8 by UnoTheActivist

8 is UnoTheActivist’s debut studio album. It was first announced in late 2017 and was delayed for nearly 3 years due to ongoing problems with Uno’s management. This album was first announced shortly after the release of Live.Shyne.Die on November 12, 2017 on No Fun Radio in Montreal. On this radio show, Uno released ‘Kill for Me’ and confirmed it to be on 8 (it was later cut from the album before release). At this point, 8 was intended to be the follow-up to Live.Shyne.Die. Uno then changed his plans and delayed 8’s release, announcing a short series of 3-song EPs called Limbus that was meant to be a trilogy of EPs released at the end of June, July, and August of 2018 respectively. At the end of September, 8 was to be released. The first installment was released on time, but Limbus, Pt. 2 was delayed for months due to unknown reasons. To make up for the delay, Part 2 was upgraded from a 3-song EP to a full 8-track mixtape and was finally released in December 2018. Throughout much of 2019, Uno stayed silent on releasing any body of work. Uno claimed to be done with Limbus, Pt. 3 in early 2019 and intended for it to be released as his debut album, seemingly forgetting about his plans for 8. At this point, it had been so long since Uno mentioned 8 that the fate for the album seemed uncertain. In December 2019, a tracklist for Limbus, Pt. 3 was teased by videographer Jonathan Silva on his Instagram story, which confirmed the appearance of two songs, ‘Devil on Yo Right Shoulder’ and ‘Polar Bears’. In early 2020, Uno began the rollout of what was to be Limbus 3, releasing ‘Can’t Go’ as the first single on February 21st, 2020. However, on March 26th, it was announced the Limbus trilogy was never to be completed because as a result of pressure from his label, what Uno was planning to release as Limbus, Pt. 3 was going to be relabeled as 8. Uno explained the name change on Twitter, saying “after I drop I won’t be stuck in limbo/limbus,” and that “8” represents his “infinite legacy.” He then released two more singles from the album, ‘Night Mode’ and ‘Inches’ in April and May respectively. On June 15th, 2020, Uno went live on Instagram and announced that ‘Das Him’ would drop as 8’s final single on July 10th and the album would finally see a release on July 17th. On June 25th, Uno revealed the cover art for 8 on Instagram, designed by Osmo Capture. The next day, June 26th, Uno posted on Instagram asking for fans to reach a comment goal, saying: 50k comments I drop everything Devil on your right shoulder Give no fucks intro That’s Him Who me ? Fuck it imma drop everything , 70k comments I might just drop the whole album 🙄 who tf want it He reached his 70,000 comment goal on June 30th, and finally released the album a week early on July 10th. ℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.