| Artist | Wretch 32 |
|---|---|
| Cover | Wretch 32 – Home.jpg |
| Released | 2 May 2025 |
| Length | 52:59 |
| Producer | 2 Fvded · Crumz · Era the Kid · Greatness Jones · The J.F.L.O.W.S. · Jungo · Juls · Donna Lugassy · Maestro the Baker · Major Music · Pantha · Tremaines · TSB · WavsDntDie · Jerome Williams |
| Label | AWAL |
| Prev year | 2019 |
Home? is the seventh studio album by British rapper Wretch 32. It was released on 2 May 2025, by AWAL.
Incorporating elements of afrobeat, R&B, reggae, and garage, Home? is the first project in four years by Wretch 32, since little BIG Man in 2021.[1] It consists of fifteen songs, mostly ranging between two and four minutes, with a total runtime of approximately fifty-three minutes. The album features several collaborators including Skip Marley.[1]
Reception
Fred Garratt-Stanley of Rolling Stone UK rated the album four stars, stating "this album is a piece of social documentation that stretches back generations in its attempts to understand our current reality."[2]
NME's Kyann-Sian Williams gave the album a rating of five out of five and referring to it as "a testament to the strength of roots that refuse to wither and a promise that – no matter where you are in the world – you can always find a piece of home in this record."[3]
Ben Devlin of MusicOMH assigned it a rating of four stars out of five, noting "The ambition of Home? is admirable, and Wretch 32 delivers his best album yet by centering the music around these weighty themes."[4]
Clash's Finlay Harrison rated it eight out of ten, describing the album as a "mature, delicately crafted, and wisely put-together project that speaks of love, growth and family."[5]
Rating Home? four out of five, The Telegraph's Neil McCormick noted, "A sense of political frustration bubbles throughout. Yet it's not a heavy album, there's joy in the Caribbean, African and British blend, with sing-along melodies and danceable rhythms."[1]
References
- ^ McCormick, Neil (2 May 2025). "Wretch 32, Home?: dazzling work from a once-reckless youth". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Garratt-Stanley, Fred (30 April 2025). "Wretch 32 Home review: Rap great dissects the idea of home". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (30 April 2025). "Wretch 32 – Home? review: delicious "soul food" for the displaced". NME. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Devlin, Ben (2 May 2025). "Wretch 32 – HOME?". MusicOMH. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Harrison, Finlay (13 May 2025). "Wretch 32 – HOME?". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2025.