Earl Sweatshirt's compelling contradictions come to life at 9:30 Club

Midway through his concert Monday night, Los Angeles rapper Earl Sweatshirt asked the crowd, "Are you guys proud of yourselves?" Like most of his interactions with the audience, the sentiment was somewhere between sincere and sarcastic, but the kids standing in the sold-out 9:30 Club didn't care: Getting teased by Earl Sweatshirt makes you part of his crew.