''Tantra'' is the second studio album by American rapper and singer

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. It was released through

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and Moon Boy University on November 11, 2022. The album contains guest appearances from

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, Zayn,

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, and

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. Production was handled by a variety of record producers, including Bleu himself,

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, Jerry Lang II, Synco, Robby Hale, Teldrick Smith, and

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, among others.

Background

In an interview with

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, Bleu explained his reasoning behind choosing tantra as the title of the album, stating that he had been "reading things about the Moon and my sign. It's really called 'Moon Magic' and it's like some spiritual stuff so I been reading into it. I wanted it to be called something that people ain’t really know so they could read into it and find out about it. … certain little key things about spirituality and the moon."

Release and promotion

After announcing the album and its cover art on November 4, 2022, Bleu revealed the tracklist for the album four days later.

Singles

The lead single of the album, "Walk Through the Fire", which features fellow American singer

, was released on January 21, 2022. The second single, "Love in the Way", a collaboration with Trinidadian-American rapper and singer

, was released on September 16, 2022. The third single, "Life Worth Living", a collaboration with Moroccan-American rapper

, was released on September 28, 2022. The sole promotional single, "Soul Child", which features fellow American rapper

, was released on November 8, 2022. "Feel It Inside" featuring

was sent to

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on January 10, 2023, as the fourth single.

Track listing

Charts

References

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