A FORSAKEN LOVER'S PLEA (+ FLEXI DISC EDITION) by CHUCK STRANGERS

Including an Exclusive flexi disc with the bonus track "illegal", produced by Eyedress

Since bursting onto the scene in 2012, Brooklyn hip-hop collective Pro Era has sent shockwaves through the culture. Crew leader Joey Bada$$ has become one of rap’s biggest stars, and artists like Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, and CJ Fly have launched successful solo careers. Chuck Strangers has been a key member of Pro Era from the start, producing countless classics for Joey Bada$$ and others. Now, the talented rapper/producer is back this time on Lex Records.

A pivotal force in the early ‘10s NYC rap revival, now LA-based rapper and producer Chuck Strangers steps into the limelight on new solo LP A Forsaken Lover’s Plea.

The album sounds markedly lush, candid rhymes bolstered by a slew of guest producers—including The Alchemist, Animoss and Strangers himself. Chuck’s own production feels current without ditching its previous homeliness, a seamless compliment to his honest, lived-in raps.

A Forsaken Lover’s Plea is laced with guest verses from a collection of fellow New York rap torchbearers, from Pro Era comrade Joey Bada$$ & Flatbush Zombies' Erick the Architect to Queens’ own Remy Banks.

Strangers’ tangled romance with hip-hop is the crux of the project—the culmination of a decade’s unwavering dedication to his craft, with its lofty highs, inevitable lows, and rough lessons of humility, patience, and process.

It’s Chuck’s most comprehensive solo project since Consumers Park, his 2018 debut, and follows The Boys & Girls EP, released May 2023.

TRACK LIST

1. RICHARD PRYOR (PROD. CHUCK STRANGERS)

2. DEAD VINES (PROD. CHUCK STRANGERS)

3. CLOSE CALLS (PROD. NV)

4. SERMONETTE (PROD. THE ALCHEMIST)

5. SKI'D UP (PROD. THE ALCHEMIST)

6. TOO AFRAID TO DANCE FEAT. REMY BANKS (PROD. ANIMOSS)

7. A FORSAKEN LOVER'S PLEA (PROD. GRAYMATTER)

8. SUNSET PARK (PROD. CHUCK STRANGERS)

9. POLISH JAZZ FEAT. JOEY BADA$$ (PROD. ANIMOSS)

10. FEELINGS (PROD. CHUCK STRANGERS)

11. CRUSADERS (PROD. CHUCK STRANGERS)

12. TO ALL THE GIRLS (PROD. CHUCK STRANGERS)

13. HOME (PROD. ZOOMO)

14. ALI'S ROTI SHOP (PROD. NV)

15. GRASP FEAT. OBII SAY (PROD. OBII SAY)

16. SOME FLATBUSH... FEAT. ERICK THE ARCHITECT (PROD. ANIMOSS)

17. COUNT ON MY LOVE (PROD. CHUCK STRANGERS)

18. EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK ON FLEXI DISC  ILLEGAL (PROD. EYEDRESS)

tracks 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 12, 17 produced by Chuck Strangers
tracks 3 & 14 produced by NV
tracks 4 & 5 produced by The Alchemist
tracks 6, 9 & 16 produced by Animoss
track 7 produced by Graymatter
track 13 produced by Zoomo
track 15 produced by Obii Say

track 18 produced by Eyedress

Mixed by Trevor Wright
Mastered by Zeroh
Art direction & design by Commission Studio
Photography by Jack McKain