Wondaland Presents: The Eephus is the debut extended play (EP) by the artists signed to Wondaland Records. It is scheduled to be released on August 14, 2015 and will include five tracks featuring Janelle Monáe, Jidenna, Roman GianArthur, Deep Cotton and St. Beauty. A sixth bonus track, a remix to Jidenna's "Classic Man" featuring Kendrick Lamar, will be included with the EP on iTunes.
BackgroundIn February 2015, Janelle Monáe announced that she had signed her Wondaland Records label to a partnership deal with Epic Records. Soon after, she announced that she and her collective (Jidenna, St. Beauty, Roman GianArthur and Deep Cotton) would be releasing a 5-track EP titled The Eephus, which is a term used in baseball to describe a game-changer. Epic CEO and chairman L.A. Reid said of Monáe and her collective, "The collective talent of the Wondaland artists is awe-inspiring," and also that, "I haven't personally witnessed a collective that sounds and looks this special in quite a while. I've been a longtime supporter and friend of Janelle and it is an honor to now work with her as a visionary businesswoman who brings an all-star group of talented performers to the table". Two singles have been released from the EP Jidenna's "Classic Man" and Monáe's "Yoga", which also features Jidenna. Other than the names of the artists and titles of the songs, little is known about the other three tracks on the EP as the information has not been yet released on the EP's track listing website.
Track listing Digital download No. Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Length 1. "Let's Get Caught" (featuring Jidenna) Nathaniel Irvin III Charles Joseph II Deep Cotton 4:00 2. "Classic Man" (featuring Roman GianArthur) Jidenna Mobisson Jidenna 3:46 3. "Yoga" Monáe Mobisson Irvin Irvin III Joseph II Janelle Monáe and Jidenna 3:37 4. "Going Nowhere" St. Beauty 3:19 5. "iKnow" Irvin Roman GianArthur 3:02 6. "Classic Man (Remix)" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) Mobisson Kendrick Lamar Duckworth Jidenna 3:55 Total length: 21:39