Chicago’s Manasseh has a new album. It’s a tribute to his younger self
<p>Manasseh listened to Brandy’s 1994 debut on cassette so many times that the tape melted.</p><p>It was the first secular album the Chicago artist was allowed to own, a gift from his mother, Idella. Twenty-six years after her death, Manasseh still feels his mother’s presence on his upcoming sophomore album “R&B[eyond]” — out Tuesday, the day he turns 39.</p><p>“I would hear her sing all the time in the house; we would sing together,” he said.
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<p>Manasseh listened to Brandy’s 1994 debut on cassette so many times that the tape melted.</p><p>It was the first secular album the Chicago artist was allowed to own, a gift from his mother, Idella. Twenty-six years after her death, Manasseh still feels his mother’s presence on his upcoming sophomore album “R&B[eyond]” — out Tuesday, the day he turns 39.</p><p>“I would hear her sing all the time in the house; we would sing together,” he said. “When I’m singing, I’m having my lowest days, I really do feel like she’s hugging me.”</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-3e0000" name="image-3e0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7e4a8a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5337x2995+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2Fa7%2Fa20ee8be40c4a60831665deab7f9%2Fmanassehnewalbum-260823-3.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc2fbfb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5337x2995+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2Fa7%2Fa20ee8be40c4a60831665deab7f9%2Fmanassehnewalbum-260823-3.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/79a14c1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5337x2995+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2Fa7%2Fa20ee8be40c4a60831665deab7f9%2Fmanassehnewalbum-260823-3.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="MANASSEHNEWALBUM_260823-3.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/79a14c1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5337x2995+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2Fa7%2Fa20ee8be40c4a60831665deab7f9%2Fmanassehnewalbum-260823-3.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f6fd29d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5337x2995+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2Fa7%2Fa20ee8be40c4a60831665deab7f9%2Fmanassehnewalbum-260823-3.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/79a14c1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5337x2995+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2Fa7%2Fa20ee8be40c4a60831665deab7f9%2Fmanassehnewalbum-260823-3.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Most songs on “R&B[eyond]” were recorded at home, whether Manasseh’s or a friend’s. “This is not an industry album,” Manasseh said.
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- <p>Manasseh listened to Brandy’s 1994 debut on cassette so many times that the tape melted.</p><p>It was the first secular album the Chicago artist was allowed to own, a gift from his mother, Idella. Twenty-six years after her death, Manasseh still feels his mother’s presence on his upcoming sophomore album “R&B[eyond]” — out Tuesday, the day he turns 39.</p><p>“I would hear her sing all the time in the house; we would sing together,” he said.
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