PARTYNEXTDOOR has released only three studio albums in the past decade, and now he has explained why.
In a Billboard cover story that was published on Monday (March 11), the OVO singer admitted that his personal life often gets in the way of making music.
When explaining the long delay between projects, PARTY said: “I get into relationships and then music becomes second.”
“I think I’m going to take a break from relationships, a long break, and just get back to making music,” he continued.
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Later in the piece, he spoke about his previous projects, admitting he hadn’t always handled them with painstaking attention to detail.
“I was still handling that shit like demos,” he said his last two albums. “[I wasn’t] using everything I learned as a producer, as a writer, as an engineer.”
He followed that up by saying that he planned to never “cheat” again on putting effort into his songs.
The results of that vow can be seen and heard on PND’s latest release, a short music video for his 2023 track “Resentment (CCTV).”
Last week, the Canadian singer and producer shared part of a video for the track. The teaser features a range of footage related to law enforcement as well as a number of women having their mugshots taken.
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“You ain’t gon’ keep bringin’ up the past/ You ain’t gon’ keep turnin’ your back/ I won’t keep standin’ for it/ What be goin’ through your mind?” he sings on the track.
Additionally, a pre-save link for his upcoming album PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 was shared under the YouTube post of the song.
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“R E S E N T M E N T (CCTV) from the files…more otw sooner than you know,” the singer captioned his post.
The full audio of “Resentment (CCTV),” per PND’s “from the files” comment, has been available for months. You can listen here.
Last year, the 30-year-old reminded fans and followers of his success in the music business, and how he far he has come since his DIY beginnings.
In late December, the R&B star took to TikTok where he reflected on his early contributions to SoundCloud, despite being snubbed in the various online discussions about artists who leveraged the popular music-sharing service to the max.
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“Y’all don’t even count me, and I hear who they say, ‘Who’s the SoundCloud king?’ It’s undeniable,” PARTYNEXTDOOR said in the social media post.
“Who went from SoundCloud to Diplo?,” he continued, listing his accomplishments. “Who went from the runner-up to who made songs with every single top artist?
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“People are chasing that today and they can beat it, they can beat the record, but there’s no one person who went from Kanye [West], Nicki [Minaj], Lil Wayne, Drake — everyone who’s important from SoundCloud. Like it was supposed to be a joke.”