Brent Faiyaz

Since rising to fame in the late 2010s, Brent Faiyaz has worked with music industry heavy-hitters like Drake and Tyler, the Creator and established himself ...

When you actually break down a song and look at it for the writing and the words, it hits differently.” He released the album’s first single, “Dead Man Walking,” back in the fall of 2020, and in 2021, he earned his first entries on the Billboard Hot 100 with his Drake and Tyler, the Creator collabs “Gravity” and “Wasting Time.” On Wasteland, he enlists the help of other respected musicians including Alicia Keys and The Neptunes. Since rising to fame in the late 2010s, Brent Faiyaz has worked with music industry heavy-hitters like Drake and Tyler, the Creator and established himself in a growing field of R&B singers.

THE wait is finally over and Brent Faiyaz is back with the release of his sophomore album,Wasteland, on his Lost Kids imprint.The 19-track LP in.

Speaking to Vogue about the meaning of his new album, Faiyaz explained: “It was less of an album process and more of a life process. Then I realized, Wait a minute, this is a body of work.” The 19-track LP includes the likes of Drake, Tyler the Creator, and The Neptunes.

The 26-year-old R&B crooner's sophomore project is compiled with a total of nineteen tracks, graced with features from Tyler, the Creator, Alicia Keys, Drake, ...

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Brent Faiyaz Believes We Are Living In a 'Wasteland.' He Makes It Sound Damn Good. The independent R&B star details the making of his new album and working with ...

After we did “Dead Man Walking,” and then right after that, I went in and did “Ghetto Gatsby,” and it was a couple other ones that I started recording around that same time, I knew pretty much the body of the album and the shape of it, how I wanted it to sound. That’s when I got the shit with Saadiq, that’s when I got a lot of records that came towards the end of the project, when I was just making shit, because I knew that the album had to come out. That’s when I was rapping a lot with Alicia and talking a lot to No I.D. and talking a lot to Saadiq. Just trying to get insight on what I can do with this to make this better. I don’t want somebody to listen and already have an idea or think, “This is where it’s gonna go.” So I like to keep the listener guessing. I had a part that I wanted a woman rapping, but I didn’t want to get the cliché “just go get a woman rapper.” ‘Cause there’s a certain way I want to approach this shit. He was like, “Man, I only give my good shit to Solange, D’Angelo, and now you.” I’m like, “Good looking.” Laced my shit, I ain’t gonna hold you. He was like, “I only give my shit to a couple motherfuckers, but I fuck with you.” I knew I couldn’t half-step on a record that he gave. So I hit Alicia, like, “Yo, I got this record, you trying to rap on it?” She was like, “Yeah, what you got for me?” I played her the reference I had and how I wanted to sound, and she went in there and knocked that shit out. I figured I’m gonna either wait until I can finally get these words right and get this shit out of my head, or I’m going to bring in the best to help me get this idea out. If I am out and I’m faded and I feel a type of way that makes me want to write something, I’ll just be like, “Somebody book me some studio time,” wherever. Honestly, I think that kind of elevated my sound, getting in there with Dahi and seeing how he produces and how he goes about that shit, along with a lot of other producers I’ve been working with. “Jackie Brown” might serve as the song with the most quotable lyrics from the album, with the kind of lines we’ve become accustomed to from Faiayz, (“My old bitch fine like Jackie Brown” or “leave me here I’ll fuck myself”) while “Addictions” serves as a song suming up the whole album’s theme and a picture Brent has been painting since he reached stardom, singing “Maybe it’s the love, the drugs, the weed, the pussy, maybe it’s all the above/maybe I don’t need a hug, maybe I’m just fucked up.”

While he's not opposed to settling down, Brent is opposed to slowing life down on his dark sophomore album. That is, until he's forced to.

“Life moves fast when you do what you want,” he sings on “Jackie Brown.” What he soon learns through this album’s well-crafted, dark, and vivid records is that the fast life is oftentimes a death race rather than a carefree cruise through the city. On that song, he sings, “I’m sorry in advance if I let you down,” with enough sincerity and sympathy that you almost believe he’s genuinely apologetic. “They just wanna take me off of here,” he quips on the song before letting us know that fame, glitz, glam, people screaming your name, and the demands “isn’t everything.” In other instances on the album, like on “Gravity,” “Wasting Time,” and momentarily on “Addictions,” Brent appears worn out and exhausted by the requirements of those in his world. “Move you to a place, still ain’t what you wanted.” Notably, just two songs later comes “Wasting Time,” the Drake-featured track that arrives as an ode to a minimalistic and unbothered relationship, one that brings a twinkle to the eye of Brent. What’s real?” he says to open Wasteland on “Villian’s Theme.” For Brent, his songs detail a very real lifestyle that isn’t some false persona or game of pretend to play into a trend. Sonder, Brent Faiyaz’s group with producers Dpat and Atu, released a record called “ Too Fast” which Brent uses to respond to those who “say I drive too fast, move too fast, live too fast.” Little did we know this line would foreshadow Brent’s demise a half-decade later.

Faiyaz has shared the new album 'Wasteland,' his first full-length since debuting with 'Sonder Son' in 2017, featuring Drake, Tyler, the Creator, and more.

In 2021 he also made appearances on albums from Baby Keem, Tyler, the Creator, Tems, and Meek Mill. Featuring guest appearances from Tyler, the Creator, Drake, the Neptunes, Joony, Alicia Keys, and Tre’ Amani, Wasteland is an expansive effort that sees Faiyaz at his most confident. That’s not to mention the extensive lead-up to Wasteland, as he shared three tracks from the release last year.

Best New Tracks: Kid Cudi, Burna Boy, Brent Faiyaz and More: Enjoy the weekend with these music projects.

Joey Bada$$ preps for the new release date of his upcoming album 2000 with “Survivors Guilt,” a hard-hitting cut that proves to be a personal one for the rapper. The pair make the most of the situation and throw a block party with their new friends. Murda Beatz enlists a star-studded crew comprised of co-producer Pharrell, Quavo, J Balvin and Anitta for his new single “No Mas,” which follows “One Shot” with Wale and Blxst. “It’s a record I’m excited about, bringing four different worlds together; America, Colombia, Brazil, and Canada. And, of course, having the chance to work alongside a legendary producer like Pharrell is incredible. Burna Boy gets personal in his latest studio album Love, Damini, which features guest appearances from Ed Sheeran, J Hus, Popcaan, Blxst, Kehlani, J. Balvin, Khalid, Victony and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. “This is like my birthday gift to me in a way, because there’s no better gift to give myself than something personal. If ur not too familiar, this is a perfect way to dip ur toe into the vibes. Also joining this selection are joints from Joey Bada$$, Westside Gunn, Yo Gotti with Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, EST Gee, Mozzy and Blac Youngsta, Doechii, Ray Vaugh and Murda Beatz with Pharrell, J Balvin, Quavo and Anitta.

HipHopDX returns with another edition of New Music Friday Albums coverage featuring new album releases from Brent Faiyaz, Kid Cudi, Burna Boy, Westside Gunn ...

As a result, he shares The Boy Who Flew To The Moon Vol. 1 featuring hits such as “Day ‘N’ Nite,” “Mr. Rager” and “Just What I Am,” and among others. However, the Buffalo MC has proven he still holds tricks up his designer sleeves with the delivery of his Peace “Fly” God mixtape. Fast forward to 2022, Kid Cudi is actively celebrating the high of his No. 2 debut of his Man On The Moon: The Chosen album by serving up yet another project and animated Netflix show inspired by his life story entitled Entergalactic. For fans of the “Lost Kids Get Money” vocalist Brent Faiyaz, the wait is finally over. Having delivered his debut album Man On The Moon: The End Of Day over a decade ago in 2009, Cudi scored his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 just two years ago in 2020 upon the release of “The Scotts” collaboration he and Travis Scott laced. To start, R&B solo vanguard Brent Faiyaz has staged his return, two years in the making, with the release of his third studio album Wasteland, while rap wunderkind Kid Cudi delivers a curated batch of his greatest hits with The Boy Who Flew To The Moon Vol. 1.

Brent Faiyaz's long-awaited album 'Wasteland' is here in full. Brent Faiyaz's new album, Wasteland is finally here. Following a five-year wait since ...

Complex's best new music this week includes songs from Brent Faiyaz, Burna Boy, Popcaan, Ken Carson, Doechii, Westside Gunn, Fivio Foreign, and many more.

Fivio Foreign delivers another dizzying verse, passionately spitting, “She don’t want me to have it/ She’ll hold mine/ If we ever get pulled over with the chop’ She takin’ the charge and the whole nine.” The new track appears on the deluxe edition of Fivio’s B.I.B.L.E. “Wishin’ I coulda stopped him, let alone just know how he feel/ Lyrically couldn’t top him, he was the nigga with the belt/ Yeah, and that’s real rap/ I couldn’t do this shit without him, and that’s just fact,” he raps. “Bitch I’m Nice” is expected to be a single from Doechii’s debut project, and is more proof she’s next up. “I’m lookin’ like Paq at the fight, rockin’ silk, nigga/ I’m nothin’ like these rap niggas,” he spits. The song appears on Westside Gunn’s newly-released album Peace “Fly” God. “Go” is a rebellious track from Atlanta’s rising star Ken Carson, where the 19-year-old chants in a dizzying fashion while bragging about his jewelry, women, and money.

A few albums from the mainstream released this past Friday and neither of them were from rappers. One of the notable and highly anticipated albums was ...

The other two albums were Burna Boy’s Love, Damini featuring J Hus, Ed Sheeran, Blxst, Kehlani and more. As well as the deluxe version of Chris Brown’s Breezy (the original moved 72k in the first week). Stay tuned for first week sales projections for the above two in the coming days. A few albums from the mainstream released this past Friday and neither of them were from rappers.

Faiyaz will be competing against Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' for the No. 1 spot this week. Plenty of new arrivals hit streaming services this weekend, ...

Plenty of new arrivals hit streaming services this weekend, from Burna Boy's Love, Damini and the deluxe cut of Chris Brown's Breezy to Westside Gunn's 48-hour marathon, Peace "Fly" God and August 08's Towards The Moon EP. None of those, however, were as highly anticipated (or as widely received) as the debut of Brent Faiyaz's Wasteland album.\r\nThe 19-track project boasts various skits and features from Tyler, The Creator, Alicia Keys, Drake, The Neptunes, Joony, and Tre' Amani. Now that fans have had a chance to listen and digest, favourites have begun emerging such as "GHETTO GATSBY" or "LOOSE CHANGE" and to boot, we've received a look at the first week sales projections.