It’s been about four years sine Jabee released a full-length album, but the Emmy award-winning rapper (yes, an Emmy) is back at it with This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You dropping May 22nd.
To help kick off the campaign, Jabee has combined the talents of Lil B and Slug (of Atmosphere) to rock on the Statik Selektah-laced “Checmate.”
“The concept really came from Lil B,” Jabee reveals. “I was in NY at Statik’s studio and heard the beat. I did my verse and sent it to Lil B to peep and what he sent back really changed the direction of the song. “At the same time I was also talking to Slug about a track and he really liked the Statik beat and it all came together from there. I identify with both Slug and Lil B in different ways and that duality really shines through on this track.”
Press play on “Checmate” and peep the tracklist below.
- “The Mirror” f. Propaganda (prod. Rnd 1)
- “Recipe” (prod. 88 Keys)
- “Clic” (prod. Smitti Boi)
- “No Allegiance” (prod. Smitti Boy)
- “We Got It” f. Wale (prod. Leron Vision)
- “Food For Thought” f. Medaforacle (prod. Paul Cabbin)
- “Fragile and Cruel” f. The Allie Lauren Project (prod. Lauren Nicole Clare)
- “Hope” (prod. Blev)
- “Checmate” f. Slug & Lil B (prod. Statik Selektah)
- “Birth Name” (prod. Smitti Boi)
- “Hold Up” (prod. S1 – Symbolic One)
- “Our Sons” f. Trishes (prod. Statik Selektah)
- “Hands Up” (prod. Smitti Boi)
- “Gotta Get To Heaven” f. The Allie Lauren Project (prod. Lauren Nicole Clare)