Black Sheep (Cakes da Killa album) explained

Black Sheep
Type:	studio
Cover:	Cakes da Killa - Black Sheep.png
Artist:	Cakes da Killa
Length:	27:05
Label:	Young Art
Producer:	Samuel Katz
Prev Title:	Svengali
Prev Year:	2022

Black Sheep is the third studio album by American rapper Cakes da Killa. It was released on March 22, 2024, through Young Art Records.

Background and singles

Black Sheep marks the second collaboration between Cakes da Killa and producer and composer Samuel Katz. Other contributions include Dawn Richard, Wuhryns Dumas and Stout.^[1] The record sees the duo at their "most comfortable and confident" with Cakes writing all the lyrics and Katz handling the production.^[2] It serves as an hommage to the club life and "cloistered spaces" of Manhattan and Brooklyn as an "artful synthesis" of "audacious" rap and "club-ready" production.^[3] The title Black Sheep is a reference to the feeling that the queer rapper has never "landed comfortably" in a specific scene.^[4]

Black Sheep is preceded by two singles: "Mind Reader" on January 24, 2024,^[5] and "Do Dat Baby" with Dawn Richard on February 23.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cakes da Killa Announces New Album Black Sheep, Shares Video for New Song: Watch. Torres. Eric. Pitchfork. January 24, 2024. March 10, 2024.
2. Web site: Cakes da Killa returns with forthcoming album, Black Sheep. Kelly. Tyler Damara. Line of Best Fit. January 24, 2024. March 10, 2024.
3. Web site: Cakes Da Killa Announces New Album Black Sheep. Hussain. Shazaib. Clash. January 24, 2024. March 10, 2024.
4. Web site: Cakes Da Killa Announces New Album Black Sheep. Eede. Christian. DJ Mag. January 31, 2024. March 10, 2024.
5. Web site: Cakes da Killa details new album Black Sheep, shares lead single. Helfand. Raphael. The Fader. January 24, 2024. March 10, 2024.
6. Web site: Cakes da Killa – "Do Dat Baby" (Feat. Dawn Richard). Chelosky. Danielle. Stereogum. February 23, 2024. March 10, 2024.