and so as promised, the full song, titled either "Home" or "Thanks, James," has been posted at terttlefer.com. Have a listen. If Tyler, the Creator is to be believed, Earl Sweatshirt is back. Well, er, that's the conclusion we're all jumping to it seems...

By Dave Herrera

February 8, 2012

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Update (2/9/12): Overnight @earlxsweat reached 50K, and so as promised, the full song, titled either "Home" or "Thanks, James," has been posted at terttlefer.com. Have a listen.

If Tyler, the Creator is to be believed, Earl Sweatshirt is back. Well, er, that's the conclusion we're all jumping to it seems based on a Tweet from Tyler alerting us that Thebe Kgositsile, better known to the world-at-large, of course, as Earl Sweatshirt, now has a Twitter account. And on that account, you'll find a tweet with a link to a snippet of a new song apparently called, appropriately, "Home." That tweet was preceded by another promising to release the full song if @earlxsweat reaches 50K followers (he's at 32K now). Perhaps Earl has indeed returned from his presumed exile in Samoa. Or not. You never know with these provocateurs. It's probably worth noting that Earl does turn eighteen in a few weeks. Guess we'll find out. In the meantime, page down to see the video and the tweets.

@fucktyler
Tyler, The CreatorOh. Thebe Has....I Mean Earl Has A Twitter. @earlxsweat 1 hour ago via Mobile Web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto

@earlxsweat
Earl Sweatshirtyeah nigga http://t.co/0AbXArPz 1 hour ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto

@earlxsweat
Earl Sweatshirtnigga need followers. give me 50,000 and i'll release this shit for everybody. 1 hour ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto

@earlxsweat
Earl Sweatshirthome. 4 hours ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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