Jords and Wretch 32 Launch Emotional New Single “iPray” for Listening

Jords has launched the heartfelt single ‘iPray’, which options grime legend Wretch 32, Mrs Chambers and MilesFromKinshasa.

The one is launched in celebration of the announcement of the Croydon rapper’s upcoming album, ‘Dust In The Diamond’. Produced by UK rap heavyweight Kadiata, the only comes with an accompanying music video that sees the artists mournfully recite their verses at a funeral.

The Renee Osubu-directed video serves because the second a part of Jords’ movie, which makes use of choose songs from the album to relate scenes.

Talking concerning the single, the 28-year-old mentioned: “To me, ‘iPray’ is like Simba’s dialog with Mufasa. Over the past yr, I’ve been having conversations about prayer; what prayer really is, and why we solely pray once we need assistance and to not say thanks.”

“My prayers really feel extra like diary entries,” he continued. “And to have the ability to travel exchanging a few of my deepest ideas with Wretch [32] is a blessing and an honour.”

This characteristic is Wretch 32’s second visitor look of the yr after that includes on ‘Extremely Blessed’ from Nines‘ fourth album, ‘Crop Circle 2’.

In 2020, he gained recognition for the Black Lives Matter-inspired monitor ‘Black & Prepared’. In an NME interview, he mentioned: “When you take a look at my work, it’s all the time been ‘Black and proud’ anyway.”

His debut album, ‘Dust In The Diamond’, is ready to be launched on 26 Could and and can characteristic extra particular identify visitors together with corresponding to Kranium and Tay Iwar.

It will likely be the primary UK rap album to be launched by way of Motown Data UK. Jords mentioned that he hopes his debut album will “contact individuals” and make them “perceive who [he is] and why [he’s] right here.”

Try the art work and tracklisting under:

The ‘Dust In The Diamond’ tracklist is:

  1. ‘ANCESTORS’
  2. ‘Drill vs Grime’ (feat. Lil Sykes)
  3. ‘Rice & P’s’
  4. ‘Nervous Riddim’ (feat. Cashh)
  5. ‘iPray’ (feat. Wretch 32, Miles From Kinshasa and Mrs Chambers)
  6. ‘FIST IN THE SKY’ (feat. Jordan Mackampa)
  7. ‘Enemies’ (feat. Masego and Kadiata)
  8. ‘Keep Shut’ (feat. Kranium)
  9. ‘MoBay’ (feat. Tay Iwar)
  10. ‘(Not) A Love Track’
  11. ‘Bea’s Interlude’
  12. ‘Magnificence Spots’ (feat. Thea Gajic & Bea Anderson)
  13. ‘Gradual Track’
  14. ‘Caged Chook’
  15. ‘The Pot Of Gold’ (feat. Tamaraebi)

Originally posted 2023-05-09 12:38:37.