Final month, Monte Booker launched his first solo single, “Balance.” Now, the Los Angeles-via-Chicago producer has introduced his debut album. Noise / Meaning arrives October 24 through EQT. Booker has additionally shared the only “Defense,” that includes the LA-based singer-songwriter Nami. Take a look at the accompanying video, directed by Naz, and the album trailer under.
“I need this album to be a mirrored image on what noise means to me, and I need it to be a celebration of my neighborhood,” Booker mentioned in a press assertion. He lately produced a number of songs on Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal, which gained Best Rap Album on the 2025 Grammy Awards. Booker has additionally labored with Ravyn Lenae, Smino, Saba, and Noname.
Examine Monte Booker within the 2016 Rising function “Zero Fatigue: Chicago’s Next Hip-Hop Visionaries.”