POISON Tracklist
POISON is the sophomore studio album by rapper and legendary producer Swizz Beatz. The ten-track album boasts features from many of rap’s superstars, including Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, and Young Thug. Swizz and J. Cole are credited as the album’s executive producers.
Swizz “took all the hits off the record,” including a song with Kanye West and Bono of U2, and another song with Bruno Mars.
The album’s lead single “Pistol On My Side,” which features Lil Wayne, was released on September 14, 2018, alongside its corresponding music video. Alicia Keys, Swizz’s wife, provides uncredited piano on the song. “25 Soldiers” with Young Thug, “Preach” with Jim Jones, and “Come Again” with Giggs were also released as singles ahead of the album’s full release.
Also on the 14th, Swizz revealed the titles of his next three albums: Beauty and the Beatz, Return of the Showtime, and Global Mindset. These albums have “different concepts, different messages, and different sounds.”
Swizz has reportedly recorded 70 songs for the album. He has a total of six albums prepared, including a Nas full-length.
“POISON” Q&A
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What have the artists said about the album?
When discussing the meaning behind the album’s title, Swizz said:
Everything is poison. You look at the times we live in, you look at everything, and in order to get past that, you have to address that. You can’t just skip over it.
