Grammy-winning singer Lalah Hathaway has reimagined her eighth album, Vantablack, together with her Vantablack: Enlargement Pack.
The remix album options alternate variations of the unique album’s tracks plus two new songs, together with the most recent single “Poison + The Remedy.” She co-wrote and co-produced the latter tune with Ariza.
“Reimagining music has all the time been on the core of my inventive journey,” says Hathaway. “This undertaking is a heartfelt tribute to the transformative energy of the REMIX, and a celebration of the timelessness of nice SONGS!”
The unique model of Vantablack was launched June 14, 2024, through Hathaway Leisure/SRG-ILS Group.
The album included the singles “So In Love,” “Temper For You” that includes MC Lyte and “I AM.” It additionally featured collaborations with WILLOW, Michael McDonald (“No Lie”), Rapsody, Widespread, Phonte and Gerald Albright.
“Vantablack was all the time the identify of the undertaking,” stated Hathaway. “I began reframing how I noticed coloration by way of being the blackest I’ve ever been, and though I’m steeped in who I’m, it doesn’t exclude the opposite issues that make up the sum of me. Much like how all of the music round me informs the Black music that I create. So it’s all a melting pot of all of me.”
Vantablack spawned two nominations on the 67th Grammy Awards: Finest R&B Album and Finest Conventional R&B Efficiency (“No Lie”).
Hathaway’s nod within the latter class tied her with Anthony Hamilton‘s report for many nominations (5). “Hear, I bought nominated once more. I’m so grateful,” Hathaway completely advised Rated R&B. “I’m honored to uphold the legacy of conventional rhythm and blues as a result of, actually, that’s what all of it’s.”
Vantablack is the follow-up to Hathaway’s 2017 album, Actually, which additionally obtained a Grammy nomination for Finest R&B Album.
Vantablack was ranked No. 4 on Rated R&B’s 25 Finest R&B Albums of 2024 record. “Certainly one of Hathaway’s longest units, Vantablack, lives as much as the hype of its jet-black deal with and, in some spots, completely celebrates Black tradition,” wrote Antwane Folks.
Hathaway supported her newest album on her headlining Vantablack Tour.
Stream Lalah Hathaway’s Vantablack: Enlargement Pack under.