This is a prequel before SYRE. Taking place when he’s 15 going all the way up to until 17, explaining how did SYRE get trapped in the sunset.
The cover art is heavily inspired by “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by The Beatles as is Jaden’s favorite album of all time.
This album is a time piece in the sense that I am speaking from the perspective as an artist, as a rapper, as a singer, as a poet. I’m speaking from the perspective of being 16, 17ish. That’s when a lot of people get their first love, or heartbreak, around that time, and same for me. So I’m going back there.
–via Billboard (2020)