After pushing back the original February release date, fans are finally able to lay ears on Camden born rapper Ocean Wisdom’s third studio album ‘Stay Sane’. Releasing on his own label Beyond Measure Records, the LP boasts an array of collaborations. Credited features include Irish soul singer Maverick Sabre alongside notable London rappers Novelist and Kojey Radical.

After growing up surrounded by hip-hop and reggae, a stressful upbringing led Ocean to leave home at 17 years of age to focus daily on music. Since then he has seen a steady rise in popularity over his last five years of activity as an MC. 2014 saw the release of his debut single ‘Walkin’ on High Focus Records, a single that at the time broke the record for fastest rapping with 4.45 words per second, dethroning previous record holder Eminem’s ‘Rap God’ by 0.14. Looking to expand his sound past fast rap, Ocean found himself releasing his first two albums through High Focus, featuring an array of fan favourites including the Dizzee Rascal collaboration ‘Revvin’’, amassing over 20m streams on Spotify. Due to the popularity of the song, his second album landed at position 39 on the UK album chart, putting him in a good position for his third album and first self-released project.

Ocean released his own statement about the new fourteen track offering, “This album is called ‘Stay Sane’ and I made it to help myself cope after losses and tribulations. I hope it can help other people to heal and relax.” Stay Sane serves as a widely accessible instalment in the Ocean Wisdom discography. The project touches on current world issues and politics, over a variety of production by underground beatmakers Staticbeatz, Breadboy, Harvey Gunn, Kofi, Westy, Jackie Marua, Renshaw, KillMiami and Kostaki. Physicals can be purchased on Rough Trade, with a CD and translucent red vinyl available.

Watch the video for ‘Drilly Rucksack’ taken from the album below.