Spin the album down below or on Apple Music and Tidal. In a way, Jidenna's a Kid Creole for the 2010s, mixing and matching old and new cross-continental sounds with a.
I’m always trying to forward and mix the gumbo pot and mix the soup right, so that people feel like they’re progressing in life.” On The Chief, Jidenna is accompanied most frequently by 'Classic Man' co-producers Nana Kwabena (ten tracks) and Nate 'Rocket' Wonder (three), with an additional supporting cast of over a dozen, from Hit-Boy to Andrew Horowitz. Retro is just a complete copy of the past. Vintage, to me, is acquiring something from the past and then folding it into the future. While I believe in being vintage, I don’t believe in being retro. After the success of his 'Classic Man' single, Jidenna releases his first full-length project. All these are odes to different paths but in an attempt to modernize that. Jidenna shares debut album, 'The Chief' with a feature from Janelle Mone. They draw on previous inspirations of previous genres, Most music is inherently nostalgic. Jidenna enjoys the wonders of love and mystery on the magical “Bambi” and transforms to club mode on cuts like “Trampolines” and “Helicopters.” When asked about the theme of this album after his Sound Drop concert celebration on the eve of the album’s debut, he shared, “Most songs, besides “Let Out” are nostalgic. You see it all the time is rites of passage rituals. I was introduced to the artist by Luke Cage on Netflix, when he performed 'Long Live the Chief. It’s that and then combining that with returning back to your community. I listened to Jidennas new album over the weekend and I personally was blown away. “Even when I made this album, I was alone for the holiday season. “Finding myself was a combination of being alone for different periods of time,” he said. Speaking to VIBElast year, the singer says he remained in solace for the creation of the album. Jidenna Talks Honing In On Who You Are, New Music And Flexing His Rap Muscle