on january 1, 2013, raekwon announced that the title of his new album will be "f.i.l.a.", which is an acronym for "fly international luxurious art" and a release date to come in the second quarter of 2013. he would later specify a release month of september 2013. following the release of the first single "all about you", he confirmed that the album would be released in january 2014, however it was not released. it was eventually released on april 28, 2015. in november 2016, raekwon announced a new album was complete.