Miguel is just days away from the release of his fourth studio effort, War & Leisure. Multiple teasers for the Wildheart follow-up have been shared in advance, including “Sky Walker”, “Shockandawe”, and “Told You So”. Today, another song from the R&B crooner’s stash has been revealed, this time a new version of last year’s “Come Through and Chill” single.
While this updated take features the same original production from Nas associate Salaam Remi, today’s offering boasts a new verse from J. Cole. The Forest Hills rapper, with whom Miguel’s collaborated in the past, spits a few socially relevant bars about Colin Kaepernick, police violence, and Donald Trump’s manipulation of “poor white folks because they’re ignorant.”
“In case my lack of reply had you catchin’ them feelings
Know you’ve been on my mind like Kaepernick kneeling
Or police killings or Trump saying slick shit
Manipulatin’ poor white folks because they’re ignorant
Blind to the struggles of the ones that got the pigment
Lately I’ve been stressing cause it seems so malignant
I need to feel your essence in my presence if you’re with it
I guarantee you won’t regret you did it if you come through”
“We were kind of listening to the album and going through and trying to understand what we could add was tasteful but didn’t really dilute it too much,” Miguel told Zane Lowe of the alternate version. “Cole is always the perfect person to collaborate with.”
Hear it below.
War & Leisure officially arrives this Friday, December 1st.
Update: Miguel has announced a massive North American tour, aptly dubbed War & Leisure, that runs from mid-December through early April. Check out the full schedule.
Miguel 2017-2018 Tour Dates:
12/13 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
12/14 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
02/22 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
02/23 – Seattle, WA @ ShowBox SoDo
02/24 – Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
02/26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
02/27 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
02/28 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
03/02 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
03/03 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
03/05 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
03/08 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
03/09 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
03/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
03/12 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
03/13 – London, ON @ London Music Hall
03/15 – Albany, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
03/16 – New Haven, CT @ College Street
03/17 – Providence, RI @ The Strand Ballroom & Theatre
03/19 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
03/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
03/21 – Baltimore, MD @ Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric
03/23 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
03/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
03/25 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theater
03/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca Cola Roxy Theater
03/28 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
03/29 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
03/30 – Miami, FL @ The Fillmore
04/01 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
04/03 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
04/06 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
04/07 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theater
04/09 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre
04/12 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek