Kaytranada released a new album, Timeless, last week and he has a message for any fans who aren't digging his direction: he's sorry (not sorry) for changing.
In a tweet, the Montreal-raised (but not Montreal-based) beatmaker pointed out how much time has passed since he made his breakthrough debut album, 2016's 99.9%.
"99.9% beats were made when i was like 18, 19. I'm 31 now, things done changed," he wrote. Interestingly, he was 23 when 99.9% came out, meaning that the beats were four or five years old by the time he released them. He subsequently added that, while he made his beats as a teenager, he turned them into proper songs a few years later.
He added, "i'm sorry if i don't sound the same. (not sorry)," ending the tweet with a winky emoji.
99.9% beats were made when i was like 18, 19. I’m 31 now, things done changed, i’m sorry if i don’t sound the same. (not sorry 😉)
i said the beats were made around that age, not the songs lol. It’s a long story but everybody was on the come up in 2015-16 so It was easier to get a feature from them back then.
How tf did you afford an Anderson .Paak feature AND a Syd feature at 18 😭😭
Kaytranada should be pleased to know that Exclaim! is down with his sonic evolution, since we gave Timeless an 8/10 review.
Meanwhile, we'll hear more from Kaytra soon. He confirmed that he produced, arranged and mixed all of his brother Lou Phelps's upcoming album, meaning that it's essentially a reunion from the pair's hip-hop duo, the Celestics.
Lou Phelps upcoming album is basically gonna be a Celestics album ‘cause i produced, arranged and mixed the whole thang. And yes, much love to my brothers Planet Giza.
@KAYTRANADA, do you have any plans for another album from The Celestics or any plans to collaborate w/ Planet Giza?
