Virginia rapper McKinley Dixon will release their new studio album For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her this spring.

Announced today, the 11-track album will be released on May 7 via Spacebomb Records. The first single from the album titled “make a poet Black” can be heard below. The accompanying music video was directed by Jordan Rodericks.

Dixon said this about their new single:

"The creation of 'make a poet Black' was at a pivotal moment, not only in my musical timeline, but my life. I was achieving a lot of milestones in the same week but I lost someone integral to my childhood. There was an accumulation of stories that involved this person and when they passed, I questioned the validity of my memories. I went through a sort of an impostor syndrome and had a lot of uncomfortable moments with myself.

This resulted in a song that challenged who I was, challenged my intentions and created this narrative of me chasing a version of myself that I lost. 'make a poet Black' is the result of me questioning: what about trauma forces a black person to feel the need to create?”

Pre-orders for For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her can be made here. This is the follow-up to Dixon’s 2018 studio album The Importance Of Self Belief.

For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her tracklisting

1) Chain Sooo Heavy

2) Never Will Know (feat. Micah James, Gold Midas)

3) Bless the Child

4) make a poet Black

5) protective styles (feat. Abby T.)

6) Swangin'

7) brown shoulders (feat. Ms. Jaylin Brown)

8) B.B.N.E. (feat. Teller Bank$)

9) Grown Man Voice (feat. Micah James, Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, Pink Siifu)

10) Mama's Home (feat. Alfred.)

11) Twist My Hair (feat. Deau Eyes)