Taking a turn from his K-pop duties with boy band EXO, Chinese singer/rapper
Kris Wu issued his trap-laden, English-language debut,
Antares, in late 2018. Channeling his inner
Post Malone,
Wu delivered introspective and tortured rhymes -- a stark difference from EXO's uptempo pop/dance/R&B hybrid -- along with guests
Rich the Kid ("Coupe"),
Jhené Aiko ("Freedom"), and
Travis Scott ("Deserve").
Wu's big crossover push into the U.S. market yielded a debut at number 100 on the Billboard 200. ~ Neil Z. Yeung