J Hus announces anticipated new album ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’
The album, which drops next month, includes features from Jorja Smith, Burna Boy, Popcaan and more
J Hus has revealed his third album ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’ is coming out on July 14.
THe 19-track outing marks the follow-up to 2020's ‘Big Conspiracy’, and comes hot after the success of recent single ‘Who Told You’ featuring Drake, which reached 18 million streams worldwide in its first week, reaching Number 2 in the Official UK Singles Charts.
Jorja Smith, Burna Boy, Popcaan, CB, Drake, Naira Marley, Villz and Boss Belly are locked in for features.
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This announcement also comes alongside news of a new UK arena tour, which will mark his first live performances since 2019 at AfroNation, Portugal.
The BRIT award-winning artist will return to the stage by kicking off his tour at Dublin’s 3Arena on October 28, before playing in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and two dates headlining the The O2 in London.
The album title, ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’ is in reference the two sides of Hus and his heart as well as is an acronym that spells, baby.
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Check out the trailer to J Hus’ forthcoming album and tracklist below. Pre-order it here and buy J Hus tour tickets here.
Tracklist:
1. Intro (THE GOAT) 2. Massacre 3. Who Told You (feat. Drake) 4. Militerian (feat. Naira Marley) 5. Palm Tree 6. Nice Body (feat. Jorja Smith) 7. Masculine (feat. Burna Boy) 8. Come Look 9. Cream (feat. CB) 10. Comeback (feat. Villz) 11. Alien Girl 12. Fresh Water/Safa Kara 13. My Baby 14. Problem Fixer 15. Killy (feat. Popcaan) 16. It’s Crazy 17. Bim Bim 18. Come Gully Bun (Gambian President) (feat. Boss Belly) 19. Playing Chess
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