BLXST doesn’t ease back in. The Grammy-nominated West Coast singer-songwriter, producer, and rapper returns with “Day After Day,” a new single and video alongside Los Angeles rapper Big Sad 1900, out now via EMPIRE. Self-produced by BLXST, the track samples Lori Perry’s 1996 record “Up Against the Wind,” weaving her vocals through a song about growth, betrayal, and the reality that making it out doesn’t mean the hard part is over. Listen here.
The two artists bring complementary perspectives to the same truth. BLXST speaks on resilience and the evolution of struggle, while Big Sad 1900 adds weight on pain, loyalty, and carrying the burden of coming from nothing. Together they’ve built something that hits with the quiet force of lived experience. It’s one of the more grounded and emotionally layered tracks either artist has released.
The video, directed by Maxwell Alldread and filmed at a home in Los Angeles, matches the song’s depth. It opens on a rooftop before moving through intimate everyday moments, a woman braiding BLXST’s hair, another tending her garden, a family preparing a meal for the next generation. The visual centers community and connection, making the point that the daily grind is ultimately about the people you do it for.
“Day After Day” marks BLXST’s return following ‘I’ll Always Come Find You,’ his 2024 twenty-track concept album and short film divided into four acts and executive produced in part by Sounwave. That project pushed his narrative ambitions further than anything he’d done before. This new single picks up that momentum with focus and confidence.
BLXST has been one of the most consistent voices in modern R&B and hip-hop since his 2020 debut EP ‘No Love Lost,’ and “Day After Day” reinforces exactly why that reputation holds.