{"id":3694,"date":"2021-08-06T07:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/sonymusic-labels\/theo-croker-announces-new-album-blk2life-a-future-past-ft-wyclef-jean-ari-lennox-malaya-kassa-overall-and-more-available-september-24-preorder-now\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T07:14:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T11:14:13","slug":"theo-croker-announces-new-album-blk2life-a-future-past-ft-wyclef-jean-ari-lennox-malaya-kassa-overall-and-more-available-september-24-preorder-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/masterworks\/theo-croker-announces-new-album-blk2life-a-future-past-ft-wyclef-jean-ari-lennox-malaya-kassa-overall-and-more-available-september-24-preorder-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Theo Croker Announces New Album BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST Ft. Wyclef Jean, Ari Lennox, Malaya, Kassa Overall, And More Available September 24 &#8211; Preorder Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 6, 2021<\/span> \/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PRNewswire<\/a>\/ &#8212;&nbsp;<b>GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer, and artist <span class=\"xn-person\">THEO CROKER<\/span><\/b> has announced a<b> new album <\/b><b><i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=3411088906&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftheocroker.lnk.to%2Fblk2life-AFPpr&amp;a=BLK2LIFE+%7C%7C+A+FUTURE+PAST\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST<\/a><\/i><\/b>, his first since the critically acclaimed <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Star People Nation<\/span><\/i>, the album that earned him the nomination. Available September 24&nbsp;via Sony Masterworks, the album was<b> produced by <span class=\"xn-person\">Theo Croker<\/span> and features Wyclef Jean, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ari Lennox<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gary Bartz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Charlotte Dos Santos<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Iman Omari<\/span>, Malaya, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Kassa Overall<\/span><\/b>.&nbsp; With the announcement comes a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=3203757093&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F48ls-zAL2no&amp;a=video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video<\/a>&nbsp;for the new track &#8220;STATE OF THE UNION 444&#8221; Ft. Wyclef Jean who notes:<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p title=\"Theo Croker - State Of The Union 444 || BLK2THEFUTURE (Official Video) ft. Wyclef Jean\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i>&#8220;I love the idea of taking it back to the future. The vibe of this song is just when we look at what has happened to us as a people, like literally in the past 40 years, and how history constantly keeps repeating itself &#8230; so this is like a cry of the youth, but it&#8217;s a different kind of cry &#8211; we&#8217;ve heard cries of freedom. We&#8217;ve cried for freedom so many times, and we&#8217;ve sung &#8220;we shall overcome&#8221; so many times, but we still don&#8217;t see things overcoming. So, this is like the youth &#8211; when you hear Theo hitting those horns, and you hear that track &#8211; it&#8217;s a revolution. And this revolution, unlike the other revolution, this one has been televised. And it&#8217;s been televised through every social outlet in the world. The idea of oppression, the idea of equal rights, the idea of &#8220;when are we gonna really get justice?&#8221; The idea of what real human rights is&#8230; but at the same time, keep in mind, this is <span class=\"xn-person\">Theo Croker<\/span> and Wyclef Jean &#8211; so we gotta keep it sexy at the same time. We&#8217;re gonna make y&#8217;all think, but we&#8217;re also gonna make y&#8217;all move. Just to say we celebrate our ancestors. At the end of the video, I start to speak Creole, and you&#8217;ll feel that energy when we start to turn the whole thing into a celebration and into a movement.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>A contemporary oratorio, the 13 tracks that make <i>BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST<\/i> are inspired by the forgotten hero&#8217;s journey towards self-actualization within the universal origins of blackness. It&#8217;s a sonic celebration of Afro-origin, and ultimately a reclamation of the culture, for the culture. <i>&#8220;Our hero receives a transmission from his ancestors while in meditation that sets him on a mission to raise the planet&#8217;s vibrations through music that defies the confines of a &#8216;genre&#8217; and frees the culture from the imminent threat of commercial gentrification,&#8221; <\/i>says Theo.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Written in the solitude of his childhood home in <span class=\"xn-location\">Leesburg, Florida<\/span>, during the pandemic much of the album was informed by psilocybin meditations and astral travels. By retreating inward, Theo extracted a universal story with major implications and spiritual resonances.&nbsp; <i>&#8220;In the beginning, the universe was birthed out of a black hole,&#8221;<\/i> he says. <i>&#8220;Everything came from blackness.&nbsp; Black is every color combined.&nbsp; So, all cultures are full of this rich blackness.&nbsp; It isn&#8217;t a racial statement; it&#8217;s about understanding and accepting that this is not a new cultural phenomenon or new science, that we can reclaim our origins, traditions, and culture to better the future. I&#8217;m making a statement with the title and project, &#8216;I can be an artist first before I am a black artist&#8217;. I can be a musician, creator, and producer without category.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Theo will hit the road in support of the new album starting with a two-week residence at <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco&#8217;s<\/span> Black Cat this August. Other dates will take him to select cities in the U.S. with more dates across the world &#8211; stops including <span class=\"xn-location\">Oslo<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Prague<\/span>, Milan, <span class=\"xn-location\">Paris<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">London<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Berlin<\/span>, and more &#8211; full tour schedule and ticketing info can be found <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=260669401&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandsintown.com%2Fa%2F1823630-theo-croker&amp;a=here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to previously released <i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=1080627392&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftheocroker.lnk.to%2Fherostomp&amp;a=%22HERO+STOMP+%7C%7C+A+FUTURE+PAST%22\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;<b>HERO STOMP || A FUTURE PAST<\/b>&#8220;<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>ALBUM ARTWORK<\/b>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=1319263114&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fsm01.box.com%2Fs%2Fuze7byb18xon2m9mp72mev1gn2sto18a&amp;a=DOWNLOAD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>DOWNLOAD<\/b><\/a><b><i><br \/>PUBLICITY IMAGE (CREDIT OBIDI NZERIBE): <\/i><\/b><b><i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=879233056&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fsm01.box.com%2Fs%2F6kmapdowd84494d671i9pyxxcu002v79&amp;a=DOWNLOAD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=3411088906&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftheocroker.lnk.to%2Fblk2life-AFPpr&amp;a=BLK2LIFE+%7C%7C+A+FUTURE+PAST\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST<\/a><\/i><\/b><b><br \/>TRACKLISTING<br \/><\/b>&#8220;4KNOWLEDGE&#8221; <br \/>&#8220;Soul Call || Vibrate&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Just Be<\/span> (Prelude)&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;Every Part Of Me&#8221; [feat. <span class=\"xn-person\">Ari Lennox<\/span>]<br \/>&#8220;Anthem&#8221; [feat. <span class=\"xn-person\">Gary Bartz<\/span>]<br \/>&#8220;Lucid Dream&#8221; [feat. <span class=\"xn-person\">Charlotte Dos Santos<\/span>]<br \/>&#8220;Where Will You Go&#8221; [ feat. <span class=\"xn-person\">Kassa Overall<\/span>]<br \/>&#8220;No More Maybe&#8221; [feat. <span class=\"xn-person\">Iman Omari<\/span>]<br \/>&#8220;Happy Feet (for dancers)&#8221; [feat. Malaya]<br \/>&#8220;Imperishable Star&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;State Of The Union 444 || BLK2THEFUTURE&#8221; [feat. Wyclef Jean]<br \/>&#8220;Hero Stomp || A Future Past&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;Pathways&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=1698692594&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandsintown.com%2Fa%2F1823630-theo-croker&amp;a=THEO+CROKER+BLK2LIFE+TOUR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">THEO CROKER<\/span> BLK2LIFE TOUR<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><u><span class=\"xn-chron\">AUGUST 2021<\/span><br \/><\/u><\/b>8\/4 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/5 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn, NY<\/span>\/ Prospect Park Bandshell \u2013 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival<br \/>8\/6 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/7 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/8 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/11 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/12 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/13 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/14 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/15 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/18 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/19 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/20 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/21 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/22 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Black Cat<br \/>8\/28 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Hamburg<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">GERMANY<\/span><\/b> \/ Grand Hall Elbphilharmonie&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><u><span class=\"xn-chron\">SEPTEMBER 2021<\/span><br \/><\/u><\/b>9\/6 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta, GA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Atlanta Jazz Festival<br \/>9\/11 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">White Plains, NY<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ White Plains Jazz Festival<br \/>9\/28 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">New York, NY<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ (<span class=\"xn-person\">Le) Poisson Rouge<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><u><span class=\"xn-chron\">OCTOBER 2021<\/span><br \/><\/u><\/b>10\/1 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Jacksonville, FL<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Jacksonville Jazz Festival&nbsp;<br \/>10\/11 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Santa Cruz, CA<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Kuumbwa Jazz Center<br \/>10\/16 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Saint Etienne, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">FRANCE<\/span><\/b> \/ Rhino Jazz Festival<br \/>10\/19 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Stockholm<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">SWEDEN<\/span><\/b> \/ Fasching (<i>Stockholm International Jazz Festival<\/i>)<br \/>10\/20 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G\u00f6teborg, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">SWEDEN<\/span><\/b> \/ Nefertiti<br \/>10\/21 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Oslo<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">NORWAY<\/span><\/b> \/ Cosmopolite<br \/>10\/22 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Brussels<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">BELGIUM<\/span><\/b> \/ Flagey<br \/>10\/23 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eeklo, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">BELGIUM<\/span><\/b> \/ Muziekclub N9<br \/>10\/24 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mannheim, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">GERMANY<\/span><\/b> \/ Enjoy Jazz @ Alte Feuerwache<br \/>10\/25 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Prague<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">CZECH REPUBLIC<\/span><\/b> \/ <span class=\"xn-person\">Jazz Dock<\/span><br \/>10\/26-27 &nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Belgrade<\/span>, <b>SERBIA<\/b> \/ Dom omladine Beograda (Belgrade Jazz Festival)&nbsp;<br \/>10\/28 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Vienna<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">AUSTRIA<\/span><\/b> \/ Porgy &amp; Bess<br \/>10\/29 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bergen, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">NORWAY<\/span><\/b> \/ Sardinen<br \/>10\/30 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trondheim, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">NORWAY<\/span><\/b> \/ Dokkhuset Scene<br \/>10\/31 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Milan, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">ITALY<\/span><\/b> \/ Teatro dell&#8217;arte<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><u><span class=\"xn-chron\">NOVEMBER 2021<\/span><br \/><\/u><\/b>11\/2 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Paris<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">FRANCE<\/span><\/b> \/ Duc des Lombards<br \/>11\/3 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Paris<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">FRANCE<\/span><\/b> \/ Duc des Lombards<br \/>11\/4 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Paris<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">FRANCE<\/span><\/b> \/ Duc des Lombards<br \/>11\/5 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">London<\/span>, <b>UK<\/b> \/ <span class=\"xn-person\">Ronnie Scott&#8217;s<\/span><br \/>11\/6 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">London<\/span>, <b>UK<\/b> \/ <span class=\"xn-person\">Ronnie Scott&#8217;s<\/span><br \/>11\/27 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Berlin<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">GERMANY<\/span><\/b> \/ Philharmonie (<i>Sketches of Miles with Berlin Philharmonic &#8211; Performance<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><u><span class=\"xn-chron\">FEBRUARY 2022<\/span><br \/><\/u><\/b>02\/19 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">Chapel Hill, NC<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Carolina Performing Arts Center&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><u><span class=\"xn-chron\">MARCH 2022<\/span><br \/><\/u><\/b>03\/26 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class=\"xn-location\">New York, NY<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> \/ Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall)<\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT <span class=\"xn-person\">THEO CROKER<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Theo Croker<\/span> is a storyteller who speaks through his trumpet. A creative who refuses boundaries, the GRAMMY<sup>\u00ae\ufe0f<\/sup> Award-nominated artist, composer, producer, thought leader, and influencer projects his voice through the music. After seven years of sojourn in <span class=\"xn-location\">Shanghai<\/span>, Croker crash-landed with a simmering original sound on the 2014 Dee Dee Bridgewater-assisted album <i>Afro Physicist<\/i>. Following the success of <i>Escape Velocity<\/i> in 2016, he ascended to a new stratosphere with <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Star People Nation<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;in 2019. The record garnered a nomination in the category of &#8220;Best Contemporary Instrumental Album&#8221; at the 62nd GRAMMY<sup>\u00ae\ufe0f<\/sup> Awards. It attracted widespread critical acclaim including <i>Stereogum, Paste,<\/i>&nbsp;and <i>The <span class=\"xn-org\">New York Times<\/span><\/i> who called it &#8220;an album that gallivants from swirling, left-field hip-hop beats to propellant swing to entrancing passages of African percussion. Through it all, Croker&#8217;s understated trumpet playing holds his small band together with swagger and poise.&#8221; Along the way, he also lent his sound to platinum-selling albums by everyone from J. Cole to <span class=\"xn-person\">Ari Lennox<\/span> while touring his band across the globe many times over. In 2020, he hunkered down at his childhood home in the midst of the global pandemic and wrote his sixth full-length album, <i>BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST,<\/i> releasing <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 24<\/span><sup>th<\/sup> via Sony Music Masterworks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>CONNECT WITH THEO CROKER<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=3752087920&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftheocroker.com%2F&amp;a=TheoCroker.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TheoCroker.com<\/a><\/u>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=3710918191&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ftheocroker%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=Instagram\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/u> |&nbsp;<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=4284836259&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Ftheocroker&amp;a=Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/u>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=1659985660&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheoCroker%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/u>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=3377827562&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fc%2FTheoCrokerOfficial&amp;a=YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Sony Music Masterworks comprises Masterworks, Sony Classical, <span class=\"xn-person\">Milan Records<\/span>, XXIM Records, and Masterworks Broadway imprints. For email updates and information please visit&nbsp;<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3251918-1&amp;h=1181082300&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonymusicmasterworks.com%2F&amp;a=www.sonymusicmasterworks.com%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.sonymusicmasterworks.com\/<\/a><\/u>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACTS<br \/><\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:larissa.slezak@sonymusic.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Larissa Slezak<\/span><\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:jamie.bertel@sonymusic.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Jamie Bertel<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Sony Music Masterworks<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:ryanc@biz3.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Ryan Cunningham<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Biz3 <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<p>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1589779\/EMBARGOED_Theo_Croker_Album_Cover.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1589779\/EMBARGOED_Theo_Croker_Album_Cover.jpg\" title=\"Theo Croker - New Album, BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST, Available September 24, 2021\" alt=\"Theo Croker - New Album, BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST, Available September 24, 2021\" \/><br \/>\n                        <\/a>\n                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  Sony Music Masterworks<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NY67428&amp;Transmission_Id=202108060714PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY67428&amp;DateId=20210806\" \/ alt=\"Theo Croker Announces New Album BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST Ft. 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