Rod Wave is getting fans ready for the release of his new album by revealing the pain it took to record it.
The Florida artist took to his Instagram Stories this week to reveal he went through a lot of “hurt” to make his next body of work happen.
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“This fuckin project hurt so bad bra,” he wrote. “But ima give it ta y’all.”
He also teased that the tracklist, tour dates and merchandise will be announced soon.
Rod Wave released his last album Nostalgia in September last year with features from 21 Savage, Wet and Sadie Jean.
The project debuted at the top of Billboard 200 chart with roughly 137,000 total album-equivalent units in its first week.
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Putting everything into his music is nothing new for Rod Wave. During an interview with Apple Music 1‘s Ebro Darden ahead of Nostalgia, he opened up about letting out his pain through music.
“I feel like when I first came on the scene, I had a lot of pain and just a lot of scars and stuff, and I just feel like, over the years, I done let a lot of it out and it was just therapy for me,” he said.
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“But this album, the reason why I even named it Nostalgia is just because I always remember where I was at.”
He continued: “Every interview I did, every person, every face I met, every song, every video I shot, I remember where I was at, how I was feeling, what I was doing. So I just had to realize, this is nostalgia.
“Everything I’m putting out in the world, in the universe, I’m going to be able to look back at it and be like, ‘Damn, I remember that time. I remember this,’ you know what I’m saying?”
He added: “I just feel different… I’m in a different space. I’m growing. I’m growing up in this. The world’s watching me grow, you know what I’m saying? Little do they know, I’m growing mentally too.”
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Rod Wave has five studio albums to his name, with his last three projects debuting at No. 1. Prior to that, his albums peaked at No. 2 and No. 10.
