''Can't Fly Without Gravity'' is the sixth studio album by

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rapper

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. The album originally was to be released on August 28, 2015 through

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, but was pushed back until September 4, 2015. The entire album was released over

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prior to its release date. The album cover is a reference to the poster of the 1983 film ''

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''.

Background

Naming

In an interview with Global News on August 26, 2015, k-os indicated that the title paralleled the negativity of "haters" to the downward

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. In both situations, one must deal with these forces to go beyond them. He succinctly expressed the notion saying, "the forces which pull you down are simply put there to inspire you to rise above them."

Singles

On August 6, 2014, the track "WiLD4TheNight (Ego Land)" was released. The song was written in

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; the music video was shot there as well.

Track listing

References

2015 albums K-os albums Dine Alone Records albums {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub