Brent Faiyaz Drops Latest Album, Wasteland
Brent Faiyaz’s 19-track album Wasteland has been released and the body of work features exciting collaborations with musical icons like Alicia Keys, Tyler the Creator and Drake. Keep it here for all the updates and reactions.
Executive produced by Jonathan “Freeze” Wells, the album includes The Neptunes-produced hit ‘Wasting Time’ with Drake and ‘Gravity’ with Tyler, the Creator, plus contributions from Alicia Keys, Tre’ Amani, The-Dream, Raphael Saadiq, and No I.D.
Speaking with Vogue, the 26-year-old R&B star opened up about the inspiration behind the album, which marks his first project since his 2020 EP F**k the World.
“I was watching a lot of Tarantino films. I was watching Jackie Brown over and over again. I was also watching Vanilla Sky on repeat. I pulled a lot from that,” he said.
“But mostly I was inspired by the different people that I locked in with, from The-Dream to Alicia Keys. I was just soaking up game from artists like Raphael Saadiq and No I.D., who have been doing this longer than I have.”
