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Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal Share billy woods‑Featured Single Ahead of DOOMED!

The new track previews a low‑key, jazz‑tinged concept album about a breakup and signals a focused indie release through billy woods’s Backwoodz with physical distribution by Rhymesayers/Secretly.

Overview

  • Open Mike Eagle and producer Kenny Segal released the single "She Swear I'm Colorblind," which features billy woods and centers on poetic, ruminative takes on heartbreak over mournful jazz horns.
  • The single serves as a preview of DOOMED!: Rap Songs About A Relationship That Ends In Every Possible Universe, a concept record built around introspective, post‑breakup narratives rather than celebratory tracks.
  • Backwoodz will release the album and Rhymesayers/Secretly will handle physical distribution, indicating the project will be issued through an independent label with established distributor support.
  • Earlier singles from the project include "Unfinished Concrete Initials," which features Hemlock Ernst, and "Watching A Movie Called Freedom By Myself," showing the record’s pattern of notable guest appearances.
  • A Stereogum previewer who heard the full record called it excellent, and the project continues Kenny Segal’s collaborative run with billy woods that produced well‑regarded albums before, which may raise expectations among underground rap listeners.