KAYTRANADA has referred to as upon Infantile Gambino, Anderson .Paak, and extra to assist him ship his newest album, Timeless, which you’ll be able to try beneath.
The album, which dropped on Friday (June 7), is the Canadian’s first new solo LP in 5 years.
Pink Pantheress, Tinashe, Daybreak Richard, and Don Toliver additionally do their factor on the album.
The music “Drip Sweat” that includes Channel Tres was made accessible as a single earlier this week; the tunes “Stuntin” and “Lover/Pal” that includes Rochelle Jordan first hit the streets again in November 2023. Test it out beneath.
Lately, KAYTRANADA made headlines when he thanked Freddie Gibbs for his assist.
The Montreal producer publicly got here out as homosexual throughout an interview with The FADER in 2016 forward of his debut album, 99.9%.
Throughout the interview, the producer/DJ revealed that he got here out as bisexual to his mom and sister on the age of 16, however by no means spoke about it once more.
“It was too many feelings on the identical time,” he instructed the publication. “I used to be like, ‘Oh that’s good,’ and on the identical time, I used to be like, ‘Oh what does mother assume?’ We’re Haitians, and Haitians don’t admire homosexual individuals in any respect. I assumed possibly it was a part.”
KAYTRANADA was in a long-term relationship with a girl that resulted in 2015. He then instructed his mom and brother that he was definitively homosexual and obtained assist from each of them.
Shortly earlier than his new album dropped, KAYTRANADA sat down with Rolling Stone and opened up about his sexuality, amongst different subjects.
He mentioned the assist he obtained from Gibbs gave him “hope” about being accepted within the music trade — particularly in Hip Hop.
“I nonetheless don’t assume many individuals know that I’m homosexual. Even with that story,” he mentioned. “Freddie Gibbs was one of many first artists that was like, ‘I’m pleased with you, man, hold doing all your factor.’ I assumed that was loopy. That gave me hope.”
He continued: “Now, we acquired Lil Nas X and rappers from the LGBT group simply popping out. R&B artists, too. It’s extra acceptable and extra welcome. I heard Snoop [Dogg] and Dr. Dre had been acting at Pleasure in L.A. That’s loopy.”
Freddie Gibbs got here throughout a put up on X (previously Twitter) about KAYTRANADA’s quotes and replied: “That’s my homie in actual life tho.”