Metro Boomin dedicates his new album to late mother Leslie Wayne
Metro Boomin finally reveals the release date for his sophomore studio album, Heroes & Villains. While celebrating his 29th birthday on Friday (September 16), Boomin unveiled a short trailer for the upcoming project on Instagram that displays a release date of November 4.
Boomin dedicates the new album to his late mother Leslie Wayne who was shot and killed by her husband in June in a murder-suicide incident. The husband wasn’t Boomin’s biological dad.
“Heroes & Villains the album. Pre-save link in my bio I do this for Ms. Leslie. 👸🏾💜♾
#HalloweenKingBack,” the multi-platinum producer wrote.
The forthcoming record follows up Boomin’s 2018 solo album Not All Heroes Wear Capes. The album featured the likes of Gucci Mane, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, Swae Lee, Gunna, Young Thug, Offset, Kodak Black, Drake among others.