Brent Faiyaz Shares Surprise New Album ’Larger Than Life’
After releasing a brief trailer Thursday (Oct. 26) Brent Faiyaz is back with a new full-length project. Larger Than Life, out now, contains guest features from Missy Elliott, A$AP Rocky, Babyface Ray, A$AP Ant, Coco Jones, Flee, Lil Gray, Princess Cro, Cruddy Murda, Tommy Richman. FELIX!, and N3WYRKLA. It also includes the single “WY@” which the singer released last month.
This is the Baltimore native’s first project under his own imprint. He has a partnership with United Masters and ISO Supremacy, which was announced back in May.
“Brent Faiyaz is one of the most prolific Independent artists today, and we are extremely excited to embark on this new partnership with him,” Steve Stoute, CEO and founder of UnitedMasters, said at the time. “It’s been inspiring to watch his journey as an artist over the years and with this partnership, we look to further amplify his creative vision and support his entrepreneurial ambitions.”
Brent Faiyaz Drops Wasteland
In a conversation with Rolling Stone, he said that Larger Than Life is a reflection of his own world.
“This is how I see the world. This is my universe. This is what we do. This is what it feels like,” he told the publication.
While Brent just dropped this album, he is still embarking on the second leg of his North American and U.K. F— The World, It’s A Wasteland tour. The U.K. part of the tour began on Oct. 16 and concludes on Nov. 20. His North American tour touched down in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, and more.
Larger Than Life follows his 2022 LP Wasteland. That project featured guest appearances from Drake, Alicia Keys, Tyler, The Creator, and Tre’ Amani.
Wasteland debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Listen to “Last One Left” featuring Missy Elliot and Lil Gray below: