Black Thought

<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/377772-black-thought-speaks-on-black-no-more-musical-while-showcasing-his-rapping-speed-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Black Thought</a> is still fresh off the release of his album from last year, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/411844-black-thought-and-danger-mouse-release-stellar-joint-album-cheat-codes-new-mixtape" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cheat Codes</a>. The 12-track project finds him teaming up with eclectic producer <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/36920-asap-rocky-says-he-has-a-completed-concept-album-with-danger-mouse-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Danger Mouse</a>. 



Boasting features from the likes of <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/296265-raekwon-reflects-on-only-built-4-cuban-linx-2-11-year-anniversary-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Raekwon</a>, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/607974-aap-rocky-gushes-about-fatherhood-im-all-smiles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A$AP Rocky</a>, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/443231-run-the-jewels-announce-rtj4-remix-album-with-latin-artists" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Run The Jewels</a> and more, it was certainly one of the better hip-hop albums of 2022. Additionally, it contains a posthumous feature from <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/421214-mf-doom-biography-in-the-works-due-out-in-2024-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MF DOOM</a>.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="3598" height="2878" src="https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1407692644.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-620098" srcset="https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1407692644.jpg 3598w, https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1407692644.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1407692644.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1407692644.jpg?resize=1024,819 1024w, https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1407692644.jpg?resize=1536,1229 1536w, https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1407692644.jpg?resize=2048,1638 2048w, https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1407692644.jpg?resize=1500,1200 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 3598px) 100vw, 3598px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Black Thought of <a href="/profile/TheRoots" class="text-word" target="_blank" >The Roots</a> performs at Mass MoCA on July 8, 2022 in North Adams, Massachusetts. (Photo by Lisa Dragani/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>



Regardless, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/444771-the-roots-preview-misunderstood-ft-erykah-badu-tierra-whack" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Roots</a> rapper is showing no signs of slowing down. The announcement that he&#8217;ll be dropping another new album soon came on Wednesday (January 11).



Titled Glorious Game, the new project is set to release on April 14. Along with the announcement, he subsequently dropped its lead single, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/620006-black-thought-el-michels-affair-prep-joint-project-with-grateful" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&#8220;Grateful.&#8221;</a> &#8220;They play the avenue of Amsterdam / With other pickpocketin&#8217; thieves and gamblin&#8217; men / And they just come at all the noodles, where resistance is futal / Business as usual, it&#8217;ll blow out your wigs like french poodles,&#8221; raps the 51-year-old in the new track. 



<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Black Thought &amp; El Michels Affair are dropping Glorious Game (album) on April 14th. The 1st single, Grateful, is out now. <a href="https://t.co/DyJ125IJU0">pic.twitter.com/DyJ125IJU0</a>&mdash; Ruben || Check the Rhyme (@checktherhyme1_) <a href="https://twitter.com/checktherhyme1_/status/1613263677830090753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
</div></figure>



Glorious Game will find the Philadelphia native teaming up with <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/280803-freddie-gibbs-and-madlib-revamp-bandana-cuts-with-el-michels-affair-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">El Michels Affair</a> for its entirety. Led by Leon Michels, the band is a cinematic soul group. Michels himself plays tenor saxophone, flute, keyboards, guitar, bass and percussion. Some of their other members include Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon and Thomas Brenneck.



El Michels Affair is best known for their 2009 LP, Enter The 37th Chamber, which is a live album that pays homage to the <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/612781-bob-dylan-explains-love-for-wu-tang-clan-eminem" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wu-Tang Clan</a> and their <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/25640-classic-rotation-wu-tang-clan-s-enter-the-wu-tang-36-chambers-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)</a> album from 1993. 



Are you looking forward to hearing Black Thought&#8217;s new album? Comment your thoughts below. Finally, make sure you stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest music news and releases.



<a href="https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2023/01/black-thought-el-michels-album/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[via]</a>