By NAN
13 August 2024 |
10:44 am
Ace Afrobeat music star, Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake, says he feels extra ‘comfy’ expressing himself in Yoruba in his songs. The Mr Cash With The Vibes crooner stated this throughout an Instagram interactive session with followers, including that though he can sing in English, he prefers Yoruba. Asake went stay on Instagram to talk with…
Ace Afrobeat music star, Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake, says he feels extra ‘comfy’ expressing himself in Yoruba in his songs.
The Mr Cash With The Vibes crooner stated this throughout an Instagram interactive session with followers, including that though he can sing in English, he prefers Yoruba.
Asake went stay on Instagram to talk together with his followers after lately releasing his new album, ‘Lungu Boy’. In the course of the stay session, a curious fan requested him why he all the time sings in Yoruba, his native language.
Nevertheless, a seemingly enraged Asake responded that he was extra comfy singing in his native language and whoever doesn’t respect his music in Yoruba ought to cease listening altogether.
He stated: “I’m extra comfy singing in Yoruba, it’s not that I can’t sing in English. If you happen to fvck with me, fvck with me with my Yoruba. If not, then don’t.”
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The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) studies that every one three of Asake’s albums, together with Mr Cash With The Vibes, Work of Artwork, and the most recent Lungu Boy, characteristic predominantly Yoruba lyrics.
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Nevertheless, his hit track Amapiano was nominated for the “Greatest African Music Efficiency” class on the 2024 Grammy Awards, regardless of being sung primarily in Yoruba.
Lungu Boy was launched on August 9. It options a number of superstars together with Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, American celebrity Travis Scott, and Brazilian singer Ludmila.
The album tallied 5.86 million streams on Spotify Nigeria on its opening day, making it a brand new file on Spotify Nigeria, breaking the earlier file of 4.91 million streams held by Davido’s Timeless.
The second monitor on Lungu Boy, titled MMS, recorded 870,577 streams on its first day of launch on Spotify Nigeria. This seta new file after surpassing the earlier 626,000 streams set by Wizkid’rIDK’ that includes Zlatan.
The album launch is coming forward of his upcoming Lungu Boy tour. The tour will embody stops on the acclaimed O2 Area in Uk and Madison Sq. Backyard in america.
