Key Takeaways:

• The mixtape contains 18 tracks with manufacturing from Cxdy, Lil 88, and Bhristo, plus a Ken Carson characteristic.
• Fans are praising the nostalgic sound and calling it Destroy Lonely’s greatest work but.
• The mission marks a return to the Broken Hearts sequence after practically 5 years.

Destroy Lonely is again to breaking hearts together with his latest launch. On Friday (Sept. 19), he dropped his long-awaited ᐸ/3³, which incorporates a lone visitor look from frequent collaborator Ken Carson.

“Bein’ a boss ain’t hard / We gon’ take the business far,” he declares on the opening monitor, fittingly titled “aint hard.” The 18-song mission contains beforehand launched singles “not the mayer” and final week’s “jumanji.” As for the brand new songs, followers can be excited to listen to Destroy Lonely revisiting a few of his earlier sounds. He additionally labored with some fairly acquainted faces like Cxdy, Lil 88, and Bhristo, amongst others, on the manufacturing facet.

“Nobody does intros like Destroy Lonely,” one X person wrote, alongside a screenshot of “aint hard” and previous openers like “FOREVER” and “how u feel?” Another individual stated he’s “officially the best Opium member.” See extra fan reactions beneath.

Destroy Lonely admitted he wasn’t certain if he needed to revisit his Broken Hearts sequence, not less than at one level. “For a minute, I didn’t know what I wanted to do next,” he informed CLASH in 2024. “This is a project that I really just want to be for my fans. Like, it’s just my old producers on there, and old shit that I would do. Just me being completely myself, nothing else.”

ᐸ/3³ marks Destroy Lonely’s third installment within the sequence and the primary in practically 5 years, following 2020’s acclaimed ᐸ/3 and its deluxe (billed as ᐸ/3²). The earlier initiatives gave followers favorites like “Miley Cyrus,” “Top Floor Boss,” and “Oh Yeah.” Of course, the rapper additionally dropped LOVE LASTS FOREVER simply final 12 months.

Soon, Destroy Lonely will get to take ᐸ/3³ on the street as part of subsequent month’s “Antagonist Tour.” Alongside Playboi Carti, Carson, and the remainder of Opium Records, he’ll sweep throughout North America beginning Oct. 3 at Salt Lake City’s Delta Center. From there, they’ll make stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, and extra earlier than wrapping up in Atlanta on Dec. 1.

In the meantime, hearken to the brand new mixtape beneath.