DE AFARĂ: Rapsody - Laila's Wisdom (2017)

Laila's Wisdom este cel de-al 2-lea album al lui Rapsody și a fost lansat în data de 22 septembrie 2017, prin Jamla Records, Roc Nation și Def Jam.

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from Tidal.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Laila's Wisdom"	Marlanna Evans Jason Martin Nina Simone Weldon Irvine Dominic Lamb	Nottz	3:14
2.	"Power" (featuring Kendrick Lamar and Lance Skiiiwalker)	Evans Kendrick Duckworth Lance Howard William Collins George Clinton Jr. Patrick Douthit Chuck Jackson W. Godfrey Gary Cooper	9th Wonder	5:34
3.	"Chrome (Like Ooh)"	Evans Douthit	Khrysis Ka$h Don't Make Beats	3:27
4.	"Pay Up"	Evans Christopher Tyson Kashif Norville	Khrysis Ka$h Don't Make Beats	3:16
5.	"Ridin'" (featuring GQ)	Evans John Hammink Martin Andre Solomko Quentin Thomas Douthit Eric Gabouer	9th Wonder Eric G	4:51
6.	"Sassy"	Evans Gabouer	Eric G	3:13
7.	"Nobody" (featuring Anderson Paak, Black Thought and Moonchild)	Evans Leo Nocentelli Ronja Gullichsen Amber Navran Max Bryk Alex Franck Naomi Neville Tariq Trotter Andris Mattson Brandon Anderson George Porter Jr. Douthit Ziggy Modeliste Rauli Eskolin	Khrysis 9th Wonder	7:27
8.	"Black & Ugly" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)	Evans Charlene Keys Douthit Charles Bereal Bryan Sledge	9th Wonder	4:09
9.	"You Should Know" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Evans Robert Barnett Rico Wade Gabouer Cameron Gipp Ray Murray Patrick Brown Willie Knighton Merna Bishouty Douthit Thomas Callaway	9th Wonder	6:17
10.	"A Rollercoaster Jam Called Love" (featuring Musiq Soulchild and Gwen Bunn)	Evans Douthit Carl Wheeler Gwen Bunn D'wayne Wiggins Michelle Hailey Raphael Saadiq Taalib Johnson	9th Wonder	5:18
11.	"U Used 2 Love Me" (featuring Terrace Martin)	Evans Terrace Martin Douthit	9th Wonder	2:42
12.	"Knock on My Door" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)	Evans Douthit Gianni Marchetti Giuseppe Pavone Sledge Piero Ciampi	9th Wonder	4:41
13.	"OooWee" (featuring Anderson Paak)	Evans Anderson Tyson	Khrysis	4:01
14.	"Jesus Coming" (featuring Amber Narvan)	Evans Martin Navran Martin	9th Wonder	6:19
Total length:				1:04:29

Sample credits

• "Laila's Wisdom" contains elements from "Young, Gifted and Black" performed by Aretha Franklin.
• "Power" contains elements from "And That's Saying a Lot" performed by Christine McVie and "May the Force Be with You" performed by Bootsy's Rubber Band.
• "Ridin" contains elements from "Teasing You" performed by Andre Solomko.
• "Nobody" contains elements from "LoFi" performed by Ronya, "Nobody" performed by Moonchild and "Hey! Last Minute" performed by The Meters.
• "Black & Ugly" contains elements from "Outro: I Surrender" performed by Tweet.
• "You Should Know" contains elements from "Cell Therapy" performed by Goodie Mob.
• "A Rollercoaster Jam Called Love" contains elements from "Holy Smokes & Gee Wiz" performed by Tony! Toni! Toné!.
• "Knock on My Door" contains elements from "June" performed by Gianni Marchetti.
• "Jesus Coming" contains elements from "Time to Go Home" written and performed by Otis G Johnson.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

• Rapsody – lead vocals, songwriting (all tracks), engineering (tracks 3–4, 6, 12)
• Nottz – producer (track 1)
• 9th Wonder – engineering (tracks 1–2, 4–14), producer, songwriting (tracks 2, 5, 7–12, 14), recording arranger (tracks 2–14), additional vocals (tracks 6–7, 10)
• Terrace Martin – keyboard (tracks 1–2, 4–7, 9–13), recording arranger (tracks 2, 4–8, 11–13), saxophone (tracks 10–11), synthesizer arranger (track 10), featured vocals, songwriting (track 11)
• Taylor Jon Shepard – keyboard (track 1)
• Kendrick Lamar – featured vocals, songwriting (track 2)
• Lance Skiiiwalker – featured vocals, songwriting (track 2)
• Marlon Williams – string arranger (tracks 2, 5–6, 8), guitar, recording arranger (track 4)
• Khrysis – producer (tracks 3–4, 7, 13), songwriting (tracks 4, 13), engineering (tracks 4, 12–13)
• Ka$h Don't Make Beats – producer (tracks 3–4), songwriting, engineering (track 4)
• James Poyser – keyboard (tracks 3, 5)
• GQ – featured vocals, songwriting (track 5)
• Eric G – producer (tracks 5–6), songwriting (tracks 5–6, 9), recording arranger (track 9)
• Young Guru – engineering (tracks 5, 10)
• Busta Rhymes – additional vocals (track 5), featured vocals (track 9)
• Anderson Paak – featured vocals, songwriting (tracks 7, 13)
• Black Thought – featured vocals, songwriting (track 7)
• Amber Navran^[a] – featured vocals, songwriting (tracks 7, 14)
• Max Bryk^[a] – featured artist, songwriting, keyboard (track 7)
• Andris Mattison^[a] – featured artist, songwriting, keyboard (track 7)
• BJ the Chicago Kid – featured vocals, songwriting (tracks 8, 12)
• Coup de Grace – guitar, piano, recording arranger (track 9)
• Musiq Soulchild – featured vocals, additional vocals, songwriting (track 10)
• Gwen Bunn – featured vocals, songwriting, vocal arranger (track 10)

Notes

• ^{^[a]} Navran, Bryk, and Mattison are collectively credited as Moonchild, their band name, for their feature on "Nobody".