Pound Syndrome
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| Studio album by Hopsin | ||||
| Released | July 24, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | August - December 2014 | |||
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| Length | 58:45 | |||
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| Producer | Hopsin | |||
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Pound Syndrome is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Hopsin, released on July 24, 2015, on Funk Volume and Warner Bros. Records. The album was supported by four singles: "Ill Mind of Hopsin 7", "Crown Me", "Fly" and "Fort Collins". Pound Syndrome was the last release on the label Funk Volume, which was co-owned by Hopsin, before starting his new label Undercover Prodigy in 2016.
In 2014, prior to the announcement of Pound Syndrome, Hopsin had been hinting about quitting the rap industry and then moving to Australia. However, on December 25, 2014, Hopsin shared a video on his YouTube channel, called "The REAL reason Hopsin left the music industry" with his label-mate Jarren Benton, which was inspired by the film Dumb and Dumber To, which he stated that he is not quitting rap and it was all a gag, revealing that Pound Syndrome will be releasing in 2015. After the release of his fellow label-mates projects (Dizzy Wright's The Growing Process and Jarren Benton's Slow Motion EP), Hopsin began recording Pound Syndrome, which we all thought that it would be a song, but instead it was later announced to be his fourth full-length album. Recording sessions for the album took place over the course of the year.
The title of the album is a loose pun on the term Down syndrome, a common genetic disorder that causes intellectual impairment and physical abnormalities.
While visiting through his multiple interviews, Hopsin has been stating that the album is an "improvement" over his previous releases as the terms of quality. On May 27, 2015, his interview was released on Sway Calloway's YouTube channel, touching on his appearance at Soundset Music Festival, and announcing that Pound Syndrome would be released on July 24, 2015. In an interview, he said that this is "definitely the best album that [he's] ever created, hands down." On July 8, 2015, Hopsin released the album's final track listing.
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