Sekou Releases ‘In a World We Don’t Belong Pt. 2’ Mixtape

Rising vocalist Sekou is expanding the story told on his mixtape, In A World We Don’t Belong, with a second installment.

Like the preceding Pt. 1, In A World We Don’t Belong Pt. 2 contains five tracks, including the lead, “Dangerous Lover.” While Pt. 1 explored the bliss of finding new love, Pt. 2 offers a sobering look at the complicated reality that may arise with love. Opening with “Does She Know,” Sekou confronts a potential partner who is living a double life. “If she was my girl, I would tell her the truth,” he sings.

Regarding the track, Sekou said, “Sometimes in life you will meet people who will just feed you everything you want to hear and I think. When I make music, I really like to put my real feelings into a song and make something relatable and that’s what I feel I created for ‘Does She Know.’”

He continued, “Sometimes in life you will meet people who will just feed you everything you want to hear and it’s about a situation where you’re oblivious to someone’s true colours, until one day you finally find out the real them. I feel like I’ve grown up so much and started to figure out a lot in the last year and this song showcases some of that vulnerability.”

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“Needy,” another confrontational, addresses an estranged lover who only pops up when it’s convenient. “You like to keep me like a secret, no one can know about / As if you’re ashamed to be with me,” Sekou croons. He closes the project with “Songbird,” a stunning cover of Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 classic.

“When I was making this project, I honestly just wanted to tell my story and express how I feel as a 21-year-old boy,” Sekou said of the mixtape. “Especially being Black, sometimes it feels like you have to work ten times harder. In A World We Don’t Belong just felt right to me because I’ve often felt like an outcast in my life, but there’s such a beauty in that. This music is a true reflection of figuring your life out and becoming who you want to be.”

Sekou is currently on his In A World We Don’t Belong Summer Tour. His upcoming stops include San Francisco, Seattle and the Montreux Jazz Festival. He will conclude the tour Sept. 4 at Place de la Libération in Dijon, France.

Sekou’s In World We Don’t Be Long Pt. 2 arrives seven months after the initial installment. The former included tracks such as the Barry White-inspired “Never Gunna Give You Up” and the boundary-setting “Catching Bodies.” 

Stream Sekou’s In A World We Don’t Belong Pt. 2 below.