Box Office (album)

BOX Office is the debut studio album by American drag performer and musician Aja, released on February 7, 2019.[1][2] "Jekyll & Hyde" was released as a single to promote the album.[3] Cupcakke, Lady Luck, Rico Nasty, and Shea Couleé are featured as guests.[4][5]

Box Office
Studio album by
Aja
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)
GenreHip hop
Length57:34
LabelSelf-released
Producer
  • Aja (exec.)
  • WNNR
  • DJ Accident Report
  • Ruben Ocen
Aja chronology
In My Feelings
(2018)		 Box Office
(2019)		 All Caps
(2019)
Singles from Box Office
  1. "Jekyll & Hyde"
    Released: December 5, 2018

Background and release

Aja first came to international recognition when they were announced as a competitor on the ninth season of the drag reality competition show RuPaul's Drag Race in 2017. Aja eventually placed ninth in the competition after competing in seven episodes and sending home Kimora Blac in a lip-sync for your life, before being eliminated by Nina Bo'nina Brown. Later that same year, Aja was announced as one of the competitors on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, which premiered in January 2018. Despite being underestimated by their fellow contestants as the youngest drag performer in the cast, Aja won the season's first challenge alongside BenDeLaCreme and lip synced for their legacy; they also performed well impersonating Crystal LaBeija in the Snatch Game. BeBe Zahara Benet eliminated Aja in the fifth episode of the season, leading them to place seventh overall.

After their two appearances on Drag Race, Aja turned their attention to music and released several singles, culminating in the eventual release of their debut extended play, In My Feelings in May 2018.[6][7] In December of that year, Aja released "Jekyll & Hyde" which was later revealed as the lead single from their debut studio album. BOX Office was eventually released by Aja independently in February 2019. Prior to the album's release, Aja announced they no longer wished to be known as a drag queen, instead focusing on their career as a rapper and entertainer.[8]

Track listing
Shea Couleé (pictured in 2017) is featured on the track "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
Cupcakke (pictured in 2017) is featured on the song "Safari Zone".
Box Office[9][10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tutankhamun"
  • WNNR
  • DJ Accident Report
3:08
2."Decepticon"Rivera
  • WNNR
  • DJ Accident Report
3:26
3."Monster Jam"
  • Rivera
  • Ruben Ocean
Rivera3:43
4."Breakfast at Tiffany's" (featuring Shea Couleé)
Rivera3:41
5."Willy Wonka"
  • Rivera
  • Ocean
  • Steven Slay
Rivera4:10
6."Rocky" (featuring Lady Luck)
Rivera3:48
7."Slytherin"
  • Rivera
  • Jo Collura
Rivera4:21
8."Chango" (featuring Winstar & Momo)
  • Rivera
  • Young Swish
Rivera3:33
9."Ghost"
  • Rivera
  • Swish
Rivera3:54
10."Jekyll & Hyde" (featuring Shilow)
  • Rivera
  • Chance Parsons
  • Ocean
Ruben Ocean3:50
11."Yokai"
  • Rivera
  • Slay
Rivera3:36
12."Anarchy"
  • Rivera
  • Ocean
  • Swish
Rivera4:20
13."Clowns" (featuring Rico Nasty)
Rivera4:23
14."Safari Zone" (featuring Cupcakke)
Rivera3:07
15."Kill Bill"
  • Rivera
  • Swish
Rivera4:34
Total length:57:34

References
  1. "Aja puts everything on the line for their debut album, Box Office". WUSSY MAG. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  2. "Exclusive Interview: Aja Gets Authentic With 'Box Office'". IN Magazine. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  3. "RuPaul's Drag Race's Aja on Being Genderqueer in Hip-Hop: 'I Feel Like I'm Doing an Experiment'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  4. Daw, Stephen (February 7, 2019). "Aja Teams Up with CupcakKe, Shea Couleé & More on 'Box Office' Album". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  5. https://www.outinperth.com/aja-box-office/
  6. "'Drag Race' All Star Aja on Her Debut EP, 'Classism' In the New York Drag Scene & Rejecting the Gender Binary". Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "Aja From "RuPaul's Drag Race" on Her First EP "In My Feelings" and the Empowerment of Witchcraft". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. "Why 'Drag Race' Alum Aja Is No Longer Using the Term 'Drag Queen'". Them. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. BOX Office by Aja on iTunes, retrieved 2019-01-24
  10. "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.


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