''Royal'' is the second full-length album by Jamaican reggae artist

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, released on June 11, 2021. Royal received a nomination for

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at the 2022 Grammy Awards. The 11-track album was released with NYC-based

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. On his sophomore album, Jesse Royal is accompanied by fellow Jamaican artists

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, Runkus, Kumar, and Samory I, as well as Ghanaian musician

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and others

Track listing

References

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