Headie One’s new album ‘Edna’ has been released today, having gained large amounts of attention since its announcement in August. The rapper and song-writer has received some incredible reviews from the likes of NME and The Times, as well as a warm reception from his fans. This is his debut album, despite releasing numerous mixtapes in the past.
Containing a total of 20 songs, the album is a huge achievement for the Drill artist as he shares collaborative tracks with Stormzy, AJ Tracey, Young T, Bugsey, Future, Skepta, Aitch, Mahalia, and even Drake, along with more outstanding creators. His lead single ‘Only You Freestyle’ was released in July and features Drake in a song with a commercial beat and light-hearted lyrics as the artists fuse their individual styles.
The freestyle track was followed by AJ Tracey and Stormzy collaboration ‘Ain’t It Different’, with a heavy beat and a catchy hook sampled from M Dubs’ ‘Bump ‘n’ Grind’ featuring Lady Shaw. Earlier this week came ‘Breathing’, one of the more serious compositions which discusses racial injustice and loneliness experienced by Black people.
Yesterday, just hours before ‘Edna’ was released, Headie One shared his final single ‘Princess Cuts’ on Annie Mac’s Future Sounds radio show, as the Hottest Record In The World. After hearing the R&B-influenced song, the pair were able to chat about the album. He explained that “it felt like a long time coming but I also had to be patient, cause I know that time flies.”
Some amazing visuals have been created to accompany the music; just today, the music video for ‘Parlez-Vous Anglais’ featuring Aitch was released. Already it has reached 19,000 views for its lavish shots of the duo in a mansion.
‘Edna’ is out now, and the full track-list is below.
1. Teach Me
2. Psalm35
3. Bumpy Ride (Ft. M Huncho)
4. Triple Science
5. The Light
6. Ain’t It Different (Ft. AJ Tracey & Stormzy)
7. Mainstream
8. Princess Cuts (Ft. Young T & Bugsey)
9. 21 Gun Salute (Ft. Young Adz)
10. Five Figures
11. Hear No Evil (Ft. Future)
12. Breathing
13. Only You Freestyle by Headie One & Drake
14. Try Me (Ft. Skepta)
15. F U Pay Me (Ft. Ivorian Doll)
16. Parlez-Vous Anglais (Ft. Aitch)
17. Everyting Nice (Ft. Haile)
18. You / Me (Ft. Mahalia)
19. Therapy
20. Cold (Ft. Kaash Paige)
