Asake’s momentum continues to build with new album release "Lungu Boy" featuring artists Travis Scott, Ludmilla, WizKid, Central Cee & Stormzy making this his most featured album yet. His sophomore album "Work Of Art" garnered over 2 billion streams across all platforms, with every track landing on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs Chart. The New York Times named it the #1 Album of the Year, and Asake earned his first Grammy nomination in the Best African Music Performance category.
The third record from the Nigerian pop star has the muted thrills of a victory lap: a triumphant showcase that covers well-trodden ground.
Asake’s Lungu Boy takes its title from a word meaning “ghetto” or “hood,” but on his third album, the Nigerian artist is at pains to show his worldliness. “I don’t want to be just a guy from Africa, but a
guy who came to this world and made a difference in music,” he told Apple Music.
It’s a new phase in a rapid ascent. On his 2022 debut, Mr. Money With the Vibe, the artist born Ahmed Ololade synthesized diverse strains of Nigerian pop, then showcased his rise to fame on last year’s Work of Art. Lungu Boy is an ode to the Lagos singer’s humble beginnings, reflecting on his journey and exploring the duality of struggle and success. But by sticking so rigidly to the rags-to-riches script—and his now-familiar balancing act between gratitude and braggadocio—the album acquires a feeling of deja vu. Lungu Boy feels like a victory lap: triumphant but covering well-trodden ground.
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