Cakes Da Killa. Photo by Matt Nelson.
Cakes da Killa has announced a new LP titled Black Sheep. The New Jersey-born rapper, a major figure in queer hip-hop’s ascendance over the past decade, is scheduled to release the album on March 22 via Young Art Records. The record is produced by Sam Katz, who also produced Cakes’s last album, 2022’s Svengali. Featured guests include Dawn Richard and Wuhryn Dumas.
In honor of Black Sheep’s announcement, Cakes has shared the project’s lead single, “Mind Reader.” (The previously released “Cakewalk” also appears on the record’s tracklist.) The song features agile lyricism from Cakes and a snappy hook from Stout over Katz’s infectious house instrumental.
“Mind Reader” arrives alongside a Sam Frank-directed visual treatment that follows Cakes as he rides through Los Angeles in the back of a black convertible, eventually pulling into a warehouse party where revelers surround the car. Watch the video, stream the song on its own, and check out Black Sheep’s cover art and tracklist below.
Black Sheep album art and tracklist
1. It’s A Luv Thang (ft. Wuhryn Dumas)
2. Mind Reader (ft. Stout)
3. Make Me Ovah
4. FourPlay
5. Do Dat Baby (ft. Dawn Richard)
6. Global Entry
7. Downtown J
8. Cakewalk
9. Crushin In Da Club
10. Problem 4 Problems
11. Ain’t Sh*t Sweet
