Stormzy has requested followers to hearken to his new album ‘This Is What I Mean’ “with an open heart” in a brand new message upon the album’s launch.
The rapper’s third album got here out right this moment (November 25), and was previewed by the singles ‘Hide & Seek’ and ‘Firebabe’.
In a be aware posted to social media, Stormzy mentioned how he was impressed to put in writing the message by Tyler, the Creator, who did the identical upon the discharge of his 2019 album ‘Igor’.
Discussing how he was “hesitant” to share on this method, Stormzy added: “I would love for my music to do all the talking but I thought I’d share this message anyway.”
The rapper went on: “I feel like I overshare, which makes me feel naked at times. But I do it so that you guys can understand me a bit better and to give the art that I make some context.”
Later within the be aware, Stormzy concluded: “I pray you listen to this album with an open heart and if you hate it after I promise to God I’m perfectly fine with that, I’m just grateful you listened with openness.”
Read the total be aware under.
This Is What I Mean – out at midnight ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vt3w7CaRex
— Stormzy (@stormzy) November 24, 2022
Described as “an intimate love letter to music” in a press assertion and largely created at a “Stormzy music camp” in Osea Island, Stormzy spoke about collaborating closely on the brand new album.
“When you hear about music camps they always sound intense and sombre,” he defined of how the brand new album got here collectively. “People saying: ‘We need to make an album.’ ‘We need to make some hit records.’ But this felt superbly free. We’re all musicians however we weren’t at all times doing music. Some days we performed soccer or walked round taking photos. And the bi-product to that was very stunning music.
“Because when you marry that ethos with world class musicians and the best producers, writers and artists in the world, and we’re in one space, that’s a recipe for something that no one can really imagine. You can’t even calculate what that’s going to come up with. And it came up with a big chunk of this album.”
Earlier this week, Stormzy revealed the total checklist of collaborators on his new album, with Sampha, Jacob Collier, Stormzy’s 0207 Def Jam label mate Debbie, NAO, Ms Banks and lots of, many extra among the many checklist of artists to have labored on the report.
Meanwhile, it’s been confirmed that Stormzy will headline All Points East competition subsequent summer season. He’ll curate a complete day of the Victoria Park occasion underneath the banner ‘This Is What We Mean Day’. Tickets are on sale right here.