NEW MUSIC | JAY PRINCE DROPS NEW ALBUM ‘SHINE’ FT COLLABS FROM SAM WISE AND YUSSEF DAYES

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Today, May 16th, Lon­don-born pro­du­cer, sing­er-song­writer, and mul­tidiscip­lin­ary cre­at­ive Jay Prince unveils his highly anti­cip­ated debut album, ‘Shine’, along with the release of a power­ful new single, ‘US’, fea­tur­ing award-win­ning drum­mer and com­poser Yussef Dayes and the legendary Chief Adjuah. ‘Shine’ is a 14-track opus that marks a sig­ni­fic­ant mile­stone in Jay’s artist­ic evol­u­tion, cap­tur­ing the essence of his jour­ney since his debut in 2016, tra­cing the emo­tion­al highs and lows that have shaped his path. Through this per­son­al body of work, fans are invited to see bey­ond the music and into the mind and heart of the artist him­self. The album explores a wide emo­tion­al and them­at­ic spectrum—family, friend­ship, love, heart­break, faith, her­it­age, self-dis­cov­ery, and optimism—anchoring each song in raw hon­esty and inten­tion­al­ity. At its core, ‘Shine’ is an uplift­ing reflec­tion on find­ing the light with­in, embra­cing it fully, and shar­ing it with the world. It’s about push­ing through self-doubt, strength­en­ing faith, and com­ing into one’s own truth. Music­ally, ‘Shine’ is a genre-defy­ing blend of Rap, Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop, Funk, and more. It fea­tures a stel­lar lineup of col­lab­or­at­ors, includ­ing Estelle, Oddis­ee, Sam Wise, Tiny Spys, Pher, anaiis, Elu­jay, Yussef Dayes, and House Gos­pel Choir lacing album tracks. The album was craf­ted dur­ing Jay’s trans­form­at­ive four-year peri­od in Los Angeles, fus­ing intric­ate lyr­i­cism with mas­ter­ful pro­duc­tion and a vibrant mix of live instru­ment­a­tion and hip-hop. Speak­ing on his debut album Jay said: 

“It’s been 6 years since the last body of work. A lot has changed for the bet­ter. I’ve grown as a man and artist. I thank you for your end­less patience, love and sup­port. Through hard­ships the spark nev­er died. Thank­fully, through patience and per­sever­ance, we came out on the oth­er side.”

Dur­ing his time in LA, Jay immersed him­self in the city’s cre­at­ive pulse, for­ging con­nec­tions with artists and embra­cing per­son­al growth. Des­pite being far from home, the exper­i­ence pro­foundly shaped him as an artist and storyteller. His cre­at­ive vis­ion extends bey­ond music, dir­ect­ing thought-pro­vok­ing visu­als like ‘How Far’, col­lab­or­at­ing with fash­ion design­ers such as Tokyo James, and craft­ing immers­ive artist­ic exper­i­ences. Recently, Jay partnered with Now­ness to share a strik­ing series of pho­to­graphs from his jour­ney to Kin­shasa in the Demo­crat­ic Repub­lic of Congo. Vis­it­ing the con­tin­ent for the first time, he embarked on a mis­sion to recon­nect with his roots, meet­ing his grand­moth­er, cous­ins, and exten­ded fam­ily while cap­tur­ing every­day life in the region. The exper­i­ence inspired him to doc­u­ment these moments in a photo book, a test­a­ment to his deep con­nec­tion with her­it­age, cul­ture, and storytelling. 

Jay’s artistry is deeply rooted in the social, eco­nom­ic, and cul­tur­al real­it­ies of the world, a con­nec­tion that pulses through every track he cre­ates. Songs like ‘How Far’ con­front soci­et­al pres­sures head-on, while ‘New Day’ radi­ates hope. ‘Chas­ing Thrills’ offers an exhil­ar­at­ing escape, and the immers­ive pro­duc­tion and refined song­writ­ing in ‘Solitude’ and ‘Ace’ under­score Jay’s con­sist­ent cre­at­ive excellence 

 ‘Shine’ isn’t just a debut album, it’s a power­ful expres­sion of resi­li­ence, pur­pose, and empower­ment, designed to uplift and inspire. For more inform­a­tion on Jay Prince, please vis­it; Spo­ti­fy Ins­tagram Tik­Tok

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.