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\n\tToday, Charlotte rapper Mavi<\/a> officially announced The Pilot<\/em>, his new mixtape dropping on Nov. 25. The project was debuted last night during a listening event at LA\u2019s Galerie on Sunset, on a date that was also his one-year sobriety anniversary. Attendees included project collaborators Smino, MIKE, and Earl Sweatshirt. He offered listeners a prior glimpse of the 10-song project with a Nov. 7 performance of \u201cSilent Film<\/a>\u201d on the COLORS platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe Pilot<\/em> was created during my first year of sobriety,\u201d Mavi tells Rolling Stone <\/em>in a statement. \u201cThe title refers to me piloting a new version of myself in a time of constant travel, growing exposure to the arts and design, and alienation from home. It is an introduction to a rejuvenated, yet seasoned Mavi, and is the table-setting for my upcoming studio debut, First in Flight<\/em>, where I lean even further into collaboration and community in new territory that excites me.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe project includes previously released singles \u201cPotluck\u201d with Smino and \u201cLandgrab\u201d with Earl Sweatshirt \u2014 the latter marks the first time Mavi collaborated with a rapper on one of his own songs. Kenny Mason also appears on the mixtape\u2019s \u201cTypewriter.\u201d This year, Mavi was on \u201cJammers Anonymous\u201d with Niontay and \u201cSWIM\u201d with Guapdad 4000 for the HIM<\/em> soundtrack. He also featured on rapper\/producer Ovrkast\u2019s \u201cMAVKAST!.\u201d Along with releasing new music, he spent two months as an opener on the American leg of Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist\u2019s \u201cAlfredo 2\u201d tour and is set to open for Earl Sweatshirt\u2019s \u201c3L World Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n