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BILAL RETURNS WITH AIRTIGHT'S REVENGE,

"What a frequency ... What a voice. I love Bilal. I couldn't imagine a music world without his voice." -- Erykah Badu

"I have a very connected history with Bilal. I heard his demo years ago. I heard all of the magic instantly. He's a master at interpretation of song." -- Q-Tip

"Bilal is hands down one of the greatest specimens of voice in post-modern hip-hop culture." --Questlove

"His voice is like a Van Gogh painting ... A Salvador Dali ... His voice has so many textures to it." -- Janelle Monae

Los Angeles, CA (June 16, 2010) -- Grammy-nominated musical artist Bilal returns with his third studio album, Airtight's Revenge, which will be released September 14 through Plug Research Music and distributed through The Orchard.

A provocative genre-bending album that dissects love, politics and relationships, Airtight's Revenge demonstrates the Philly-bred singer's growth as an artist. "It's a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul, blues, and experimental free music," says Bilal. The differences in economical social classes inspired the track "Robots," which scrutinizes societal and governmental effects on people. After watching the 2007 documentary, "Zeitgeist: The Movie," Bilal wrote "Who R U." "Of all religions, I drive to be human," says Bilal. At the end of the day, we are all one. We need to connect with the spiritual side of ourselves; we don't need to inflict that on others. It's OK to have free thought. "Little Ones," a smooth track with a soulful sound is dedicated to his sons. "My youngest son has Sickle Cell and my oldest son has Autism. This song is for them," stated Bilal. Steve McKie (Jill Scott, Estelle, Kindred, Vivian Green) co-produced the album with Bilal, recorded in Philadelphia, Virginia and Los Angeles. The album also features production by Nottz (Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Drake), 88 Keys (Mos Def, Macy Gray, Musiq Soulchild), Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra and Tone Whitefield.

A classically trained vocal veteran, Bilal released his debut album 1st Born Second in 2001, which boasted the popular single "Soul Sista." The follow-up, Love for Sale (2006), was shelved but leaked entirely online yet was well received to fans and music critics and has become an underground classic. In the following years, Bilal has collaborated and performed with some of the industry's most prominent artists including, Beyonce (Fighting Temptations), Common (Like Water for Chocolate, Electric Circus, Be, Finding Forever), Jay-Z (American Gangster), Erykah Badu (New Amerykah Part One, New Amerykah Part Two), Robert Glasper (All Matter), Boney James (Better With Time), Musiq (Soulstar) and The Roots among others. He also covered Radiohead's "High & Dry" for the 2006 Radiohead tribute, Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads. Bilal also appears in Dave Chappelle's Block Party.

Comments

9 years ago

Eccentric Luv

I really appreciate this music! Love the lyrics...

10 years ago

bellydanza85

Beautiful. This man's singing...*sigh* :)

10 years ago

大森彬生

ah yeah

10 years ago

Charlene Woodley

"Ain't nothin new, but it's always changin", - You can't beat that with a baseball bat!

11 years ago

Dollie J

One of my favorites

11 years ago

Mallory Kruckman

part of my marathon run soundtrack. state of mind

11 years ago

MUARFA

'AIr Tight's Revenge' is a MASTERPIECE! He's so underated it ain't funny.

11 years ago

solliebollie78

Your like 10 feet tall? Lame yeah I know and yet I smile.

11 years ago

solliebollie78

That's the whole, that what includes all contradiction in ONE. It's not to grasp with intellect or any thing that has it's limitations.. It's in the non-grasping, in that what are no words for and yet Bilal captures it!

11 years ago

brigey

This is my favorite hymn

11 years ago

wostep

This one is : Bilal w/ The Robert Glasper Experiment "All Matter" Live @ Lincoln Center

11 years ago

Michele Williams

WE ARE ALL THE SAME..... AN DALL SO VERY DIFFERENT

12 years ago

Redalert70

Awesome song, awesome voice!!

12 years ago

magicbaby87

the man speaks volumes!!

12 years ago

mashan1978

@1984bandito i would love to see him live!!! That's awesome you got a chance!!

12 years ago

1984bandito

@mashan1978 great live performer!

12 years ago

Malice1473

The Glasper version moves me more.

12 years ago

airtightph deepee

My fav off his latest album

12 years ago

Asaru Nyne Ether

Bless up Bilal

12 years ago

mashan1978

so underrated

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