HipHop artiste and XYZ CEO “Bobby East” has apologized for delaying the release of his Free album called “Vanilla”. The Psycho Bae hitmaker issued an apologetic Statement and sighted possible reasons for the delay via a thread of Tweets on his Twitter account.
Today is April 18th the day my second album was supposed to drop..It was meant to be my happiest album the total opposite of my Daywalker persona I spent such a long time coming up with this marketing gimmick (blonde hair and all)
— Bobby East (@VanillaDzaddy) April 18, 2018
I recorded the whole thing in a week in my modest apartment in kabwata where I was staying at the time… production handled by Stash,,It sounded beautiful
— Bobby East (@VanillaDzaddy) April 18, 2018
Skip a few days and we are shooting the psycho bae video I get a call from my mom that my brother had collapsed and they had taken him to the hospital.. Naturally I rush there
— Bobby East (@VanillaDzaddy) April 18, 2018
He died the following day from heart failure he was 26 years old…Left behind 3 kids and a wife…
— Bobby East (@VanillaDzaddy) April 18, 2018
I took a job with an investment firm and went to work on a farm block in Mpande Village Northern Zambia…Partly cause I now have three kids and y'all don't pay me as much as you should but mostly cause I wanted to be somewhere people couldn't see me be sad…
— Bobby East (@VanillaDzaddy) April 18, 2018
For the re worked edition of my album I wanted to write a beautiful song for my brother that his kids could listen to….I have 10 versions of that song and I don't like any of them…
— Bobby East (@VanillaDzaddy) April 18, 2018
I do not tell this story to seek sympathy or make excuses…Sometimes opening up is a good step towards healing and maybe I can help some one going through the same thing since mental health and depression is such a no go area for most Zambians…..
— Bobby East (@VanillaDzaddy) April 18, 2018
The album was scheduled for release on 18th April, 2018 but due some circumstances XYZ Management couldn’t put it out. According to another Tweet by the award winning rap act, He wanted to make a special dedication for his late Brother “Lucas” but he doesn’t like any of the 10 versions of the songs recorded.
I do not tell this story to seek sympathy or make excuses…Sometimes opening up is a good step towards healing and maybe I can help some one going through the same thing since mental health and depression is such a no go area for most Zambians…..
— Bobby East (@VanillaDzaddy) April 18, 2018
The album will come out though I owe Stash,my entire team and my fans that much…..
— Bobby East (@VanillaDzaddy) April 18, 2018
However, the postponed album doesn’t have a release date for Now but hopefully it comes out this month. The 10 track FREE Album has already gotten fans excited especially following the success of his single “Psycho Bae”
