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Title: “No Pressure, No Diamonds”
Artist: Jadyn Ghalen
Release Date: August 31, 2025
Recorded: Studio 60 Recording Studios, West Hollywood, California, USA • Sonic Lounge Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, USA • Bay Eight Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, USA • Penthouse Recording Studios, Manhattan, New York, USA
Genre(s): Rap • Hip-Hop • Trap • R&B
Length: 74:22
Label: Tric-Jam Records • Dahlhouse Entertainment
Producer(s): Jadyn Ghalen • Young Khalifa • DeAndre Patton • Younghood • BLOOM

“No Pressure, No Diamonds” is the debut studio album by American hip-hop and trap artist Jadyn Ghalen. The album was recorded between late 2024 and mid-2025 across multiple studios in the United States, including Studio 60 in West Hollywood, Sonic Lounge in Atlanta, Bay Eight in Miami and Penthouse Recording Studios in Manhattan. Blending rap, hip-hop, trap and contemporary R&B, the 16-track project features vivid imagery, highlighting the excessive lifestyle that comes with fame and success, introspective lyricism, detailed production and experimentation with sound and tone throughout with production handled by Ghalen himself alongside notable co-producers Young Khalifa, DeAndre Patton, Younghood and BLOOM.
It's title “No Pressure, No Diamonds” evokes both the literal process of pressure creating diamonds and a metaphor for Ghalen’s own expectations on himself as he steps out from the group ‘Orion’ with the weight of expectation firmly on his shoulders.
Ahead of the albums release, it has been supported by six hit singles along the way, “Don’t Get Too Comfortable”, “Feast or Famine”, “Butterflies”, “Good Lovin’” (feat. Keshia Love), “High Risk” and the latest offering “Permanent Vacation”.

The conception of “No Pressure, No Diamonds” began in early 2024, around four or five months after the release of his debut E.P “Mentality Monster” which gave Jadyn the inspiration to truly consider launching a fully-committed solo run, having initially came to prominence as a member of rap trio ‘Orion’. Following the buzz with his debut E.P and the freedom to create something truly his own, Ghalen made it clear that following the ‘Orion’ sophomore album “Orion II”, he would be focussing on dedicating his time to his own solo career with the group already set to take an extended hiatus following their second record. Officially beginning the recording sessions in later-summer 2024.
The recording process took place off and on for around nine to ten months with Ghalen opting to record in different locations with a set producer for each location and has described the recording process as highly collaborative. Of course, Ghalen took on a central role not only through his vocals and lyrics but also as a producer, ensuring the sound remained cohesive despite the changing geographical locations and the varying styles of each individual producer on the record. Working closely with longtime collaborator Aniyah Jordan as she led the engineering and mixing of the entire record to ensure that the album flowed naturally throughout despite the varied production teams throughout the process.

Musically, the album blends 808-heavy trap beats with rhythmic chord progressions, making use of dreamy synths, hi-hats, snares and layered vocal harmonies throughout. Thematically, the album varies between bravado and occasional glimpses of vulnerability, self-introspection and brutal honesty, with Ghalen stating in a recent interview, “The entire album feels like a pendulum swing between who I am and who I’m expected to be.” offering a glimpse into his own internal thoughts and pressures that he places upon himself.
Ghalen makes use of layered metaphors and recurring motifs, often likening the industry to a Jekyll and Hyde type situation in his own turn of phrase. With the album representing pressure, self-examination, excess, lust and destruction throughout. These elements help to tie the album’s eclectic sounds and styles into a unified map of what it means to be a famous superstar in the modern age. Ghalen continued opening up on the albums creation, calling it a “Long conversation with fear, confidence, ego and some healing.” which appears to be accurate as the album weaves throughout different narratives and perspectives throughout it’s sixteen track run.

The album looks set to mark a pivotal moment in Jadyn Ghalen’s transition from one-third of hip-hop group ‘Orion’ into a solo artist with mainstream force. The release of the album was accompanied by a staggering and ambitions global campaign that has seen Ghalen at his most productive, with his name attached to a hit single in each month of 2025 up to the albums official release date, beginning with his guest spot in January on Alicia Lena’s collaborative single “Beacon of Hope” alongside mainstream artists Ryan Ross Hernandez and Layla Sanchez. February and March saw him drop the first official single from the record “Don’t Get Too Comfortable” and it’s follow-up “Feast or Famine”. While another collaborative effort saw Ghalen feature once more alongside Layla Sanchez on her own reworked track “Get Off” in April. May saw the release of “Butterflies” and June saw the release of “Good Lovin’ (feat. Keshia Love)” both of which were taken from his debut album. With the final two singles coming in July and August with “High Risk” and “Permanent Vacation” marking the final pre-album releases from the record in an ambitious promotional campaign.

“No Pressure, No Diamonds” is set to be released via Tric-Jam Records in collaboration with Dahlhouse Entertainment on August 31, 2025.

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Tracklisting;

01. Attention (4:36)
02. No Pressure, No Diamonds (5:18)
03. High Risk (4:44)
04. Don’t Get Too Comfortable (4:57)
05. Champagne Tastes (5:34)
06. In Your Mind (3:54)
07. Top Shelf (5:02)
08. Butterflies (5:43)
09. Feast or Famine (5:12)
10. Good Lovin’ (feat. Keshia Love) (4:23)
11. Permanent Vacation (4:50)
12. Bloodsport (5:38)
13. Nothing for Granted (5:02)
14. Ashes in My Gold (4:35)
15. Benz Halo (4:56)
16. Plugged In (3:18)

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Singles;



Don’t Get Too Comfortable (February 27, 2025)
Feast or Famine (March 30, 2025)
Butterflies (May 11, 2025)
Good Lovin’ (feat. Keshia Love) (June 1, 2025)
High Risk (July 27, 2025)
Permanent Vacation (August 24, 2025)

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Credits & Personnel;

CREDITS

Produced by Jadyn Ghalen, Young Khalifa, DeAndre Patton, Younghood, BLOOM
Engineered by Aniyah Jordan
Mixed by Aniyah Jordan, Leon Ferreira
Recorded at Studio 60 Recording Studios, West Hollywood, California, USA – Sonic Lounge Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, USA – Bay Eight Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, USA – Penthouse Recording Studios, Manhattan, New York, USA

Production Manager: Imani Jasmine Woods
Production Assistant: Zariah-Devi Khabib
Art Director: Vincent Cooper Jr.

PERSONNEL

Jadyn “Boa” Ghalen – vocals, lyrics, bass, composition, production, programming, mixing
Sierra Roe – vocals (*track 06 – “In Your Mind)
Keshia Love – vocals (*track 10 – “Good Lovin’” (feat. Keshia Love))
Young Khalifa – composition, production, mixing
Younghood – composition, production
BLOOM – composition, production
Aniyah Jordan – engineering, mixing, bass, drums, percussion, programming, composition
Ignacio Santos – synthesizer, composition
Augustine Francis – drums, percussion, programming
Leon Ferreira – mastering, mixing
Imani Jasmine Woods – production management
Zariah-Devi Khabib – production assistant
Vincent Cooper Jr. – art director