Kojey Radical Releases His Sophomore Album, Don't Look Down

Today, East London’s own multi-hyphenate artist and rapper Kojey Radical releases his sophomore album, Don’t Look Down, via Asylum Records UK/Warner Music UK. The project boasts an impressive roster of collaborators, including Ghetts, Bawo, MNEK, Dende, James Vickery, Planet Giza, Cristale, Benjamin A.D, Col3trane, SOLOMON, Victor Ray, Jaz Karis, and Chrissi. 16 tracks long, Don’t Look Down yi wani musically mai kyau da kuma mafi girma introspective al'amurranta game da ƙarfi, ƙarfi, da ra'ayoyi da suka wuce a cikin rayuwa ta lokacin da ya zo a cikin jama'a mata. A cikin wani dace music al'amurran, tare da jiki da kuma al'amurran al'amurran, shi ne wani al'amurran na ra'ayoyi da kuma al'amurran, hedonism da al'amurran, dadin da abokin ciniki. Sonically, album yana samar da mafi gwaji da kuma eclectic music na rayuwa, tare da al'amurran daga Golden Age Hip Hop to disco, grime to Indie, Jazz to Ska. Yanzu, wadannan al'amurran da aka gabatar don samar da wani daidaici‍

“I wanted to make this album more personal and more honest, we have to be able to accept that the messenger has flaws and all,” says Kojey. “So if I can’t give you me from a real perspective, as someone who hasn’t got it quite all the way figured out, then how are you supposed to trust me?”

Dangane, Don’t Look Down captures the last few years of scaling professional and musical heights, and how that climb reshapes a person’s outlook and relationships. Success brings both the fear of falling and the fear of climbing higher, knowing how much there is to lose. Rooted in the shift that followed the enormous success of Reason to Smile (2022), the album reflects the transition into one’s 30s, when old anchors slip away and life reshapes itself, forcing you to find solid ground again. This tension threads through the record. On “Rotation” and “Life of the Party”, he wrestles with internal doubts: "I live in the fear of starting again and again... I don't know who to trust / I got too many friends, being the life of the party,” he sings over Swindle, Ashton Sellars, and Emil’s production. “Conversation” deepens this theme, opening with a whisper: “Sometimes you’re too afraid to find out the party continues even after you leave.” He likens it to stepping out for air only to realize the sun is rising and the world has moved on, relationships too. Fatherhood emerges as one of the album’s most defining threads. On “Life of the Party” he reflects, "My little one just turned four, he looks just like me / His mama pray he doesn't grow up just like me.“Curtains”Curtains", ya ce, "I hate that I hold onto trauma, twinning with the traits that I got from my father.” His son’s voice surfaces in recordings throughout, and the closing track “Baby Boy” with fellow East Londoner Ghetts brings the theme to a powerful close. Across four and a half minutes, he shares the joys and anxieties of fatherhood, hopes for his son, and reflections on the history that shapes their bond.

Tallace Don’t Look Down, Kojey ya ƙirƙirar wani short film tare da jama'a mai ban sha'awa a cikin watanni da suka wuce. A kammala yana ƙirƙirar uku music videos - Rule One tare da Bawo, Conversation, da Baby Boy tare da Ghetts - a cikin wani sauki ciniki tafiya. Subtle cameos na album tunanin "Expensive" da "Everyday" kuma rufe a cikin hadin gwiwa, ƙirƙirƙirar kwarewa tare da ban sha'awa layers. Tare da Relta, ayyuka ya ci gaba daga Kojey's sha'awa don ƙirƙirar sha'awar da kuma artistry a cikin music video format, da aka rarraba ta halitta da matsaloli na visuals da ya ci gaba da

Don't Look Down Tracklist:

1. Knock Knock
2. Rotation
3. Rule One ft Bawo
4. Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar
5. Long Day ft Dende
6. On Call ft James Vickery
7. Expensive ft Planet Giza
8. Problems ft Cristale
9. Conversation
10. Aikace-aikace da Benjamin A.D
11. Life of the party
12. Breathe ft Col3trane
13. Tare-tallace- Tallace-tallace-tallace-tallace-tallace
14. Tuntube muhalli
15. Everyday
16. Baby ft Ghetts & Chrissi

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