The benefits of this particular song is going to be going to social justice because race is such a big thing right now. Also on May 31, I have the feature track in the documentary Dreamland, which is produced by LeBron James and his company, SpringHill. The Millennium Tour: myself, Bow Wow, Soulja Boy, a slew of other artists, we're going to be starting back up in October, which I am excited about. What's next for you? Will you incorporate rollerblading into your upcoming performances? So it's cool that they saluted me and had nice things to say. You know what I mean? Because I am a performer, and I'm sensitive about my stuff. It hits a little different when you're an artist and people are judging you. I really enjoyed that." And I thought that was cool. Ken, he really saluted me and said, "Yo, this is a great performer.
And it was pretty cool to see Ken react towards things. Were there any of the judges' guesses that you were laughing at under the Yeti costume? Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday? Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday. And he's such a good grandpa and such a great man. We've been able to develop a better and stronger relationship. That's what me and my dad have after all that time. The great thing about this package is letting people know that there's always an opportunity to understand and have a deeper respect. I really see how a lot of the things that were happening between him and myself really didn't even stem from him. When you become a parent, you really realize how a lot of the times the projection of where you go in life stems from your childhood. I think that there is a type of stigma about Black men and their relationship with their fathers. Why did you want to open up about that and where does that relationship stand today? In your final clue package, you talk about your strained relationship with your father. I still have some rollerblades in the garage, but I didn't know that it would come in handy. It was cool to bring out, because it's been such a minute since I rollerbladed. The show asks you if you have any hidden talents, and that was one of my hidden talents. I even got the opportunity to be on the cover of one of the rollerblade boxes. My uncles would build a lot of the ramps, the half pipes. I used to go to this camp called Camp Snoopy in Santa Rosa, California.
Aside from “Ex For A Reason,” highlights include the album’s opening track, “Bitter,” with narration Cardi B, “No Love” featuring SZA, “Dat Right There” featuring Pharrell, plus tracks with Lil Durk, Ari Lennox, and more.How were you able to pull off roller skating in that heavy costume?Ī lot of people don't know I used to actually be a professional rollerblader when I was younger. And now, today, Walker tweeted out the album cover along with the entire tracklist, and it’s stacked. That was followed by a tracklist teaser with an announcement for her next single, “Ex For A Reason,” featuring JT of City Girls, which dropped three days later.Ĭonsidering Over It broke Beyoncé’s record for the largest streaming week ever for an album by a female R&B artist, the build-up here is warranted. Then came a trailer announcing the November 5th official release date for Still Over It. First, Walker projected confirmation of the album’s November release timeline on the side of a building outside of the BET Awards, giving off heavy Yeezus guerilla marketing vibes. The wait for the follow-up to Summer Walker’s breakthrough 2019 debut O ver It has been a roller coaster, one that’s now reaching the top of the climb before that final freefall that everyone looks forward to.