After making a reputation for himself as a author, actor, comic and a must-follow on Twitter, Jaboukie Younger-White is on to his subsequent enterprise: music.
Younger-White is dropping his debut album, All Who Can’t Hear Should Really feel, July 21 by way of Interscope Information, after the discharge of three singles earlier this yr.
“I sort of Forrest Gump-ed my manner into it,” he advised THR of his new music profession, which started when he was working with Interscope Movies as a author and an govt despatched his demo to A&R, main the label to show round and provide him a document deal. “It’s at all times been a really private factor, so I’m actually excited to have the ability to share it,” Younger-White provides, noting that though he’s identified for his jokes, he tries to maintain the 2 lanes separate. “I wouldn’t say it’s like musical comedy, however there are some jokes in there. I’m at all times going to throw some jokes in there. It’s like a dramedy — it’s musical dramedy,” he says.
Younger-White, who spoke with The Hollywood Reporter on June 28 (forward of the present SAG strike) on the premiere of Common Footage’ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, has been amassing an inventory of appearing credit that features Black Mirror, Unusual World, Rap Sh!t, Solely Murders within the Constructing and Fairfax.
And whereas he’s in demand in entrance of the digicam, he’s not ruling out hitting the stage for reside performances in assist of his music profession. “I like performing in a reside room, however there’s solely a lot a stand-up can do. I really feel like music would simply be a brand new area to work together with an viewers in a distinct medium and faucet into one thing new.”
This story first appeared within the July 14 challenge of The Hollywood Reporter journal. Click on right here to subscribe.
