Black Thought is sharing details about the highly anticipated Streams of Thought Vol. 4. The Roots rapper released the previous three versions of the album in He's also gearing up for an album set to come out later this week. Glorious Game is a collaborative effort with the ever-soulful El Michel's Affair. Both albums have garnered considerable interest from fans.
During an interview with Fader, Thought revealed that Glorious Game is a deeply personal album. "It's probably my most personal record to date," he said. "It's going to be all narrative and it's going to all come from a very personal place." Meanwhile, Thought detailed the long list of artists set to feature on the Streams of Thought Vol. 4. "The album features Yasiin Bey, Pharoahe Monch, Fabolous, Redman, Rick Ross, Big K.R.I.T. Curren4y, Tobe Nwigwe, and J.I.D.," he said. "There's at least one feature on almost every song." He went on to reveal that R&B veteran Nicole Wray also features on the album.
Black Thought Reveals Long List of Features on New Album
Despite the long features lost, Thought says the album didn't take long to record. "I wanted to shuffle through the recording process the same the listener shuffles through songs," he said. Thought says the project is already complete. However, he's not committing to a release date. "It's been in my vault for a couple years now," he said. "It could come out at any point in time." Obviously, Thought gained stardom as a co-founder and frontman of the Roots. However, the members of the group have never shied away from doing solo projects. Thought credits this as the source of the group's strength. "Everybody has there own thing they do when we're not together as part of the roots," he said. "There's a great appreciation for what we are able to achieve independently."
The Roots rapper has certainly been busy over the past year. He released the album Cheat Codes, a collaboration with Danger Mouse just last year. The album received generally favorable reviews from fans and critics. Moreover, the project features a posthumous feature from MF Doom. We will see how well his two newest projects perform with his loyal fan base.
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