Terrace Martin has announced his new album Drones, which features a stacked lineup of collaborators. Kendrick Lamar, Kamasi Washington, Snoop Dogg, YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Leon Bridges, Channel Tres, Robert Glasper, Cordae, James Fauntleroy, Smino, Hit-Boy, and more appear on the concept album. It’s out this Friday, November 5 (via Sounds of Crenshaw/BMG). Listen to Martin’s new song “Leave Us Be” below.

“There are touches of R&B, touches of jazz, touches of hip-hop, touches of classical, Cuban music, West African music, house music,” Martin said of his album in a statement. “You’re going to hear all elements of Black music within this record. It’s not one element I can leave out if I call myself a true Black artist.”

Drones:

01 Turning Poison Into Medicine
02 Drones [ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ty Dolla $ign, James Fauntleroy and Snoop Dogg]
03 Leave Us Be
04 Work It Out [ft. Cordae]
05 This Morning [ft. Arin Ray and Smino]
06 Tapped [ft. Channel Tres and Celeste]
07 Reflection [ft. James Fauntletroy]
08 Leimert Park
09 Griots of the Crenshaw District [ft. Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Hit-Boy]
10 Evil Eyes [ft. YG and Malaya]
11 Sick of Cryin [ft. Leon Bridges and D Smoke]
12 Don’t Let go
13 Listen [ft. James Fauntleroy, Kim Burrell and Robert Glasper]

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