Emancipated (album)

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Emancipated
Spice Emancipated.png
Studio album by
Released26 August 2022 (2022-08-26)
Recorded2022
Genre Dancehall [1]
Length24:38
Label
  • Spice Official
  • Stealth
Spice chronology
10
(2021)
Emancipated
(2022)
Singles from Emancipated
  1. "Clap Clap"
    Released: 22 July 2022
  2. "Tape Measure"
    Released: 26 August 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Emancipated is the second studio album by Jamaican dancehall artist Spice. It was released under Spice's own record label, Spice Official Entertainment, and Stealth Music Group, on 26 August 2022.

Contents

Track listing

Emancipated track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Clap Clap" Grace Hamilton Spice 3:32
2."Tape Measure"HamiltonSpice2:50
3."Crop Top"
  • Shaggy
  • Shane Hoosong
  • Robert Fairfaxx
2:07
4."Same Mouth"HamiltonSpice2:57
5."Pop Off"
  • Hamilton
  • Burrell
  • Thompson
2:36
6."Bake a Man"HamiltonSpice2:49
7."Big Big"
  • Hamilton
  • Corte Ellis
  • Corte Ellis
  • Rico Santana
2:42
8."Nuff Man Name"HamiltonJB The Artist3:01
9."Mi Hate Him"
  • Hamilton
  • Burrell
Hoosong2:18
Total length:24:38

Charts

Chart performance for Emancipated
Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Reggae Albums (Billboard) [3] 7

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef
Various26 August 2022
  • Spice Official
  • Stealth
[4]

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References

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  2. DancehallMag review
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  4. "Emancipated by Spice on iTunes". iTunes . Apple. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.