Crown (Aja album)

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Crown
Crown, Aja, 2021.jpg
Studio album by
Aja
ReleasedMay 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
Length46:59
LabelAJA
Aja chronology
Nail in the Coffin
(2019) 		Crown
(2021)
Singles from Crown
  1. "21 Roads"
    Released: March 1, 2021
  2. "Tough Love"
    Released: April 9, 2021
  3. "Crossbow"
    Released: April 30, 2021

Crown (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by rapper and entertainer Aja, released independently on May 21, 2021.[1][2][3]

Background and release[]

Crown follows the 2019 release of Aja's debut studio album Box Office, as well as their collaborative Halloween-themed extended play with rapper and producer Shilow, Nail in the Coffin. The album draws from their heritage and spiritual Lukumi faith and is also inspired by their experience in the COVID-19 pandemic which they say allowed them to "re-evaluate myself, my life, my story and how I want to deliver that". Aja has said that the more vulnerable moments on the album were inspired by Billie Eilish's discussion of mental health struggles on the song "Everything I Wanted". They say that each song was inspired by a specific orisha, or deity, and used "drums, cowbells" and "songs in the traditional tongue of the Lukumi faith" to construct them before they were sent to producers to craft the album's interludes. They also said that they wanted to separate themself from other RuPaul's Drag Race alumna in order to "not just perform the art, but be the art" and break from the "template for what people expect" from the show's former contestants.[4] The 47-minute, twenty-track album was released in May 2021[5] following the release of three singles (alongside their associated interludes) over a span of two months.[6][7][8]

Track listing[]

  1. "Esu Elegba Interlude: 21 Keys" – 0:58
  2. "21 Roads" (feat. Katie Jobes) – 3:42
  3. "Ogun Interlude: Liquifying Iron" – 0:47
  4. "Tough Love" (feat. GESS) – 3:27
  5. "Ochosi Interlude: Loading the Bow" – 0:52
  6. "Crossbow" – 3:18
  7. "Obalouaye Interlude: Crying for Help" – 0:47
  8. "Bundschu II" (feat. Shilow) – 3:24
  9. "Shango Interlude: Dancing in the Rain" – 1:44
  10. "Like Lightning" (feat. Regina Del Carmen & Kaya Conky) – 3:08
  11. "Obatala Interlude: Holy Rebirth" – 1:28
  12. "White Couture" – 3:27
  13. "Obba Nani Interlude: Matrimonial Bondage" – 1:16
  14. "Swords Down, Hearts Out" – 3:09
  15. "Oya Interlude: Kali & Oya Dance" – 1:16
  16. "Horsewh!p" (feat. Dai Burger) – 3:57
  17. "Yemoja Interlude: Nigerian Water" – 0:49
  18. "Black Ariel" (feat. Widow Von Du, Amira Wang & Kezra Leon) – 4:32
  19. "Oshun Interlude: Tears of Joy" – 1:11
  20. "Honey Drip (E' Ladé Oshun)" [feat. Amma Whatt) – 3:40

References[]

  1. ^ Patterson, Denny (April 15, 2021). "Aja Comes to Terms with Vulnerability in Upcoming Album". Out Front Magazine. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. ^ SMITH, REISS (May 9, 2021). "Aja on cutting the puppet strings, OnlyFans and spirituality". PinkNews. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Pasulka, Nicole (2021-05-21). "In Crown, Aja Is Finally Making Art on Their Own Terms". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. ^ "Aja moves beyond 'RuPaul's Drag Race' for their own 'Crown'". Houston Chronicle Preview. Joey Guerra. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Crown by Aja". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. ^ "21 Roads - Single by Aja". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Tough Love - Single by Aja". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Crossbow - Single by Aja". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 July 2021.


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