Stormzy's 'This Is What I Mean' album officially drops next month

The United Kingdom has some serious hip-hop artists nice-nice with the wordplay so of course it’s a celebration when Stormzy teases the world about putting out his third album This Is What I Mean in the coming weeks.

The new Stormzy album is coming

At this point, you already know Storm goes hard with the wordplay. Now it’s time to gear up for a full-fledged new studio effort from the hitmaker.

Further to making a return to the musical sphere last month with his mammoth viral track "Mel Made Me Do It", British musician Stormzy has today confirmed details of his highly anticipated third album, This Is What I Mean, set for release globally on November 25th 2022 via 0207 Def Jam/Interscope Records and available to pre-order now - here.

Returning to social media after a near 3-year hiatus, Stormzy has also unveiled the album's poignant artwork; a letter, placed on a doorstep, emblazoned with the words ‘This Is What I Mean.’ The artwork also reveals the albums 12-track, tracklisting, outlined below.

THIS IS WHAT I MEAN TRACK-LISTING:

1. Fire + Water

2. This Is What I Mean

3. FireBabe

4. Please

5. Need You

6. Hide & Seek

7. My Presidents Are Black

8. Sampha’s Plea

9. Holy Spirit

10. Bad Blood

11. I Got My Smile Back

12. Give It To The Water

Artwork shot by Henry Jay Kamara in London.

On the release of his third album, Stormzy stands not only as one of Britain’s most accomplished rappers, but one of its most accomplished musicians of any genre and a cultural icon. Through his new record, he’s delivered an undeniable modern classic, effortlessly condensing any number of disparate styles and genres into music which thrillingly broaches any gap between urgent modern treatise, soul and hip-hop.