Naeem, formerly known as Spank Rock, has slowly released singles over the past few months anticipation of his debut album. Following this week's release of "Stone Harbor," he has returned with his brand new album titled, Startisha. Naeem's been working on this project over the past four years with producers Sam Green and Grave Goods who help bring this unique and experimental sound to life.Swamp Dogg, Justin Vernon, Velvet Negroni, Amanda Blank, and Micah James all lend their talents to the album's tracklist. The project is nine tracks in length with a run time of a little over 30 minutes.
If you're unfamiliar with Naeem's work, make sure you press play on his new project Startisha below and sound off with your thoughts in the comment section.
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