2017 was a monumental year for R&B artist SZA. The sultry and soulful singer dropped her album Ctrl, garnering the most Grammy Award nominations for a female artist in 2018.
In an interview on Kerwin Frost Talks, “The Weekend” songstress alluded that her next studio album is coming “soon as f**k.” “Everybody I f**k with and respect never had an issue on sophomore albums. People who make real music, no bullsh*t, have never struggled with a sophomore album,” she said. “It is a little bit to dance in your brain like ‘What do people want from me?’ And then you just gotta make sh*t that feels good.”
Following an MTV Video Music Award, a BET Award for Best New Artist, a Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Female Artist, two Soul Train Music Awards, and three NAACP Image Awards, her highly-anticipated project is coming from a place that she compares to cognitive dissonance. The New Jersey native is inspired by the sounds of Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Björk, and Wu-Tang Clan.
With no official release date announced, fans can only wonder if they will have all of the feels that her debut album successfully achieved.
Watch the full interview below.