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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

8 years ago

mbbroker79

Beautiful song from such an under rated artist !

9 years ago

tia 249

I love this song.

9 years ago

Hanisa Mohamed

Words can't describe how much I love this.

9 years ago

gaila karim

magnifique et immortel morceau aussi a écouter en acoustic

10 years ago

Martia McPhail

Ily bilak

10 years ago

tonedelux

If you like this, then check out "loaded lux - true love" who says black fathers dont love their kids???

10 years ago

Trinette Watts

I absolutely love this song and this artist!

11 years ago

souljah309

This is for my lil' cousin, Adrián, who was diagnosed with an unknown illness and today we've received the great news that he's recovering: his bones are regenerating and he is growing! A miracle was needed and that miracle is happening. Doctors can't believe it, I can.

11 years ago

tabathezzy03

That's exactly how I started listening to him too! Lol! My sister used to play his songs over and over and I just hated him...then one day I found myself in her room listening to her cd collection and I've been a huge fan ever since. I remember those days lol

11 years ago

Cassandra Smith

this song is simply beautiful on all levels!!

11 years ago

Niamh2012

love you Bilal and yes the guitar has a prince style to it

11 years ago

latchisonsarita

I absolutley Love this man's gift, every tourtured person in history doesnt have a testimony as strong as the conviction you feel when you hear his music. Bilal. Keep making music for those of us who are constantly finding our way through the human experience. :) Thankyou for your musical genuis and your life on CD.

12 years ago

Claw slaw

The first time I heard this song I instantly received a thought from God about my son. Thank you Father.

12 years ago

The24KaratBlack

This is rather nice, reminds me of sumthin Prince did.

12 years ago

Danexman Uno

This song hits my poor soul. Absolutely gut-wrenching and beautiful.

12 years ago

Danexman Uno

@CuzBenSedSoPublishin Couldn't agree w/you more. I swear I haven't listened to "regular" radio in over 7 years (not even when in a rental, I have my Ipod for that), and I swear I dont feel like I've missed anything. Even the hip hop stations on Sirius satelite are starting to suck. Other than the jazz and talk stations, I would've cancelled my subscription 3 years ago. God bless the internet, that's how I manage to stay on top of new music from the artists I like & respect.

12 years ago

CuzBenSedSoPublishin

I hate the mainstream media because they keep talented artist like this silenced and hard to flourish. I rarely listen to the radio because it's such a disappointment every time. I'm not hating on the other artist because it's good for them to make a living but when I hear the same song on the same station over 5 times within the hour then change to another station only to hear the same song again it's sad. Give the public more variety. I'm very glad that Bilal decided to not give up on music.

12 years ago

shiftctldel

They say it's gonna take a miracle to bring you back again They say there's nothing they can do But I'm not the only one who sees the possibility in you You know you're mama sees it too

12 years ago

monnnelle

brings tears to my eyes..idont even have kids..

12 years ago

monnnelle

@kmatos4life me too..i loved it.

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