"The Chief" is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Jidenna, released on February 17, 2017 by Wondaland Records and Epic Records. The album features guest appearances from fellow label mates Roman GianArthur, Nana Kwabena, Janelle Monáe and St. Beauty. The Chief received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on 6 reviews. "The Chief" is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Jidenna, released on February 17, 2017 by Wondaland Records and Epic Records. The album features guest appearances from fellow label mates Roman GianArthur, Nana Kwabena, Janelle Monáe and St. Beauty. The Chief received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on 6 reviews. false 2022-06-03 15:28:12 The Chief 2017 2017-02-17 2017-02-17 58 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop Pop Pop Rap 141028 2277900 34789e6d-ad0c-4ef6-bd54-d3300c1c49f9 2bb9df33-7510-437f-8868-801ce21d6a69 6c05427b-2f69-4a6d-8941-af5a7b87d502 /media/data/media4/Music/Jidenna/The Chief/folder.jpg Jidenna Jidenna feat. Janelle Monáe, St. Beauty & Nana Kwabena Jidenna feat. Nana Kwabena Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur Jidenna 1 1 A Bull’s Tale 04:56 1 2 Chief Don’t Run 03:47 1 3 Trampoline 05:01 1 4 Bambi 04:10 1 5 Helicopters / Beware 06:18 1 6 Long Live the Chief 02:40 1 7 2 Points 01:36 1 8 The Let Out 03:43 1 9 Safari 04:05 1 10 Adaora 04:00 1 11 Little Bit More 03:26 1 12 Some Kind of Way 03:55 1 13 White Niggas 05:25 1 14 Bully of the Earth 04:25 Jidenna Theodore Mobisson (born May 4, 1985), known mononymously as Jidenna, is a Nigerian-American rapper, singer and songwriter. He signed with Janelle Monáe's record label Wondaland Arts Society, an imprint of Epic Records to release his debut single, "Classic Man" (featuring Roman GianArthur or Kendrick Lamar) in 2015. The song peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was followed up with the single "Yoga" (with Janelle Monáe) that same year. Both of which preceded the release of Wondaland's debut compilation project, The Eephus (2015). Jidenna's debut studio album, The Chief (2017) peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200. His second album, 85 to Africa (2019) explored the afro fusion musical style. "Classic Man" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap/Sung Performance, while Jidenna won in four categories at the 2015 Soul Train Music Awards.