Buzzing Los Angeles-based rapper, JELEEL! has released his highly-anticipated debut album, REAL RAW! today via 10K Projects. Representing the journey of a Nigerian Rhode Island-born rapper who found himself homeless on the streets of Los Angeles before arriving at this moment, the new album is JELEEL!’s message to the world that he is here to stay. The album effortlessly showcases his expansive vocal range, while dipping into different genres and stylistic beats in a way that proves that he is far from a one-dimensional artist.
Diving in, the 17-track project packs a punch, with heavy-hitting new tracks like the confidently anthemic “THOR!” and electronically bass-backed “MONSTER TRUCK!” as well as previous standouts “RIDE THE WAVE!” and “DIVE IN!” which have already amassed millions of streams. REAL RAW! also brings together some marquee collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign on “FAST CAR!” and Chow Lee on “CONFETTI!” while also highlighting a special self-feature on “TAMALE!” where the rapper pokes fun at the countless misspellings of his name as JALEEL!
With an exhilarating live show known to turn heads and make headlines, JELEEL! will continue his momentum with a slew of tour dates and international festival performances kicking off next month. Starting June 3 in Seattle, JELEEL! will embark on a 10-day North American tour that will lead right into a global takeover of festival appearances including Lyrical Lemonade Festival in Chicago, Splash! Festival in Germany and multiple Rolling Loud Festivals ranging from Portugal to the Netherlands. Tickets are available now.
TOUR DATES:
6/3
Seattle, WA
Madame Lou’s
6/5
Los Angeles, CA
Echoplex
6/7
Denver, CO
Bluebird Theater
6/9
Houston, TX
The Secret Group
6/12
Atlanta, GA
Vinyl
6/14
Brooklyn, NY
Market Hotel
6/15
Washington, DC
Union Stage
6/16
Philadelphia, PA
The Foundry
6/18
Boston, MA
Brighton Music Hall
6/20
Toronto, ON
Velvet Underground
6/23
Chicago, IL
Lyrical Lemonade Festival*
6/25
Dallas, TX
So What? Festival*
6/29
Grafenhainichen, Germany
Splash! Festival*
7/1
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Woo Hah! X Rolling Loud*
7/5
Portimao, Portugal
Rolling Loud Portugal*
7/7
Munich, Germany
Rolling Loud Munich*
7/8
Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Openair Frauenfeld*
7/9
Warsaw, Poland
Clout Festival*
*Festival Performance