WAR & WONDERS

(2LP)
Genre Hip Hop & R&B
FormatVINYL
Cat. noERE769
Label EMPIRE
Artist D SMOKE
Release Date17/06/2022
Carrier2LP
Barcode194690664625
Tracklist: A1/1. War & Wonders A2/2. Dirty Mercedes A3/3. Shame On You A4/4. Road Rage (feat. Marsha Ambrosius & Dem Jointz) B1/5. Mind My Business B2/6. Find My Way (feat. Tobe Nwigwe & BJ The Chicago Kid B3/7. Crossover (feat. WESTSIDE BOOGIE) B4/8. Common Sense (feat. SiR) C1/9. Why Run C2/10. Stay True (feat. John Legend) C3/11. Say Go C4/12. Good Thing (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) D1/13. Sleepwalking (feat. Fireboy DML) D2/14. Better Half D3/15. Clockwork (feat. Marsha Ambrosius) D4/16. Free Write About: The 16-track album opens with šWar & Wonders'' as Smoke begins his journey foreshadowing an upcoming battle featuring impassioned flows and rhymes describing the violent challenges of urban living. The track opens with a storyline of Smoke getting knocked down from his ongoing battles and a woman calling his name to wake up. The narrative then progresses with latest singles šShame On You› and šCommon Sense› featuring SiR commenting on humanity™s unique simplicity and embracing our differences. At the core of the album, šStay True› featuring John Legend accentuates the meaning of living your best life by staying true to your authentic self regardless of what life throws your way and the hardships you may face. Then šGood Thing› featuring Ty Dolla $ign offers an upbeat, positive track bringing light to companionship and finding joy in life through many avenues. Smoke wraps the project with rhythmic, jazz infused šFree Write› reflecting on the crusade of each track leading to the end of his battles, and bringing awareness to the grieving of his city from politics to systemic racism and his influence on making the situation better for future generations. War & Wonders spotlights poignant themes, necessary social commentary, and the hurdles we overcome in order to appreciate what we have in this life. For Smoke, he showcases Inglewood™s war on losing love, being in love, and battling himself as he is always being led in different directions. It is a continuous journey of learning, growing, self-discovery, and reinventing a better version of himself.