Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) has introduced Cash Christmas, a brand new EP that might be carried out stay for a Bandcamp livestream later this month, marking the arrival of his first new music in 5 years.
Scheduled to premiere on December fifteenth at 2:00 p.m. ET, Cash Christmas might be a singular stay mission, with the Bandcamp description stating, “No matter you suppose it’s… it’s not that.” Livestream tickets are at the moment on sale for $7.99, and the video of the efficiency might be accessible for 48 hours, after which it will likely be out there to buy for $9.99.
Moreover, the mastered audio tracks of the stay EP will turn out to be out there to obtain “24-48 hours after the efficiency.” In line with the press launch, the roll-out might be in “distinction” to how music is launched “by conventional channels,” with entry to the video and songs being granted by “the acquisition of a QR code issued along side limited-edition merchandise together with hoodies, t-shirts, stickers, and laminates to be offered on Bey’s Bandcamp in the end.” The EP will even be offered on vinyl within the coming months.
Cash Christmas would be the first solo music from Bey since his 2019 sound set up, Negus. For extra info, head to the Bandcamp web page for Cash Christmas. You can too try the album’s paintings (titled “Osanta Bin Lyin”) beneath.
The announcement of Cash Christmas comes simply weeks after Black Star’s 2022 album No Concern of Time was lastly launched on vinyl and CD. Earlier within the yr, Bey carried out tour dates honoring the music of MF DOOM and celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of his 2009 album, The Ecstatic. He additionally made headlines for describing Drake’s music as not hip-hop, however pop that’s “appropriate with purchasing.”
Cash Christmas Art work:
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