SZA on 'CTRL,' Kendrick Lamar, Wonder Woman, and Wu-Tang Clan

SZA's 'CTRL' album is out now, and it's special.

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Jun 14, 2017

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SZA's new album is special. CTRL dropped on June 9, and the artful, intimate, deeply personal R&B record has been on repeat ever since. The TDE star follows DJ Carnage, Ryan Hemsworth, and Rich Chigga as our latest guest on on Trending Topics, taking on Wonder Woman, Kendrick Lamar's DAMN., YouTube cover artists, Wu-Tang Clan's Wu-Tang Forever anniversary, and her own album.

If you haven't listened to CTRL yet sort your shit out and listen here. Watch Trending Topics with DJ Carnage below and subscribe to Pigeons & Planes on YouTube here.

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