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Trippie Redd Unveils NDA Album Details and Massive 25-Track Tracklist

According to Ratings Game Music, the Cleveland-bred crooner-mumbler is going maximalist — and at 25 songs, he's making a statement about volume, for better or worse.

Darius Rollins, Chief Hip-Hop Critic & Culture Editor·updated August 06, 2026

Trippie Redd Unveils NDA Album Details and Massive 25-Track Tracklist

August 14. Twenty-five tracks. That's the math Trippie Redd just put on the board with NDA, his sixth studio album, announced with cover art and a release date that lands right in the thick of an already-packed summer. According to Ratings Game Music, the Cleveland-bred crooner-mumbler is going maximalist — and at 25 songs, he's making a statement about volume, for better or worse. The rollout has been deliberate, the artwork's out, and the clock is ticking.

A Numbers Game That Actually Means Something

Let's talk trajectory. Trippie's never been shy about the full-length sprawl — A Love Letter to You 4 ran 21 tracks, Pegasus was an exhausting 26 — but NDA signals something bigger. Five albums deep (not counting the mixtapes and deluxe bloating), the question isn't whether he can drop; it's whether he can curate. A 25-track project is either a victory lap with no filler or a bloated manifesto no one asked for. There's rarely middle ground with Trippie. The album title itself — NDA — hints at secrecy, exclusivity, maybe some industry shade. Whether that's narrative window dressing or a genuine reflection of where his head's at creatively, August 14 tells us everything.

The Release Calendar Is Getting Crowded

And Trippie's not alone in flexing this week. Pooh Shiesty has locked in All Eyes on Shiest — reportedly dropping this Friday, per The Source Magazine — which is a statement in itself, given that the Memphis rapper remains in federal custody fighting kidnapping and extortion charges tied to an alleged incident involving Gucci Mane at a Dallas studio. Shiesty's team isn't waiting for the legal smoke to clear; they're dropping the music regardless. Whether that's strategy or desperation is a debate for another day, but the optics of a prison-to-speakers pipeline remain complicated. Meanwhile, YTB Fatt — a rising name out of the current wave — just put out Vera Volpe: The Prelude, a seven-track EP with a Loe Shimmy feature, warming the runway for a full-length. Three artists, three rollouts, one week. The summer release window is a warzone.

What To Watch

The real metric for NDA won't be first-week streams — Trippie's core fanbase will show up for the initial surge. It's the second-week drop-off, the playlist placements, and whether any of these 25 cuts have the pen game to stick around longer than a TikTok cycle. Mark August 14 on your calendar, but don't pencil in the verdict just yet. With Pooh Shiesty and YTB Fatt also making noise, this is one of those weeks where the culture moves fast and the playlist editors earn their keep.