Slayr, the Philadelphia rapper who’s been making a name for himself in the underground hip-hop scene, is gearing up to release a new EP this Friday. It’s called Avant Nova, perhaps in connection to another project he’s been teasing titled Fabula Nova. The EP’s opening track, “Promise,” features production from Underscores. Check out the cover art and tracklist below.
Avant Nova comes out the same day as new records by Slayr’s rage-rap predecessor Ken Carson and trap superior Future. The 19-year-old rapper spent the past few months leveling up his own game, though, with performances at Rolling Loud Orlando and Summer Smash, and plans to kick off his first North American headlining tour this August. Scroll down to see all of Slayr’s upcoming shows.
Slayr dropped his seventh mixtape, Half Blood, this past November. It was re-released in March as the expanded edition BloodLuxe, boasting 10 new songs. For those tracks, Slayr roped in a number of producers including Prettifun, 808toofly, Jackwya, M8I, Waera, Doxxmade, Kay Boba, and Marek.
Read Mano Sundaresan’s review of Half Blood (BloodLuxe).
Avant Nova:
01 Promise
02 Switch My Swag [ft. Prettifun]
03 Nova
04 I Got Taste
05 Anxiety Does Suck Sometimes
06 Raise My Voice
Slayr:
07-10 Warsaw, Poland – Lotnisku Bemowo
07-30 Seattle, WA – Showbox
08-01 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
08-03 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory OC
08-04 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
08-06 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
08-07 Phoenix, AZ – The Nile
08-10 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
08-13 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
08-15 Dallas, TX – The Echo
08-16 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
08-18 Miami, FL – Midline Miami
08-20 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
08-22 London, England – O2 Forum Kentish Town
08-27 Boston, MA – Royale
08-28 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
08-30 Richmond, VA – The National
08-31 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
09-01 Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
09-03 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
09-05 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
09-06 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
09-08 Montreal, Quebec – Théâtre Beanfield
09-09 Toronto, Ontario – The Concert Hall
09-12 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
09-15 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave Bar