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Cover of YENA
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Album · EMPIRE · released 2026.10.30

YENA

Blxckie

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

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Tracklist

  1. 01Mama, It's All GoodSGR
  2. 02Take Me BackSGR
  3. 03Mr PartySGR
  4. 04BonkerzSGR
  5. 05Cover MeSGR
  6. 06Uphi?SGR
  7. 07Brady's (interlude)SGR
  8. 08Welcome to the FunctionSGR
  9. 09With MeSGR
  10. 10LonelySGR
  11. 11Vul'Amehlo (Open Ur Eyes)SGR
  12. 12Let Em Have ItSGR
  13. 13Wala (Wa)SGR
  14. 14DradiSGR
  15. 15Die TomorrowSGR

15 tracks, 44 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 2026.10.30 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

Awaiting a listen.

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What the press said

  • 10.30Interview: Blxckie Is Embracing Growth On ‘YENA’The Native ↗

    When he emerged in 2020 with a cache of singles and freestyles that carried him to the mainstream of South African Hip-Hop, Blxckie was a precocious talent figuring out his pathway in a notoriously…

Headlines and short excerpts from the stories we read, each linked to its source · more appear as the press publishes them

Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from ListenBrainz new releases named in our headlines on 2026.10.30