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Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘Crisco’ Video Reveals the Auditioned Imposter Behind His L.A. Listening Party

The video frames the imposter as an artist-directed choice that names Gary Murakami as the stand‑in.

Overview

  • Released on August 28, the “Crisco” clip was directed, produced, and edited by Jimmy Regular.
  • The video shows Earl Sweatshirt, his mother, and Zack Fox running auditions to find someone to embody the rapper on stage.
  • Gary Murakami is selected as the stand‑in, spending time with Earl before taking the stage at the Los Angeles listening event.
  • An opening title states that Earl did not want to perform the listening party himself and opted to cast a representative.
  • “Crisco” is the second visual from Live Laugh Love, following “Tourmaline,” with the album now recently released.