Jeremih has had some trouble being late. The Chicago R&B singer’s first album in five years, Late Nights: The Album, came out without prior announcement late on Thursday night, more than a year after Def Jam originally scheduled its release. Last October, Jeremih adoration was at a fever pitch thanks to the album’s first single, the DJ Mustard-produced “Don’t Tell ‘Em,” which helped make ratchet the sound of summer 2014; it peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 last October. Between then and Thursday, though, all Jeremih released was a few more singles, including last week’s “Impatient,” which summarized how I felt about the long wait for Late Nights.
Jeremih didn’t break out “Impatient” during his breezy, catalog-spanning set at Double Door. But he hit many of his highlights, and the crowd shouted through the hooks to his hits. He got behind the piano for a stripped-down rendition of “Birthday Sex,” busted out “Don’t Tell ‘Em,” and stumbled through “Fuck U All The Time,” one of the sterling tracks from his 2012 mixtape that’s also titled Late Nights. Chance the Rapper popped up to deliver his verse from the remix of Jeremih’s recent “Planez,” though the main attraction could’ve handled it fine on his own. On the album Jeremih certainly should’ve thought twice about inviting guests—North Carolina rapper J. Cole wrecks the ecstatic, sensual vibe by declaring that his “dick’s so big it’s like a foot is in your mouth.” It’s like throwing on the house lights when somebody’s trying to set the mood.
.@jeremih brings out @chancetherapper at Jeremih’s private ‘Late Nights: The Album’ release concert in chicago
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