Coi Leray confirmed the release of her upcoming LP, COI, earlier this month. She shared a post to her Instagram followers, revealing its release date, cover art, and tracklist. The new album’s tracklist has led some fans to be confused, with artists like David Guetta, Saucy Santana, and even James Brown appearing as guest features on COI. COI‘s tracklist has caused mixed reactions, with some fans eagerly awaiting the new record, while others wonder “Wtf are these features.” Fans can expect to hear Leray’s sophomore album on June 23.
Fans are split on COI‘s lineup. “Sumn tells me this album finna be groundbreaking,” one listener writes under Leray’s tracklist. Another comments, “she smart af. she finna get in that pop bag.” “Wtf James brown,” says a different user. “James brown is crazy, this a industry album,” someone adds. Love and Hip Hop‘s Baby Tate writes, “Claming Bitch Girl.” One user tells her she “better be rappin rappin,” with the features that appear on the tracklist.
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James Brown Is Featured On COI
On top of her announcement, Leray also shared a preview of her single “Make My Day,” which she calls “one of [her] favorite songs” from COI. The track samples Technotronic’s 1989 hit, “Pump up the Jam.” Last week, she also teased her collaboration with producer Metro Boomin for the upcoming movie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. She wrote alongside a clip of the song, “Soundtrack produced by the one and only @metroboomin. ‘Self Love’ COI X METRO.” Fans can hear the collab, titled “Self Love,” as well as the rest of the soundtrack on June 2. Metro Boomin commented on Leray’s preview, writing “SPIDER-COI.”
Over the weekend, Leray received a plaque to celebrate her 2022 song “Players” going platinum in Canada. She accepted the plaque at a performance in Toronto. The artist shared a post on Instagram, revealing that “They surprised [her] with [it].” Fans showed their support in her comments section, with one user writing, “Your post has made me feel like anything is possible. Thank you for the inspiration.”
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