Had it been pushed forward, Jidenna might have had a better chance to have a high-charting debut album. Thus, The Chief was released 2 years after Jidenna had the biggest song of his career so far. Rather than following up “Classic man” with a strong solo single or even a solo project from Jidenna, Wondaland Records and Epic continued with their original plan to include the song on The Eephus, the debut EP from Janelle Monae’s collective that includes Jidenna, his frequent collaborator Roman GianArthur and the singing duos Deep Cotton and St. However, that early momentum was squandered. As strikingly confident as it is unpredictable (check the night and day trap twin-pack that is Helicopters / Beware), The. Like a locksmith, opened every door out here He’s received plenty of useful co-signsa spot on Janelle Monae’s fledgling label, a guest appearance in Luke Cage but Jidenna Mobisson doesn’t miss his shot on his first album. Jidenna has always acknowledged what the record did for his career, on “Chief Don’t Run”, for instance, he rapped: With a free SoundCloud account you can save this album and start supporting your favorite artists. The song catapulted the previously unknown artist to stardom and opened America up to his classy style and eccentric music. Listen to The Chief, a playlist curated by Jidenna on desktop and mobile. Fresh off the release of his debut album The Chief, Jidenna is on the run in the video for his afro-trap ballad Bambi.The cinematic clip opens with the dapper rapper, dressed in a cream-colored suit, sitting on a table at a park while drinking and reminiscing about the love of his life. Jidenna’s breakout single “Classic man” was omnipresent in 2015 and reached double platinum status in terms of sales.
Download ChiefKeefFtMikeWiLLMade-It-Status.mp3. This immediately calls the timing of the album’s release into question. The elusive Chief Keef has re-emerged with a collaborative single with Mike WiLL Made-It. The figure is disappointing for a major label debut but it is also to be expected – without a single in heavy rotation leading up to the project’s release, if The Chief had sold more copies than this, then it would been a minor miracle.
The Chief opened at #14 on the Billboard 200 with a Sales Plus Streaming figure of 14,347 but its pure sales figure (8,655) sees the Epic Records artist sit at #24 on the sales-only chart. Listen below Download Jidenna’s The Let Out has been slaying the charts and airwaves these past few weeks, and it doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon either, as Ted. Jidenna’s overdue debut The Chief was released on 17th January, 2017 and a week after the album’s release, the numbers are in and they do not look pretty at all.