"The sound is certainly a departure from the last album, but it is a continuation of how things tend to differ from our original plans. “WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY?” represents the lack of clarity we have within ourselves and others; when we don’t ask the questions that we know will have uncomfortable answers. Leon Thomas is by far one of the greatest talents we have in R&B today, it was humbling and an absolute honor to work with him and be a part of his already incredible legacy." Coming off of the success of his debut project "I Thought It'd Be Different", Rory returns to music with a new single "WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY?" featuring Leon Thomas. This is the first installment for a project set to release later this year. Rory's first project which featured Ari Lennox, James Fauntleroy, Emotional Oranges, Pink $weats, DRAM, and more has garnered over 50 million streams to date. Rory is formerly of the Joe Budden Podcast and now the co-host of one of the most popular podcasts in the world, New Rory & MAL, with millions of listeners per month. The music project is a coming together of the podcast and Rory's love for music from hosting talent on the podcast to now creating from scratch with them in the studio. Rory's involvement with Avant Garden and management of Emotional Oranges made the partnership with Avant Garden a natural fit.