Lil Tjay has bounced again from being shot over a yr in the past and is formally on the scene as soon as once more with the discharge of a brand new album.
On Friday (July 14), the Bronx rapper launched his third studio LP, 222. The 14-track undertaking options assists from Summer time Walker, Jadakiss and Fivio International, amongst others.
“I really feel like I’m again the place I wanted to be,” the 22-year-old mentioned throughout a chat with TMZ following his album launch occasion. “I’m again to the perfect of my capability and I wish to take this so far as attainable.”
“I’m comfortable to see the place this undertaking goes,” he added. “I’m proud of myself.”
Hearken to 222 beneath:
In June 2022, Lil Tjay was shot seven occasions at a Chipotle in Edgewater, New Jersey and was subsequently rushed to hospital for an emergency surgical procedure. The taking pictures was the results of an armed theft.
The New York Metropolis native was struck as soon as within the neck, as soon as within the arm and 5 occasions within the torso. He was very near loss of life, however fast remedy in the end saved his life.
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On June 22, 2023, which was the one-year anniversary of the taking pictures, he launched a retrospective observe titled “June 22.” The tune — which additionally options on his new album — is a mirrored image of Tjay’s expertise with being attacked.
On it, he takes an introspective method towards the moments main as much as the nearly-fatal taking pictures and he relieves the tragedy in its accompanying music video.
“Opps know It’s loopy, they might vouch, now we out,” he raps on the tune. “Meet the bros up within the whip and we in route/ I fall asleep, I get up hearin’ somebody following my automotive/ Bitch, who following my automotive?/ Nobody following my automotive.”
