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Monte Booker, photo courtesy of Orienteer<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n Last month, Monte Booker<\/a> released his first solo single, \u201cBalance<\/a>.\u201d Now, the Los Angeles-via-Chicago producer has announced his debut album. Noise \/ Meaning<\/em><\/a> arrives October 24 via EQT<\/a>. Booker has also shared the single \u201cDefense<\/a>,\u201d featuring the LA-based singer-songwriter Nami. Check out the accompanying video, directed by Naz<\/a>, and the album trailer below.<\/p>\n \u201cI want this album to be a reflection on what noise means to me, and I want it to be a celebration of my community,\u201d Booker said in a press statement. He recently produced several songs on Doechii<\/a>\u2019s Alligator Bites Never Heal<\/em><\/a>, which won Best Rap Album<\/a> at the 2025 Grammy Awards<\/a>. Booker has also worked with Ravyn Lenae<\/a>, Smino<\/a>, Saba<\/a>, and Noname<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read about Monte Booker in the 2016 Rising feature \u201cZero Fatigue: Chicago\u2019s Next Hip-Hop Visionaries<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Originally Appeared on Pitchfork<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n