, ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Dave ▁East ▁released ▁Par ano ia : ▁A ▁True ▁Story ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Ez ri ▁released ▁be ▁right ▁back ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Dave ▁East ▁released ▁Par ano ia ▁ 2 ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Black ▁Mil k ▁released ▁F ever ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mass ▁App e al ▁announced ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁publishing ▁company ▁with ▁P ulse ▁Music ▁Group . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁new ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Universal ▁Music ▁Group ▁was ▁announced ▁with ▁the ▁companies ▁entering ▁into ▁a ▁multi - year ▁global ▁agreement . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Nas ▁released ▁his ▁tw elf th ▁studio ▁album ▁Nas ir , ▁through ▁Mass ▁App e al ▁Records ▁and ▁Def ▁Jam ▁Record ings . ▁It ▁succeed s ▁Nas ' ▁album ▁Life ▁Is ▁Good , ▁released ▁six ▁years ▁prior ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁GO OD ▁Music ▁ 7 - song , ▁ 5 - album ▁roll out ▁executive ▁produced ▁by ▁K any e ▁West , ▁featuring ▁appearances ▁from ▁K any e ▁West , ▁P uff ▁D addy , ▁ 0 7 0 ▁Sh ake , ▁Tony ▁Williams , ▁and ▁The - D ream