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JPEGMAFIA and Earl Sweatshirt Trade Insults After 'Experimental Rap' Claim

The dust-up highlights a rollout built on staking ownership of experimental rap as a brand.

Overview

  • JPEGMAFIA announced an album titled Experimental Rap and told Pigeons & Planes he is unmatched in the subgenre.
  • Earl Sweatshirt responded in the Instagram comments on that clip with mocking lines that called Peggy’s music gnarled, rough, and ugly.
  • JPEGMAFIA fired back with insults about Earl’s career and background in a reply that outlets say was later deleted.
  • The thread turned snarky as Earl taunted Peggy’s style, Jasper Dolphin posted a gif, and Peggy added a crude jab.
  • Music sites tied the exchange to Peggy’s past Billboard remarks about Earl and The Alchemist and noted the spat also serves the new album’s promotion.