Fans of Angel Haze have been patiently awaiting a follow-up to the rapper’s Back to the Woods for four years now. While the Brooklyn MC has been keeping listeners satiated with singles like “Resurrection” and “Brooklyn”, there’s still no word on a full-length release. Now, Haze is back with another standalone track called “Black Butterfly”.
The new track serves as something as a follow-up to “Black Dahlia” off 2014’s Dirty Gold. “Black Butterfly” intros with a flurry of woodwinds swirling like fall leaves, clearing into the verse’s easy groove. Meanwhile Haze vocally swerves between quick-tongued lines and eloquent, spoken-word lyrics.
Over social media, the artist explained the song’s significance. Though the song didn’t fit the rest of the upcoming album, Haze decided to release the song as a a peace offering to their mom, who has long been a main theme in their music. Fittingly, they chose their mother’s 50th birthday for the track’s debut. “Mom (bc i know youll read this) im sorry for how i went about things,” the MC tweeted. “I love you more than words can express adequately. thanking u for picking my dreams up from the pavement and helping me piece them back together again.”
Listen to Angel Haze’s “Black Butterfly” below. Haze also has a handful of European tour dates in December. Get those tickets here.
And in honor of how far we’ve both come as people and as family, i wanted to release the sequel to Black Dahlia. I couldnt get this cleared for the album and i would hate for it to go to waste. Rn my heart is pounding so hard i can feel it in my throat.
— angel haze, barz 4 days (@AngelHaze) October 26, 2019
So mom (bc i know youll read this) im sorry for how i went about things. i love you more than words can express adequately. thanking u for picking my dreams up from the pavement and helping me piece them back together again. I owe you so much. i love you so much
— angel haze, barz 4 days (@AngelHaze) October 26, 2019
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