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Priddy Ugly Completes The Arc With DUST DLX Deluxe Release. Priddy Ugly has released DUST DLX, the expanded final chapter to his 2024 swansong, now streaming with 19 tracks and a 1-hour 9-minute runtime under the STAY LOW imprint.
The deluxe edition landed Friday, 26 September 2025, confirming the pre-announced date and positioning the project as a curated epilogue to the narrative he closed with last year’s DUST.
First impressions point to a measured expansion rather than a reset. Apple Music listings across regions show the new length and track count, while also surfacing the original version under “Other Versions,” making it easy to note how the deluxe builds on the base album. The 2024 edition comprised 14 tracks at about 51 minutes, a difference that helps frame the DLX as a more definitive, front-to-back experience for both new listeners and day-ones who wanted more from the same creative world.
Context matters with this drop. DUST arrived on 26 January 2024 with the messaging of a final full-length, a moment of reflection and legacy that had been telegraphed by the artist and label. The deluxe does not undo that framing. Instead, it reads like a thoughtful addendum that preserves the trilogy arc many fans associate with Priddy’s late-career run, often summarised as SOIL → MUD → DUST.
The connective tissue is audible. Core touchpoints from the 2024 sequence remain anchors for the expanded listen, including the cinematic single “Ntja’ka” with MashBeatz and Maglera Doe Boy, and the crowd-surging “Mosha” featuring K.Keed and Blxckie. Those records, highlighted with official videos on the original cycle, continue to provide momentum and texture for the DLX, giving the longer runtime a tested backbone rather than relying purely on novelty.
From a catalog perspective, DUST DLX sits at a meaningful crossroads. Apple Music’s artist page now lists the deluxe among Priddy Ugly’s key long-plays alongside SOIL (2021) and MUD (2022), which makes the trilogy’s evolution legible in one glance for anyone arriving late.
What this means for South African hip-hop is straightforward. Rather than pivoting into a brand-new era, Priddy Ugly has chosen to complete the era that already resonated, adding depth and replay value without diluting the intent of his farewell. The result is a deluxe that functions as both a celebration and a consolidation: more songs, a longer journey, the same carefully built world that made DUST feel like a statement piece when it arrived last year
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