On February 20, 2026, under Chasing Stars Entertainment, Spiveyson releases Heir To The Wounds (HTTW) — a confessional, narrative-driven body of work that feels less like a traditional rap album and more like a spiritual audit set to music. Cleared for release after two years of careful construction, the project stands as a defining chapter in his evolution, both as an artist and as a man.
At its core, Heir To The Wounds tells the story of The Wounded Soldier — a Moorish warrior who is no longer losing battles in public, yet finds himself exhausted from fighting a private war against pride, ego, and inherited pain. The metaphor is deliberate. Spiveyson frames the modern Black man not as defeated, but as burdened — armored in survival instincts that once protected him, yet now hinder intimacy, growth, and peace. The album asks a difficult question: What happens when the armor becomes too heavy to wear?
Created during long stretches of isolation, early mornings, and late-night reflection, the project carries the stillness of someone who chose healing over distraction. There’s a sense that many of these records were written after conversations with self, with God, and with ghosts. Therapy, silence, and spiritual reckoning are not background themes here — they are the architecture. Inspired in part by the story-centered vulnerability of Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Spiveyson uses storytelling not just as a creative tool, but as both weapon and medicine.
The album unfolds in three deliberate acts.
Act I, “The Spiral,” captures bravado and emotional armor at their peak. Relationships fracture. Confidence bleeds into ego. There are glimpses of success, but also signs of self-sabotage. The Soldier appears strong, yet unstable beneath the surface. The production feels cinematic and introspective, allowing Spiveyson’s voice to carry both authority and tension.
Act II, “The Mirror,” shifts inward. This is the album’s emotional center — where inherited wounds, generational cycles, and buried shame are confronted directly. Here, the warrior stops pointing outward and begins looking back. The writing becomes more confessional, less guarded. It’s in this stretch that the album’s thesis sharpens: some battles were never ours to fight, yet healing them becomes our responsibility.
Act III, “The Crown,” is not about triumph in the conventional sense. There are no victory laps. Instead, it’s about accountability. Full confession. Ownership. The crown, in Spiveyson’s world, represents stewardship rather than status. Leadership without ego. Power tempered by humility. The journey moves from spiral to mirror to crown — a progression centered on transformation, not perfection.
Visually and conceptually, Heir To The Wounds draws from medieval and Moorish symbolism. Armor, crowns, scrolls — each element reinforces themes of legacy and responsibility. Spiveyson’s research into Moorish history — architects, philosophers, and spiritual guides — informs the album’s worldview: we are heirs not to shame, but to strength. The scars carried by previous generations are not marks of weakness, but evidence of survival and vision. The album reframes inherited pain as inherited power, once properly understood.
Sonically, HTTW leans into cinematic, introspective rap. The production choices allow space — space for confession, for pause, for reflection. This is not a playlist-driven project built for shuffle. It demands to be heard front to back, as a continuous narrative. Features from CSE Justo, Lipsey, Liz Johnson, and Christine Angeline are used with intention, not excess. Each voice supports the story rather than competing for attention, reinforcing the album’s immersive feel.
Behind the scenes, the collaborative process was equally deliberate. Select creatives were invited into recording sessions as the themes formed in real time. Feedback from trusted voices including TMONEY, AL, Wesley, Whiteboy Paul, and CSE Mav helped refine the emotional direction of the project — what Spiveyson refers to as the “Chasing Stars Effect.” The result is an album that feels communal in support, yet deeply personal in execution.
As a career statement, Heir To The Wounds positions Spiveyson at a crossroads. This is not an artist chasing trends or leaning on surface-level vulnerability. Instead, he offers a body of work centered on healing as revolution — the idea that confronting ego, breaking generational cycles, and choosing accountability is an act of leadership. In an era where bravado often overshadows introspection, Spiveyson chooses the harder path: self-examination.
