{"id":25520,"date":"2025-05-30T17:59:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/obongjayar-paradise-now-album\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:59:36","slug":"obongjayar-paradise-now-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/obongjayar-paradise-now-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Obongjayar \u2013 \u2018PARADISE NOW\u2019 Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Obongjayar releases sophomore album PARADISE NOW via September Recordings. The follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut album Some Nights I Dream of Doors, which earned the artist an Ivor Novello award, represents a brilliant shift in his creative process and expert songwriting. On PARADISE NOW Obongjayar melds the wide-ranging world of influences that inform his artistry as a means to construct his own definition of paradise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries<\/a><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries<\/a><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Speaking on the concept of PARADISE NOW, Obongjayar shares:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cParadise Now is intended as a reminder that there is no past, there is no future, there\u2019s just now. We\u2019re always here, for better or for worse, so remember to take it all in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recorded between London and LA with Kwes Darko, Yeti Beats (Doja Cat) and Beach Noise (Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, Bakar), PARADISE NOW promises adventure while showcasing OB\u2019s most intimate storytelling yet. He grapples with everything from self-acceptance and transcendence to grief and loneliness, FOMO, procrastination, and never-ending nights, proving why he is one of the most thrilling voices to come out of the UK to date. From the bubblegum synths on \u201cJust My Luck,\u201d to melodic yet vulnerable affirmations of \u201cBorn In This Body,\u201d to \u201cTalk Olympics\u201d featuring Little Simz, the last of which Rolling Stone said \u201cexcitingly elicits the commotion of a dense West African market, but mirrors the similarly incessant and overwhelming chatter that can spill from the internet into real life,\u201d PARADISE NOW is both emotionally complex and truly singular to Obongjayar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Earlier this month, Obongjayar announced a string of shows across the US set for this summer. Starting July 24th, Obongjayar will bring his acclaimed live show to the US, marking his first US performances ever outside of SXSW in 2023. He\u2019ll perform 3 shows across the country, including an appearance at this year\u2019s Newport Folk Festival, in addition to his headline dates. Following his shows in the US, OB will take this dynamic stage presence across the UK and EU starting November 14th for a string of shows in Berlin, Cologne, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and London, before playing his largest London show to date at the O2 Kentish Town Forum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last Summer, Obongjayar launched his intimate party series PARADISE NOW, which has since seen guests and friends alike pass through to perform, including Little Simz, Pa Salieu, Kwes Darko, James Messiah, Dean George, Peter Xan, Lava La Rue, Chi, Kwes, Bikoko, Fredwave, Jeshi and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obongjayar releases sophomore album PARADISE NOW via September Recordings. 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