''Erys'' (stylized in

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and pronounced "Iris") is the second

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by American rapper Jaden, released on July 5, 2019, through MSFTSMusic and Roc Nation. It is the follow-up to 2017's '' Syre'', and features collaborations with

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. The lead single "Again" was released on July 2.

Background

Following the release of his debut studio album ''Syre'' in 2017, Jaden announced the follow-up ''Erys'' in December of the same year. In September 2018, Smith told

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that while he likes "to do it all" and "experiment", "the people have spoken on what they like from me so I try to come really, really hard", describing ''Erys'' as a "strict, hard rap album". He went on to say that "every song, back to back, ill behigh tempo, nd havea lot of bass like just crazy".

Composition

Erys picks up where

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left off with the conclusion of ''Syre'' the story of a boy who is obsessed with chasing the sunset and until one day it chased him, and it ends up killing him. Erys is a now resurrected part of Syre. The album revolves around Erys and portrays him as a boy whose ego has gotten the best of him. During the album he's portrayed as an ill-mannered person who some might say is the exact opposite of ''Syre''.

Promotion

In April 2019, Smith released the three-track EP ''Erys Is Coming'', and in June, debuted the song "Summertime in Paris" with sister Willow on ''

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Critical reception

Upon its release, ''Erys'' received generally mixed reviews from contemporary

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Commercial performance

In the United States, ''Erys'' debuted at number 12 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 23,932

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s, with 4,036 coming from pure album sales in its first week.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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's metadata. Notes * signifies a co-producer * "Beautiful Disruption" previously appeared in the EP ''Erys Is Coming''. * "Noize" and "Erys" are stylized in all caps. * "P" features additional vocals by Teo,

, and

. * "N" features additional vocals by Tyler Cole, Teo, and Willow. * "K" features additional vocals by Teo, Harry Hudson, Willow, and Lido. * "Noize", "i-drip-or-is", "Riot", and "Beautiful Disruption" features additional vocals by OmArr. * "Summertime in Paris" features additional vocals by Kris Wu, Teo, and Josiah Bell. * "Pain" features additional vocals by Barbara Pravi and November Ultra. * "Beautiful Disruption" features uncredited additional vocals and additional production from Omarhu Akbar * "Somebody Else" features additional vocals by Willow. Sample credits * "Beautiful Disruption" contains a sample from "Emotionally Better 164", written by Adam Feeney, and performed by Frank Dukes.

Charts

References

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