Djandjay

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Released10 October 2025
Length38:24
Language
Djandjay
Studio album by
Released10 October 2025
Length38:24
Language
Label
Producer
Baker Boy chronology
Gela
(2021)
Djandjay
(2025)
Singles from Djandjay
  1. "Peacekeeper"
    Released: 14 March 2025[2]
  2. "Freak Out"
    Released: 23 May 2025[3]
  3. "Lightning"
    Released: 25 July 2025[1]
  4. "Thick Skin"
    Released: 5 September 2025[4]
  5. "Running Low"
    Released: 10 October 2025[5]

Djandjay is the second studio album by Indigenous Australian rapper Baker Boy. The album was released on 10 October 2025 through Island Records Australia and Universal Music Australia.[1]

Baker said the album title is named after his late grandmother and a Yolŋu spiritual figure — an octopus spirit said to guide souls. Baker Boy said "Djandjay is about truth. It's about strength and defiance. I put my whole self into this album – and it feels like all of me is in there."[1] Baker Boy also said, "This is my strongest, most powerful work yet."[6]

Baker Boy also said "Djandjay is me stepping into a new era, owning my music, my art and my direction. This body of work is wholly me and everything I stand for. It's proud, it's Blak, it's vulnerable, it's angry, it's nuanced. I'm here to show everyone that I'm more than what they expect of me."[7]

The album has five interconnected music videos filmed inside Werribee Mansion.[8]

The album will be supported by an Australian tour in April and May 2026 and appearances at Perth Festival and WOMADelaide 2026.[9][7][5]

At the 2025 J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[10]

Singles

"Peacekeeper" was released on 14 March 2025 as the album's lead single. Emma Mack from The Music described the song as a "gritty, energetic and uplifting track" that is "tackling themes of prioritising your own self-worth and personal peace."[2]

"Freak Out" was released as the second single on 23 May 2025. Baker Boy said the song "is all about the bratty energy, it's a bit of an f you to the man, to the 'grown ups' and to the system but done in kind of a cheeky and playful way. It hits on the very real experiences of being a Yolŋu man in the city and living in the white world."[3]

"Lightning" was released as the third single on 25 July 2025. Baker Boy said "It has this kind of cheeky arrogance to it, but during the writing process, I was touching on the pressures and expectations I feel to kind of be this perfect role model and I guess coming to terms with not being able to make everyone happy."[1] It in, Baker Boy sings in three languages, Yolŋu Matha, English and Burarra.[11]

"Thick Skin" was released on 5 September 2025. In interviews, Baker Boy explained that the song was fuelled by his anger after the failed 2023 Indigenous Voice referendum and ongoing attacks on First Nations people.[4]

"Running Low" was released on 10 October 2025 as the fifth single.. About the single, Baker Boy said "I was talking about being on the road, the pressure to create — but also the sacrifice of living away from community, of missing funerals and carrying that weight. It was a favourite from the demo, originally, I sang the hook, but bringing in Pardyalone gave it this crazy energy. His voice just hits."[5]

Artwork

The album's cover art has Baker Boy in a black Gucci suit and draped in a handwoven Pandanus mat made by his family. This is traditionally used for fishnets and baskets. Baker Boy said, "It's a reminder of home, of culture, and of the support I carry with me even when I'm far from community."[6]

Reception

Joseph Guenzler from National Indigenous Times said "Where Gela introduced audiences to Baker Boy's vibrant energy and party anthems, the new record reveals a more mature and layered side tackling resilience, identity and growth."[8]

Lauren McNamara from Rolling Stone Australia called it Baker Boy's "most powerful, strongest work yet." and said "It blends ancestral influences with sharp-edged global production, folding in Yolŋu Matha, English, and Burarra across a dynamic soundscape that spans hip-hop, punk, gospel, and electronic textures."[12] The Australian called it "bold, unflinching and beautifully striking".[13]

Track listing

Djandjay track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Biggest Mob"
2:40
2."Peacekeeper"
  • Baker
  • Rob Amoruso
  • Mark Benedicto
  • Norman
  • Redd
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
  • Benedicto
2:57
3."Keep Up"
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
  • Ramo
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
3:16
4."Freak Out" (featuring Briggs and Haiku Hands)
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
4:02
5."Djapa (Interlude)"
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
0:15
6."Mad Dog"
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • B Wise
  • Pat Morrissey
  • Norman
  • Ramo
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
  • Morrissey
3:14
7."Running Low" (featuring Pardyalone)
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Kalvin Beal
  • Norman
  • Ramo
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
2:57
8."Mala (Interlude)"
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
0:41
9."Thick Skin" (featuring Thelma Plum, Emma Donovan, Kee'Anh, and Jada Weazel)
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Emma Donovan
  • Kee'Anh
  • Norman
  • Thelma Plum
  • Jada Weazel
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
4:06
10."Amala (Interlude)"
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
0:18
11."Lightning" (featuring Redd)
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
  • Redd
  • Amoruso
  • Benedicto
  • Norman
3:27
12."Menace"
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Jacob Farah
  • Norman
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
2:57
13."War Cry" (featuring Jean Deaux)
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Jean Deaux
  • Gloria Kaba
  • Norman
  • Ramo
  • Yirrmal
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
  • Kaba
4:02
14."Mustard Yellow"
  • Baker
  • Amoruso
  • Len20
  • Norman
  • Amoruso
  • Norman
3:32
Total length:38:24

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