The album serves as the final installment of a 'pentalogy', comprising 2016's H.B.O (Haitian Body Odor), 2019's Wap Konn Jรฒj!, and the 2021 albums Pray for Haiti and Balens Cho (Hot Candles).[1]
Background
The title of the album was first teased by Jens "The Guru", through an Instagram post on April 4, 2023.[2] A private listening party for the album was held on June 15, 2023, in New York City, with tickets costing US$77.77.[3] A second listening party was held on February 22, 2024, also in New York, with tickets costing $1,111.11.[4]
Mach-Hommy announced the release of the album on May 6, 2024, and released the lead single, "#RICHAXXHAITIAN", featuring Kaytranada and 03 Greedo.[5] The album was released on May 17, a day before Haitian Flag Day.[6] On May 23, the album was removed from Spotify and YouTube, receiving no payment for the issues. He posted a 15-minute video on his YouTube account, criticizing their gross mismanagement of not only his metrics and metadata but that of many others. [7][8]
Matthew Ritchie of Pitchfork described the album as "a quintessential Mach-Hommy project", and said of it: "Mach has cemented himself as a shapeshifter, contorting his voice to rap, sing, and glide over the grainy surface of his beats."[9] Gabriel Bras Nevares of HotNewHipHop said: "This new album builds off of the struggle and perseverance of previous installments to craft a triumphant and awe-inspiring experience".[10]
Track listing
All track titles stylized in all caps, except tracks 3 (POLITickle) and 7 (SUR LE PONT d'AVIGNON (Reparation #1)).