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BlocBoy JB returns with a 16 track album called Free Agent

He built the project as a tribute to his longtime producer and best friend Tay Keith.

BlocBoy JB

BlocBoy JB smiles for the camera on a red carpet, wearing a red and black plaid jacket over a graphic t-shirt and a red cap, a grill visible in his smile.
BlocBoy JB at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

BlocBoy JB released Free Agent, a 16-track album, on August 7, HotNewHipHop reported. The project follows the death of his best friend and longtime producer Tay Keith, and it carries a dedicated tribute track, 'LLTK.'

HotNewHipHop calls it some of BlocBoy's most focused work after a decade in the game, crediting him with honoring his friend's memory while still delivering the hit-making instincts that made his name. Features on the album include HoodRich Pablo Juan, Blocnation CB, Shootervine Head, Dbloc DaDon and EA.

The tribute has been building for weeks: BlocBoy paid respects to Tay Keith alongside Future in early July, then released 'LLTK' as a standalone single on July 25 before folding the song into Free Agent as its second-to-last track, placed just ahead of the closer, '1 Take.'

Free Agent is now part of the release calendar for August, filed under hip-hop.

The facts

  • The album is called Free Agent
  • It has 16 tracks
  • BlocBoy JB pays tribute to producer Tay Keith on it
  • The tribute track is called LLTK
  • It was released August 7
  • LLTK first came out as a standalone single on July 25

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