Listen to Jords and Wretch 32’s heartfelt new single ‘iPray’

Jords has launched the heartfelt single ‘iPray’, which options grime legend Wretch 32, Mrs Chambers and MilesFromKinshasa.

The single is launched in celebration of the announcement of the Croydon rapper’s upcoming album, ‘Dirt In The Diamond’. Produced by UK rap heavyweight Kadiata, the only comes with an accompanying music video that sees the artists mournfully recite their verses at a funeral.

The Renee Osubu-directed video serves because the second a part of Jords’ movie, which makes use of choose songs from the album to relate scenes.

Speaking concerning the single, the 28-year-old mentioned: “To me, ‘iPray’ is like Simba’s conversation with Mufasa. Over the last year, I’ve been having conversations about prayer; what prayer actually is, and why we only pray when we need help and not to say thank you.”

“My prayers feel more like diary entries,” he continued. “And to be able to go back and forth exchanging some of my deepest thoughts with Wretch [32] is a blessing and an honour.”

This characteristic is Wretch 32’s second visitor look of the yr after that includes on ‘Highly Blessed’ from Nines‘ fourth album, ‘Crop Circle 2’.

In 2020, he gained recognition for the Black Lives Matter-inspired observe ‘Black & Ready’. In an NME interview, he mentioned: “If you look at my work, it’s always been ‘Black and proud’ anyway.”

His debut album, ‘Dirt In The Diamond’, is ready to be launched on 26 May and and can characteristic extra particular title friends together with similar to Kranium and Tay Iwar.

It would be the first UK rap album to be launched by way of Motown Records UK. Jords mentioned that he hopes his debut album will “touch people” and make them “understand who [he is] and why [he’s] here.”

Check out the paintings and tracklisting under:

The ‘Dirt In The Diamond’ tracklist is:

1. ‘ANCESTORS’
2. ‘Drill vs Grime’ (feat. Lil Sykes)
3. ‘Rice & P’s’
4. ‘Nervous Riddim’ (feat. Cashh)
5. ‘iPray’ (feat. Wretch 32, Miles From Kinshasa and Mrs Chambers)
6. ‘FIST IN THE SKY’ (feat. Jordan Mackampa)
7. ‘Enemies’ (feat. Masego and Kadiata)
8. ‘Stay Close’ (feat. Kranium)
9. ‘MoBay’ (feat. Tay Iwar)
10. ‘(Not) A Love Song’
11. ‘Bea’s Interlude’
12. ‘Beauty Spots’ (feat. Thea Gajic & Bea Anderson)
13. ‘Slow Song’
14. ‘Caged Bird’
15. ‘The Pot Of Gold’ (feat. Tamaraebi)