ardipithecus (stylized as ardipithecus) is the debut studio album by american singer willow. it was released on december 11, 2015 through roc nation. willow is credited as sole songwriter on 11 tracks, and sole producer on 10 of them. the album also features contributions from willow's brother trey smith, under the moniker ace, and frequent collaborator jabs. the track "f q-c #8" was released as a single on may 7, 2015, with an accompanying music video. a video to the track "why don't you cry" was also released.