Trendsetter

Trendsetter is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Coi Leray. It was released through Uptown Records, Republic Records and 1801 on April 8, 2022. The album contains guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Yung Bleu, Fivio Foreign, Young M.A, G Herbo, H.E.R., Nav, Lil Durk, Wallo267, King Gillie, Polo G, Lil Tecca, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and Pooh Shiesty. Production was handled by Leray herself, Dr. Luke, Rocco Did It Again!, Ryan Ogren, Needlz, Maaly Raw, Chief Keef, Mustard, and Nic Nac, among others. Trendsetter is a hip hop and pop album.
Background
In June 2021, Leray was interviewed by the Two Bees TV at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, in which she said that Trendsetter would be released in September of the same year and revealed some of the artists who would contribute to the album, including H.E.R., A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and Nav. On October 1, 2021, she stated that she was ready to release an album, but Republic Records, the record label that she is signed to did not think so and she was following their plan. Leray announced that she had completed the album in December 2021.
On April 8, 2022, the same day that Trendsetter was released, Leray was interviewed by Nick and Eddie of Apple Music, in which she expressed her gratitude for artists appearing on the album by describing it as "a dream come true" and furtherly explaining:
I would feel very, very weird if nobody wanted to work with me. At this point, it’s like, "Damn, what am I doing this for if nobody with my music and nobody wants to work at that?" I don't know, I grew up listening to all those people on my featured list, and to be able to have an actual collab with them is a dream come true still to this day, don't care how big, even if I'm bigger than the artists on there, it's a dream come true to always work with every single last person on my project.
Release and promotion
On March 28, 2022, Leray announced the release date of the album and shared its cover art, deeming the album as "one of the biggest female artist albums in the world". Three days later, she revealed the list of artists that would appear on the album. She revealed the tracklist on April 4, 2022.