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On 'My Life,' Black Atlass Works Through A Dark Love Affair

The newest member of The Weeknd's XO label discusses his evolved R&B sound and an upcoming album.
"The whole project is just kind of about my journey with this character throughout the city," Black Atlass explains of his forthcoming record.

As far as the lineage of melancholy, visceral R&B is concerned, Toronto trendsetter turned platinum-selling star set the bar pretty high with 2011's . Fast forward nearly a decade and The Weeknd and his XO team have built a crew of industry wildcards like Belly and Nav.

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