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The Black Opera Drops The New Single "No Water" Ahead Of The September 30th Release Of 'The Great Year' LP, Dropping Via Mello Music Group.
The Black Opera Drops The New Single "No Water" Ahead Of The September 30th Release Of 'The Great Year' LP, Dropping Via Mello Music Group.

The Black Opera x Jansport J - "No Water" + 2014 Tour Dates w/ Jaded Inc.

The Black Opera Drops The New Single "No Water" Ahead Of The September 30th Release Of 'The Great Year' LP, Dropping Via Mello Music Group.

The Black Opera picks up where Yasiin Bey's "New World Water" left off with the new single "No Water" from their forthcoming The Great Year LP, dropping September 30th via Mello Music Group. The track produced by Jansport J finds water - one of life's greatest necessities - taking the place of ice as the new physical marker of wealth and excess for rappers. Hoarding water has become the new wave of stunting in a game of the haves and have nots that could ultimately have much higher stakes. The Black Opera discusses the root of the track from their upcoming project:

Message from The Black Opera:

Imagine a world where water is the most valuable commodity, even more valued than oil or gold. What would happen if water became so scarce that it caused World Wars? "No Water" puts a spin on this idea & takes a satirical look at water through the lens of an excessive rap culture where splurging on water is the new wave.

The track recently arrived alongside a handful of tour dates for The Black Opera's upcoming shows with Jaded Inc. aka Mayer Hawthorne and 14KT. The group will hit stages from Brooklyn to Los Angeles on a 5-date mini tour that kicks off on September 6th and ends on the 27th. Check the track below to listen to "No Water." Scroll down to check out The Great Year LP tracklisting and The Black Opera's upcoming tour dates. Pre-order The Great Year LP via Mello Music Group. Stay tuned for more from The Black Opera.

'The Great Year' LP Track Listing:

01. Behold The Opera [prod. by yU]

02. God Speed [prod. by Arjun Singh]

03. No Water [prod. by Jansport J]

04. Rich Like You [prod. by Slot A]

05. Feedback [prod. by Jansport J]

06. Beginning Of The End feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow [prod. by Tall Black Guy]

07. Golden Silence [prod. by Arjun Singh]

08. Black Nirvana [prod. by Arjun Singh]

09. Never Saw It Coming [prod. by Arjun Singh & TBO]

10. Character Assassination feat. Kashia Bleu [prod by 14KT & TBO]

11. Talking Revolution [prod. by Arjun Singh]

12. Up And Up [prod. by Waajeed]

The Black Opera x Jaded Inc. Tour Dates:

Sept 06 - Rough Trade - Brooklyn, NY

Sep 12 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL

Sep 13 - The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI

Sep 26 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA

Sep 27 - Bootleg Theatre - Los Angeles, CA*