Gyalgebra
| GYALGEBRA | ||||
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| Released | November 21, 2025 | |||
| Recorded | 2024–2025 | |||
| Studio | Pompey (Port Antonio) | |||
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| Length | 22:51 | |||
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Gyalgebra (stylized in all caps) is the sixth studio album by American electronic band Major Lazer. It was released on November 21, 2025, via Mad Decent and Because Music.[1] The project is the group's first self-contained body of work in five years and serves as the official introduction of America Foster as the group's first-ever in-house vocalist and "First Lady".[2]
Background and recording
[edit]Following a brief live performance hiatus, Major Lazer began rolling out new music through unconventional channels, including premiering tracks on Twitch and during college fraternity pop-up shows.[1] The mixtape was recorded largely at Pompey, Diplo's newly established studio sanctuary in Jamaica.[1]
The project prominently features vocalist America Foster. After Diplo discovered her freestyling, she was invited to Jamaica in October 2024 to record, eventually joining Major Lazer as an official member during their 2025 European summer tour.[1] The title GYALGEBRA reflects her addition to the group, referencing her status as their first female member.[2]
Composition
[edit]Musically, GYALGEBRA marks a return to Major Lazer's early, unpredictable genre mash-ups and "outsider dancehall energy."[2] The nine-track mixtape incorporates a wide array of global club genres, including dancehall, drill, shatta, zess, dembow, soca, bouyon, Miami jook, and funk carioca.[1]
Guest contributors on the mixtape include Jamaican dancehall singer Busy Signal, Dominican singer Tokischa, Trinidadian soca star Bunji Garlin, New Zealand choreographer and singer Parris Goebel, Toronto singer SadBoi, Jamaican zess singer Lady Lava, and Miami jook pioneer DJ Chipman.[3] Production contributions also include Amsterdam-based DJ Kybba on the shatta-influenced track "GANGSTA".[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bruk Down" (featuring America Foster, Parris Goebel and SadBoi) |
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| 2:45 |
| 2. | "What Is The Time" (featuring Lady Lava) |
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| 2:25 |
| 3. | "Gangsta" (featuring Busy Signal and Kybba) |
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| 2:12 |
| 4. | "Jump & Twist" (featuring America Foster and DJ Chipman) |
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| 2:28 |
| 5. | "Goat" (featuring Bunji Garlin and America Foster) |
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| 3:01 |
| 6. | "Guayando" (featuring Tokischa) |
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| 2:19 |
| 7. | "Peppa Pot" (featuring America Foster) |
| Major Lazer | 2:24 |
| 8. | "Mini Skirt" |
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| 3:05 |
| 9. | "Pendulum" (featuring America Foster) |
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| 2:09 |
| Total length: | 22:51 | |||
Notes
- "Gangsta" contains an interpolation of "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" (1968), written by Thom Bell and William Hart, as performed by The Delfonics.
- "Mini Skirt" features uncredited production and songwriting by Kordhell.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Willschick, Aaron (23 November 2025). "Major Lazer Returns with Mixtape, 'GYALGEBRA'". V13.net. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "MAJOR LAZER'S 'GYALGEBRA' MIXTAPE OUT NOW". Because Music. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "Major Lazer de retour avec la mixtape GYALGEBRA". Reggae.fr (in French). 1 December 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
