Name: Wars and Wonders
Brand: DJ Smoke

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ERE768

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Digipack

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-12-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Standard:20

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194690618253

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

ERE769

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2022-08-12

194690664625

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

DJ Smoke

Genre GB

Hip Hop

Label GB

Empire

Empire is a US distributor, label, and publisher that was founded in 2010. With a strong presence in the music industry, Empire has established itself as a reputable platform for artists and performers to showcase their talent and reach a wider audience.

As a label, Empire provides support and resources to artists across various genres, helping them navigate the complex world of music production and distribution. Their extensive network allows them to connect artists with industry professionals, ensuring they receive the guidance they need to succeed.

With their expertise in publishing, Empire helps artists protect their intellectual property rights and maximize their earnings from royalties. By working closely with songwriters and composers, Empire ensures that their creative work is properly recognized and compensated.

The 16-track album opens with “War and Wonders'' as Smoke begins his journey foreshadowing an upcoming battle featuring impassioned flows and rhymes describing the violent challenges of urban living. The track opens with a storyline of Smoke getting knocked down from his ongoing battles and a woman calling his name to wake up. The narrative then progresses with latest singles “Shame On You” and “Common Sense” featuring SiR commenting on humanity’s unique simplicity and embracing our differences. At the core of the album, “Stay True” featuring John Legend accentuates the meaning of living your best life by staying true to your authentic self regardless of what life throws your way and the hardships you may face. Then “Good Thing” featuring Ty Dolla $ign offers an upbeat, positive track bringing light to companionship and finding joy in life through many avenues. Smoke wraps the project with rhythmic, jazz infused “Free Write” reflecting on the crusade of each track leading to the end of his battles, and bringing awareness to the grieving of his city from politics to systemic racism and his influence on making the situation better for future generations. War &amp; Wonders spotlights poignant themes, necessary social commentary, and the hurdles we overcome in order to appreciate what we have in this life. For Smoke, he showcases Inglewood’s war on losing love, being in love, and battling himself as he is always being led in different directions. It is a continuous journey of learning, growing, self-discovery, and reinventing a better version of himself.

Wars and Wonders

Music GB