Dave is a name that may have just been introduced to you, if you too were drawn into the social trending topic around his new album We’re All Alone In This Together that dropped on Friday.
Dave drops ‘We’re All Alone In This Together‘ album
Already, the United Kingdom (UK) rapper has attracted a listening audience in South Africa since reactions from fans from our shores have topped the trends list on Twitter.
Since we were not exposed to this artist, our curiosity drew us into listening to the album and, boy, was it a pleasant discovery.
Dave has quickly become one of the most lyrically gifted British exports in the rap genre. On this new album, the rapper traverses through the ins-and-outs of life in the matrix as a person of colour.
He touches on mind-boggling themes throughout the 12-track project with standout songs like Lazarus, System and Clash.
Features and tracklist
On We’re All Alone In This Together, Dave relies on the assistance of the following guests to narrate his perspective of ‘this’.
- Stormzy on Clash;
- Wizkid on System;
- Boj on Lazarus;
- Snoh Aalegra on Law of Attraction; and
- James Blake on Both Sides of a Smile
- Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts, Giggs on In The Fire (features unlisted)
How to download
Dave’s new album is available on every digital streaming platform. You can also listen to the entire project right here:
Things we know about Dave
Since we were not exposed to Dave, prior to the hoopla around his album, we did a bit of digging and here is a brief sum up of the things we know about the rapper:
- His full name is David Orobosa Omoregie;
- Renowned as one of the UK’s most lyrical miracles, his 2019 release Psychodrama won ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2020 Brit Awards;
- He is the youngest of three sons born to Nigerian parents;
- We’re All Alone In This Together is Dave’s sophomore album;
- He plays ‘Modie’ in the acclaimed crime series Top Boy;
- It’s reported that Dave is dating a woman named ‘Besmira’;
- He is an avid Manchester United supporter.
Early reactions to ‘We’re All Alone In This Together‘
So far, reactions to Dave’s new album have been nothing short of positive. It seems, at this juncture, that the UK rapper is on course for his second critically acclaimed project, if these reactions from fans are anything to go by:
Dave is just different levels. Super intelligent. I dunno how to explain it but it isn’t just rap, it’s a master class every time
— P Money (@KingPMoney) July 23, 2021
Dave leaving the studio after recording his album. pic.twitter.com/jzFyfJrHJz
— Snr… (@viniciussnr) July 23, 2021
Mood after listening to Dave’s new album pic.twitter.com/fstSzVbdJD
— (@AbdiTV) July 23, 2021
Me after listening We’re all alone in this together by Dave #WeAreAllAloneInThisTogether pic.twitter.com/j62ARQzUWy
— ,,,rough,,, (@Bennie_10_) July 23, 2021