Robert Glasper Announces ‘Black Radio III’ Release Date
53 The third installment in Robert Glasper’s Black Radio album series has an official due date. The 13-track LP, first teased in the summer of 2020, arrives on Feb. 25.
The album’s lead single, “Better Than I Imagined,” featuring H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello, won a Grammy for Best R&B Song early last year.
This past October, Glasper linked up with Tiffany Gouché and D Smoke for the project’s second single, “Shine.”
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Glasper’s Black Radio III will feature other notable guest cameos by India.Arie, Musiq Soulchild, Lalah Hathaway, PJ Morton, Ledisi, Jennifer Hudson, Ty Dolla $ign, Yebba, Ant Clemons, Q-Tip, Common, Killer Mike, BJ The Chicago Kid, and Big K.R.I.T., to name a few.
The last three artists appear on Glasper’s current focus track, “Black Superhero.” It arrived with a music video directed by Charlie Buhler. Watch it below.
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Tonight, on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Glasper serves as the musical guest. He’ll be joined by BJ, Rapsody, Amir Sulaiman, and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Black Radio III is Glasper’s first led-project since his 2019 F*ck Yo Feelings mixtape, nominated for a Best Progressive R&B Album Grammy.
He released volume two of Black Radio in 2013. The first installment, released in 2012, won Best R&B Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in 2013.
At this year’s Grammy Awards, Glasper is up for two trophies, including Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Born Again” with Leon Bridges) and Best Progressive R&B Album for Dinner Party: Dessert, a project released under the supergroup Dinner Party.
More recently, Glasper joined Alex Isley and Jack Dine for the song “Still Wonder.”
Stream Robert Glasper’s latest song “Black Superhero” featuring Killer Mike, BJ The Chicago Kid, and Big K.R.I.T. below.