Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist’s mystery project finally comes to light

“Voir Dire,” the title of the new album from rapper Earl Sweatshirt and producer the Alchemist, translates from French as “speak the truth” — a concept that’s all too familiar to its creators. “He was gifted from an early age.” Now a few months removed from the album’s 10-year anniversary celebration concert at the Novo, Sweatshirt, born Thebe Kgositsile, has reconnected with the Alchemist on “Voir Dire,” initially released on Gala Music as an NFT and now arriving to all streaming services. On a mid-September afternoon in Santa Monica, the two roll spliffs in the control room of the Alchemist’s studio, the same room where Earl created much of “Doris” and his later output. Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt, left, Tyler, the Creator and Domo Genesis outside the New York City theater of “Late Show With David Letterman” on April 3, 2013.