Yaowa!

Following a brief hiatus, Joell Ortiz makes up for his absence with his sixth solo album, Autograph.

Signing off at 13 tracks, the Brooklyn lyricist rejoices to his triumphant return on the standout “OG“, reflects on his career with “In My Feelings“, and connects with Sheek Louch on “Love Is Love“.

“My creative process is pretty simple.  I write to the music that moves me and speak my truth.  That’s never wavered.  Once I feel like I got all of my thoughts out, I put the pen down and listen to everything in its entirety.  That’s usually where I figure out things like title and artwork” Joell laments.  “After listening to this body of work, I realized that I shared a lot of personal feelings, stories, and ideas.  Everything is authentic.  This is signature me.  Hence, the title.  Autograph is an album from me to you.  The old me, the current me, all of me.  As usual, I hope you enjoy.”

Autograph features collaborations with KXNG Crooked, CyHi The Prynce, Juliet, Marc Scibilia, and Pastor LBS, and includes production by The Heatmakerz, Salaam Remi, Apollo Brown, Hesami, and Namir Blade.