Picking Up the Pieces
When the controversial rapper was shot and killed on the age of 20 in June, he left behind a vault of music he had been recording that can kind the idea for future releases, starting along with his first posthumous album, scheduled for October on EMPIRE.
The “Blueprint”
Solomon Sobande, X’s supervisor, says his consumer recorded sufficient materials for at the least two albums — however exterior of rumored collaborations with Lil Pump and Lil Peep (and the artist’s personal penchant for experimentation), what it would sound like stays a thriller. Sobande describes the songs as “iconic, chilling, brilliant and mature,” and says that whereas the property (led by the late artist’s mom) will choose the tracklist, “X left a blueprint for us.”
Looking At a Legacy
The plan going ahead, says Sobande, is all about “keeping X’s memory alive, preserving it the right way and getting the rest of his ideas out.” The rapper’s lawyer, Bob Celestin, echoes that sentiment: “The most important feeling I have is doing everything I can to pay respect to who he was as a person and as an artist, and to help his vision flourish.”
This article originally appeared in the Sept. 15 issue of Billboard.
