Brownsville, Brooklyn-based rapper Ka has just released a brand new record. 'The Thief Next to Jesus' is his first album since 2022, when he put out two albums under the Ka name: Languish Arts and Woeful Studies, which is also released in, basically, surprise-fashion.

The album was produced by Ka himself, with mixing and mastering by Scotty Hard and Michael Fossenkemper, respectively.

Check out Ka's self-directed video for album cut "Such Devotion" below:

While The Thief Next to Jesus was released with essentially zero fanfare, with no singles or official news ahead of its drop, Ka did post on X (formerly Twitter) a couple months ago that he had something in store for us.

Peace and thank you for your patience. I’ll have the new album for you sometime in August.

— Ka (@BrownsvilleKa) July 9, 2024

Turns out "sometime in August" was totally accurate.

The Thief Next to Jesus full tracklist:

01 Bread, Wine, Body, Blood
02 Beautiful
03 Tested Testimony
04 Borrowed Time
05 Collection Plate
06 Broken Rose Window
07 God Undefeated
08 Soul and Spirit
09 Lord Have Mercy
10 Such Devotion
11 Cross You Bear
12 Fragile Faith
13 Hymn and I
14 True Holy Water

You can purchase the album now on Ka's website.