Lupe Fiasco Reveals the Cover, Release Date & Tracklist for New Album ‘DROGAS Wave’

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Prediction: Lupe is going to release something dense

Lupe Fiasco has announced the release date and tracklist for his sixth studio album, DROGAS Wave.

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The album, which is a sequel to his 2017 LP DROGAS Light, is dropping on September 28th. Lupe recently went to social media to reveal the tracklist and cover for the album.

DROGAS Wave will have 24 songs (sheesh) and feature appearances from the likes of Damian Marley, Nikki Jean, Crystal Torres, Troi Irons, and more.

September 28th#DrogasWave 🌊 pic.twitter.com/0iDRkkq68E

— DROGAS WAVE SEPT. 28TH (@LupeFiasco) September 13, 2018

READ: Lupe Fiasco Gives Details About His Upcoming Slavery-Themed Album

After Lupe released the album info, he was asked about the significance of the cover. In true Lupe fashion, he was vague:

A lot.

Later though… https://t.co/i6ozvQPYb8

— DROGAS WAVE SEPT. 28TH (@LupeFiasco) September 15, 2018

On Monday, September 17th, Lupe posted some more clues on his Instagram:

 

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So it all started right here back in September of 2011. I discovered something in an antique shop that would change the way I saw the world and my place in it…forever. The seeds of a story that found me more than I can take credit for saying I found it. 🌊 . . . DROGAS WAVE SEPTEMBER 28th Pre-Order Today On @applemusic & @amazon pre-order link in bio

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What I found in St. Augustine took me here, The Western Rocks in the Celtic Sea where the story went even deeper. About 20 meters below the surface lies a ship that has been there for 175 years. It’s called the Douro. It struck Crebawethan Rock on its way out to sea. It sank quickly. The entire crew died in the wreck. . . . Pre-Order DROGAS WAVE today. Link in bio. 🌊

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In The Event Of Typhoon (The protocol was to throw the sick and dying slaves overboard. The protocol was also the same if anti-slavery West Africa Squadron vessels such as the HMS Black Joke spotted and pursued a suspected slave ship that had human cargo aboard on its way to the Americas or West Indies from Africa.) . . . . Pre-Order DROGAS WAVE today. Link in Bio. DROGAS WAVE SEPTEMBER 28th 🌊

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We’re not sure what this all means, but Lupe Fiasco has mentioned that the album was going to be centered around slavery.

About a group of slaves who jumped off the slave ships but didn’t die and lived under the sea sinking slave ships.

“Some stayed, some jumped to their graves, those who wouldn’t become slaves…instead became WAVES”
– Alan Kurdi age 36

🌊🌊🌊 https://t.co/odRMCnfEbD

— DROGAS WAVE SEPT. 28TH (@LupeFiasco) February 16, 2018

Preorder DROGAS Wave here.