Trae Tha Truth’s new album title, Hometown Hero, is more than an empty platitude. His tireless work during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey resulted in him receiving the key to the city of Houston, so Hometown Hero is an appropriate name.
The veteran MC’s latest solo LP features 12 tracks and includes songs like “What About Us,” which examines life in Houston following the devastating natural disaster. Trae gets a few assists on the project with T.I., Mozzy, Young Thug and Boosie Badazz making guest appearances.
View the Hometown Hero stream, cover art and tracklist below.
(This article was last updated on March 6, 2018 and can be found below.)
A little over a week before Trae Tha Truth drops his Hometown Hero album, the ABN leader has unveiled the LP’s tracklist and debuted a new single from the project.
“What About Us,” which is inspired by Trae’s work in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, is one of the 12 tracks from his upcoming album due out on March 16. The follow-up to 2017’s Tha Truth Pt. 3 features guest appearances by T.I., Young Thug, Mozzy, Boosie Badazz and RaRa, among others.
Check out the official tracklist for Hometown Hero below and listen to “What About Us” above. Pre-order the LP here.
1. What About Us
2. Don’t Know Me f. Young Thug
3. I’ll Be Fine
4. No Pressure f. Mozzy
5. Dayz I Prayed f. Ink
6. I Got It On Me
7. I Can’t f. Boosie Badazz & RaRa
8. No Question f. Kim
9. Shooter f. Money Man
10. Better Dayz f. T.I. & RaRa
11. Ain’t Nuthin Better
12. I’m Still Around
(The original version of this article was published on February 21, 2018 and can be found below.)
Trae Tha Truth worked tirelessly to help the city of Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. With that in mind, Hometown Hero is an appropriate name for his next album.
HipHopDX spoke to Trae about what motivated him to choose this album title, and he shared a few different reasons for its selection.
“A couple of things … that’s the city name [for me] as far as the people and as far as the adversity the people have faced,” Trae told DX. “The people are rooting for me at home and elsewhere too, so it just felt like the right title … Tomorrow, the news is also breaking that I go to court with Radio One. We trying to get that ban lifted. You know [they] gonna try to manipulate it, but it’s time to move forward.”
The ABN leader also unveiled a March 16 release date for the album, sharing the spotlight with frequent collaborator Mozzy — who is releasing a new EP titled Spiritual Conversations on March 2 — in an Instagram post. Trae’s upcoming project will be the follow-up to Tha Truth Pt. 3 album, which dropped in July 2017.
Man trae fell off big time on his last album it was way too commercial smh I dont have high hopes for this at all
Just wish him and Ro would find a way to patch it up. A new ABN album would be the shit..
Hell yeah it would trae day lives!
More like hometown homo if you ask me.
Sad that this got so many upvotes…
That album cover is a blatant rip-off of Jeru The Damaja’s “The Sun Rises in the East”!!! Even the font too!!! STOP BITING!
You mean Jevvru the Yamica
I didn’t know James Harden was a rapper too.
Z-Ro the king of Houston Trae biting his swag. Z-Ro released an album called The Crown and Melting the Crown last year and now Trae on some Troll shiii naming his albums in a similar fashion.Trae lost a lot of respect from the other rappers in Houston when he sold out and joined T.I.P. Grand Hustle after he jumped ship from J.Prince and Rap-A-Lot. It was a slap in the face to Lil J. His last album was trash straight up. I’m listening to Paul Wall new shiii Slim Thug and Z-Ro the king of the ghetto…
But who just want to be on rap a lot forever and get screwed?
He should have dropped What about us during the floods and gave the proceeds to the victims..just seems sad this way..he’s done a lot for the community that’s why he’s still around but he’s no Zro on the mic…ABN should do an album for the city! Then go their separate ways…maybe around the NBA playoffs…just seems like a good idea imo
He’ll naw he ain’t no z-ro. Mo city can hold down a track on his own, this dude has to rely on guests just to come close to being considered dope. That monotone shit just makes him sound basic, to the point where even if his wording is fresh his flow ruins it. Mumble rap’s grandfather.
As much as I support Trae tha Truth music over the years, I know his music went downhill when he left that Houston sound rocking with Grand Hustle. He should’ve kept his same format instead of switching up completely. He has to know his music ain’t hitting like it once was
Release now, and no proceeds go to the victims. If he would have released this 4 months ago, he’d have to donate 100% of the proceeds to the flood victims. Don’t go hating on JJ Watt and then support this phoney. And screw all the Zro comparisons. Trae is no where near Zro’s talent. Not even close. Trae is not the more talented of the two.
you must be white. everything is about money to yall
Trae is well respected in Houston I don’t know what the hell y’all talking bout I’m pretty sure him and zro got problems that we don’t know about shit they cousins plus I think Trae didn’t jus wanted to be a local rapper like zro cus zro is only known in a few southern states maybe but zro go hard tho