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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 22911" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/idk-simple-kaytranada.jpeg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="idk simple kaytranada" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty ImageFor the better part of a month now, DMV MC IDK (say that five times fast) has been teasing the impending release of his third studio album. He’s been calling the follow-up to 2021’s <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/rappers-comfort-zones-2021-idk-tyler-vince-staples/" target="_blank">USee4Yourself</a> a huge departure and today, he revealed why: The whole album will be produced by the house pioneer Kaytranada. It’s called Simple, and he shared its abstract cover via Instagram and Twitter. He also shared its release date via his new Discord server. Here’s a hint: He’ll be <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jack-harlow-come-home-the-kids-miss-you-release-date/" target="_blank">competing with Jack Harlow</a>.<img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_4428.png" alt="idk simple release date" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />DiscordThe collaboration announcement shouldn’t be that much of a surprise after IDK’s last single, “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/idk-taco-kaytranada-video/" target="_blank">Taco</a>,” was produced by Kaytranada and gave a glimpse of the rapper’s new direction. An upbeat track with heavy dance music influence, “Taco” presented a juxtaposition between the glittering production and the rapper’s gritty, rhymes — exactly the sort of contradiction that IDK has loved to present on past projects like <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/idk-is-he-real-review/" target="_blank">IsHeReal?</a> and USee4Yourself. Meanwhile, Kaytranada has gotten more active lately, ending 2021 with his EP, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kaytranada-intimidated-ep-h-e-r-thundercat/" target="_blank">Intimidated</a>, and showing off his production chops on Joyce Wrice’s new single “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/joyce-wrice-kaytranada-ice-tea/" target="_blank">Iced Tea</a>.” It should be interesting to see what these two genre-benders have come up with.Simple is due 5/6 via Clue and Warner Records.Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/idk-kaytranada-simple-new-album/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 22911, member: 81"] [IMG alt="idk simple kaytranada"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/idk-simple-kaytranada.jpeg?w=1024&h=436&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] For the better part of a month now, DMV MC IDK (say [I]that[/I] five times fast) has been teasing the impending release of his third studio album. He’s been calling the follow-up to 2021’s [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/rappers-comfort-zones-2021-idk-tyler-vince-staples/'][I]USee4Yourself[/I][/URL] a huge departure and today, he revealed why: The whole album will be produced by the house pioneer Kaytranada. It’s called [I]Simple[/I], and he shared its abstract cover via Instagram and Twitter. He also shared its release date via his new Discord server. Here’s a hint: He’ll be [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/jack-harlow-come-home-the-kids-miss-you-release-date/']competing with Jack Harlow[/URL]. [IMG alt="idk simple release date"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_4428.png[/IMG] [UWSL]Discord[/UWSL] The collaboration announcement shouldn’t be that much of a surprise after IDK’s last single, “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/idk-taco-kaytranada-video/']Taco[/URL],” was produced by Kaytranada and gave a glimpse of the rapper’s new direction. An upbeat track with heavy dance music influence, “Taco” presented a juxtaposition between the glittering production and the rapper’s gritty, rhymes — exactly the sort of contradiction that IDK has loved to present on past projects like [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/idk-is-he-real-review/'][I]IsHeReal?[/I][/URL] and [I]USee4Yourself[/I]. Meanwhile, Kaytranada has gotten more active lately, ending 2021 with his EP, [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kaytranada-intimidated-ep-h-e-r-thundercat/'][I]Intimidated[/I][/URL], and showing off his production chops on Joyce Wrice’s new single “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/joyce-wrice-kaytranada-ice-tea/']Iced Tea[/URL].” It should be interesting to see what these two genre-benders have come up with. [I]Simple[/I] is due 5/6 via Clue and Warner Records. [I]Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.[/I] [url="https://uproxx.com/music/idk-kaytranada-simple-new-album/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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