Black Water (Tinashe album)
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| Mixtape by Tinashe | ||||
| Released | November 26, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–13 | |||
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| Length | 33:04 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
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Black Water is the third mixtape by American recording artist Tinashe, first released on November 26, 2013 via her official website. The mixtape was released after the release of her second mixtape Reverie and also being signed to RCA prior to releasing the mixtape.
As executive producer, Tinashe enlisted a variety of musical producers to work with her on the mixtape, including Boi-1da, Best Kept Secret, Dev Hynes, Frank Dukes, Gabriel Lambrith, !llmind, Inc, J. Oliver, K-BeatZ, Karon Graham, Misfitz Sounds, Osinachi, Ryan Hemsworth, Vinylz, besides being executive producer of the mixtape Tinashe also wrote all of the mixtapes songs. Musically, Black Water doesn't stray far from the same PBR&B and alternative hip hop sound that In Case We Die included, the mixtape also touches on several new genres such as electronica and neo soul.
The mixtape was preceded by the release of the lead single "Vulnerable" which was released on November 20, 2013.
Black Water received positive reviews from music critics who stated she "has the most promising voices of the new generation of alt-R&B starlets," with some critics calling it "highly anticipated" and "must listen" and praised Tinashe's vocal growth. Other critics compared the mixtape to that of Janet Jackson, TLC and Aaliyah. Much like Reverie, the tape reached the top spot on DatPiff. The mixtape has been certified Bronzer with 48,000 downloads & has over 150,000 views.
After a four-year stint in the pop-dance girl group the Stunners, Tinashe left the group to pursue a solo career. On December 20, 2011, Tinashe announced that she would be releasing a mixtape entitled In Case We Die in 2012. After four singles and reaching over one million digital downloads, Tinashe was signed to RCA Records with her official debut album to be released sometime in 2013. On August 5, 2012 Tinashe announced that she was ready to release her second project, titled Reverie. After uploading a trailer of the mixtape on her YouTube channel, it was confirmed that the name of the mixtape is Reverie. The official cover was revealed via Instagram on August 13, 2012. On September 1, 2012 she wrote to her followers on Twitter that Reverie will be released on September 6, 2012.
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