The Manhattan Project (Carter Ace EP)

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The Manhattan Project
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EP by
Carter Ace
ReleasedMay 20, 2015
RecordedDecember 2014-May 2015 in Los Angeles, California
Genre Hip hop, pop, funk
Length24:15
Label Self-released
Producer Carter Ace
Singles from The Manhattan Project
  1. "Don't Waste My Time"
    Released: February 27, 2015

The Manhattan Project is the debut solo project by American rapper, Carter Ace, released for free with Bandcamp on May 20, 2015. [1] The project was also added to music streaming sites Spotify [2] and Rdio.

Release

The Manhattan Project was a surprise release for free download at 8:00 p.m. on May 20, 2015. The album was due to be released Fall 2015 but was pushed due to complications with the release. Preceding the album was the single, "Don't Waste My Time", which features additional vocals from Julianne Sillona.

Artwork

The album cover artwork was tweeted by Carter himself on his Twitter page. [3] The official artwork was released along with the album on May 22. The artwork is a cartooned painting of the artist screaming over a black background.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome To The Studio"1:19
2."Don't Waste My Time" (featuring Julianne Sillona)3:13
3."Let Me Be"3:46
4."Optimism" (featuring Andre Lyles)4:22
5."I'm Not Real"3:03
6."Marina"3:30
7."Wake Up"5:00

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