Space (KSI EP)
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| Released | 30 June 2017 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, Alternative rap | |||
| Length | 20:31 | |||
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Space is the third extended play (EP) by British YouTuber and rapper KSI. It was independently released for digital download and streaming on 30 June 2017. The EP was preceded by its first and only single, "Creature".
Background
[edit]In February 2017, KSI "blacked out" all of his YouTube and social media accounts, as well as deleting around 600 YouTube videos, worth over two billion views, and deleting all of his social media posts.[2] On 23 February 2017, in an interview with DramaAlert, KSI explained his actions, confirming that he wasn't "promoting anything". He continued to say that he doesn't "care about the fame or the money" and he is "sick of trying to portray himself as a certain thing which he isn't", describing himself as being "a clown for many years". He confirmed that he would not be uploading to YouTube for the foreseeable future.[3][2]
Speaking to GRM Daily in July 2017 about his break from YouTube, KSI said, "I feel like with the whole KSI thing, it was sick don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed making all these videos, entertaining people, making people laugh and all that. But it's kind of to the point where I've been there, done that, now I wanna do what I wanna do. I felt like an evolution was needed to prove to people that I can do what I feel is necessary in my life, and that was the same feeling with this whole Space EP. I just wanted it to be truthful. I want people to actually see how I was feeling from my eyes about what I was going through". He continued, "I think it was near the end of last year when I was doing a book, a movie, dropped an EP, lots of youtube videos, I was just doing so much it got to the point where I started getting stressed and it really started to hinder me. I started getting ill and everything. It was just a bit too much and I was like "yo, right now what do I wanna do with myself?""[4]
Promotion and release
[edit]Space was independently released for digital download and streaming on 30 June 2017.
Singles
[edit]"Creature" was released as the Lead single from the EP on 23 June 2017. An accompanying music video for the song was released on 27 June 2017.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tommy Gun" |
| Zagor | 1:52 |
| 2. | "Creature" |
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| 3:27 |
| 3. | "Leave Me Alone" |
| GK Beats | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Idgaf" |
| GK Beats | 4:00 |
| 5. | "64 Impala" |
| Zagor | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Transforming" |
| Sammy Soso | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 20:31 | |||
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]
- KSI – songwriting (all tracks), vocals (all tracks)
- DJ Turkish – engineering (all tracks)
- Zagor – production (1, 2, 5), songwriting (1, 2, 5)
- Oscar LoBrutto – engineering (1, 5)
- Sway – production (2), songwriting (2)
- Charles Cook – production (2), songwriting (2), engineering (3, 4, 6)
- GK Beats – production (3, 4), songwriting (3, 4)
- Sammy Soso – production (6), songwriting (6)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 6 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] | 87 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[8] | 19 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 30 June 2017 | Self-released |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "On Point" has been licensed to RBC Records and BMG since October 2019 after KSI signed with the record label.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Paine, Andre (5 November 2019). "Artist and YouTube personality KSI signs with BMG". Music Week. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Where has KSI been? YouTube Star KSI may be back!". PMYB. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "KSI QUITS being KSI #DramaAlert KSI INTERVIEW!". 23 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "GRM Exclusive: KSI talks new music, his evolution & the state of YouTube". GRM Daily. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "KSI / Space / Credits". Tidal. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2021.