After being featured
on six songs from Ludacris’ two albums and Disturbing Tha Peace’s
Golden Grain album, rapper I-20 is preparing to drop his solo album, Self
Explanatory.
According to the
rapper, his album will be a memorable release in the annals of Atlanta’s
Hip-Hop history books.
“It’s
an explanation of me,” I-20 says of his album. “I speak through
my music. I’m coming from leftfield and I’ve got a good, wide range
of music. I’m going to put the exclamation point on Southern Hip-Hop music.
No one is doing what I’m doing musically, lyrically. Outkast and Scarface
came before me, but I’m bringing a defining moment in Southern Hip-Hop
history with my album.”
And while he appeared
on Luda’s songs, which are usually more carefree, I-20 says fans should
expect his solo debut to be more serious than his mentor’s.
“I represent
the ‘Disturbed’ in ‘Disturbing Tha Peace.’ I represent
a different side, the bleak reality of what’s going right and what’s
going wrong in America. Regardless, I’m going to give it to you honest.”
And like a select
few rappers that are starting to state their political views, I-20 states his
opinion on the United States in the song “I Pray for America.” On
the song, I-20 explains how he feels America will pay for the alleged injustices
committed across the planet.
“I wrote
it because I see life for what it is,” I-20 continued. “Now don’t
get it twisted. I love America, but we’re a hustle country. I wanted to
let people know that I’m aware of what we’re doing. We’re
a bully. America realizes it’s the only superpower left.”
The album features production by Kanye West, Salaam Remi, Jook and Shondrae
as well as guest appearances by Chingy, Three 6 Mafia, Juvenile, Shawnna, Ludacris
and others. Self Explanatory hits stores September 21.
The full track
listing is below:
1. Eyes Open (Intro)
2. Meet the Dealer feat. Ludacris
3. Fightin In The Club feat. Lil Fate, Tity Boi, and Chingy
4. The Realest
5. Backstage
6. Break Bread
7. May Sound Crazy
8. Hennessy and Hydro feat. Three 6 Mafia
9. Point Them Out feat. Juvenile
10. So Decatur
11. O.G. Anthem
12. Slow F###### feat. Shawnna
13. Kisha
14. Hey Shawty feat. Devin The Dude
15. The Realest remix feat. D-Block
