{"id":629845,"date":"2026-10-14T00:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T00:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/629845\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T00:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T00:48:10","slug":"schoolboy-q-says-new-album-thank-que-will-drop-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/629845\/","title":{"rendered":"ScHoolboy Q Says New Album &#8216;THank Que&#8217; Will Drop Next Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/schoolboy-q\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/schoolboy-q\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ScHoolboy Q<\/a>\u2018s follow-up to 2024\u2019s critically acclaimed <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/schoolboy-qs-blue-lips-all-18-songs-ranked\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/schoolboy-qs-blue-lips-all-18-songs-ranked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Lips<\/a> album is on the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDuring a recent show in L.A. to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Blank Face LP, Q told the crowd that his latest album is set to drop sometime next year and promised that he has no plans of ever hanging the mic up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cNew album called\u00a0THank Que\u00a0coming out next year. I promise you that,\u201d he\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kurrco\/status\/2109469859394281777?_gl=1*l2wm6z*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTIzNTY2MDA4OS4xNzkxOTI4MjQ4*_ga_8SGXGR7JYH*czE3OTE5MjgyNDckbzEkZzAkdDE3OTE5MjgyNDckajYwJGwwJGgxOTQ4MTQ2ODU5*_ga_HDH2HK2V51*czE3OTE5MjgyNDckbzEkZzAkdDE3OTE5MjgyNDckajYwJGwwJGgw*_ga_M0RHHMB0KC*czE3OTE5MjgyNTAkbzEkZzAkdDE3OTE5MjgyNTAkajYwJGwwJGgw\">told the crowd<\/a> as he was closing the show. \u201cTen-year anniversary, and I\u2019mma be around for the 20th too. I promise that. I will never retire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/schoolboy-q\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/schoolboy-q-gjy-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis update comes just a few months after he shared a picture on his Instagram Story hard at work in the studio. \u201cNew chapter,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nfr_podcast\/status\/2074995708143271968\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nfr_podcast\/status\/2074995708143271968\" target=\"_blank\">he captioned<\/a> a photo of studio equipment. \u201cWrapping up this 12-song album called Thank Que. Been working on this for a minute. Yes, I\u2019m coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe originally announced that he would be doing one show in L.A. to commemorate Blank Face\u2018s 10th birthday. \u201cBlank Face turns 10. Appreciate everybody,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dajs-wTFO7r\/?img_index=3\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dajs-wTFO7r\/?img_index=3\" target=\"_blank\">he wrote in his IG Story<\/a>. \u201cF\u2014 it, let\u2019s do one show in L.A. at the Palladium. F\u2014 it, new vinyl too.\u201d However, instead of just doing one night only, the West Coast rapper instead embarked on a nine-city tour for 10 nights with his hometown getting two nights, of course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Tuesday night (Oct. 13), he\u2019ll be in Phoenix at Van Buren and will close things out in Las Vegas at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"c-logo lrv-a-unstyle-link u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-width-100p  u-max-width-100 u-height-26 u-max-width-130px@mobile-max u-margin-t-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-accent-l@desktop u-font-size-1205 a-font-accent-xs@mobile-max u-font-size-15@mobile-max u-line-height-22px@mobile-max lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max u-letter-spacing-0030@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-t-025 lrv-u-margin-a-00 u-padding-t-0125@mobile-max u-padding-b-0063@mobile-max\">Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-background-color-black:hover lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover u-padding-lr-0.875 u-padding-tb-10 lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-align-items-center a-font-basic-fancy-xs u-margin-t-0.188 u-margin-b-0188 u-margin-b-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/preferences.mail.billboard.com\/preferences\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ScHoolboy Q\u2018s follow-up to 2024\u2019s critically acclaimed Blue Lips album is on the way. 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