Peace of Mind is the debut studio album by Canadian rapper

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released via

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. After released a 3 track EP which contained the single "Every Night" which features vocals from

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and "Dark Cloud" it was said to be served as a prequel to this album. The PE included the single "Dark Cloud" which was also confirmed to be the first single on the album. ''Peace of Mind'' was released on March 3, 2020, and was also supported by the singles "Valet" featuring

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, "Lay Low" featuring Donnie and "Mind in a Maze". The album received an 8/10 rating by ''

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Background

During the month of December in 2019, Whiss announced that his debut album ''Peace of Mind'' is slated for a release in early 2020 and will be titled ''Peace of Mind''. The lead single of the album "Valet" was released on December 3, 2020, and featured vocals from Puffy L'z and was produced by

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. The album was also supported by another Murda Beatz produced track titled "Lay Low" featured Donnie was released and on February 6, 2020. The album was officially released on March 3, 2020, and also saw a vocal appearance from Jimmy Prime on the song "Left Me For Dead". Whiss also released visuals for the song "Mind in a Maze" on the same day of the album release. A song he describes as his favorite song ever made, going on to say that "It's not just a song; it's literally me."

Critical reception

Peace of Mind was met with generally positive reviews. The album received an 8/10 rating by Kyle Mullin of ''

'', who outlined Whiss as an artist who balances such "hood hedonism with genuinely thoughtful bars that make for a well-rounded listen" and a powerful solo debut from the artist. ''HotNewHipHops Aron A., described ''Peace Of Mind'' as a raw and unfiltered portrayal of Jay Whiss as a person and the city that raised him. Giving the album a 5 star rating.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Peace of Mind'' adapted from

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. *Jay Whiss – Primary artist, composer *Donnie – Featured artist, composer *Puffy L'z – Featured artist, composer *Jimmy Prime – Featured artist, composer *1Mind – Producer *Chris Athens – Mastering engineer *Murda Beatz – Producer *Damian Birdsey – Engineer, producer *Lani Christ – Producer *Cubeatz – Producer *Amir Jammalieh – Engineer, mastering engineer, mixing, producer *Pro Logic – Engineer, producer *Richie Souf – Producer

References

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