Asake - Wikipedia
WEBAsake's distinctive musical style exhibits Afrobeats, dynamic rap street pop (also street hop), [42] [43] fújì music (and other fuji-centered musical styles), Afro fusion and Nigerian pop. His music is often an amalgamation of traditional yoruba music and percussion spanning heterogeneous contemporary music.
How Asake Became the Center of the World’s Most Influential
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Despite his high-octane performance style, offstage Asake is reserved—eager to recede into the background and be left to his own devices, a showman who would rather keep to himself.
Asake on Success, Spirituality, and Hard Work - Rolling Stone
WEBJun 26, 2023 · Asake’s fashion sense is an ever-evolving thing. Gucci, Rick Owens, and Balenciaga are some of his favorite brands; his most notable look was a baggy Balenciaga pants top that helped make him a...
Asake Talks "Work Of Art," Music Style & Grammy Nomination
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Living up to his moniker “Mr Money With The Vibe,” Asake brings his creativity and style to GQ Magazine’s April/May 2024 issue. The Afrobeats star who rose to fame in 2020 with the breakout ...
Asake - The New Yorker
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Since finally cracking the code of this throbbing style on the 2022 hit single, “Mr. Money,” he has released a new album each year; his latest, “Lungu Boy,” out this month, seems to look ...
How Asake developed a boundary-pushing sound that’s changing ... - CNN
WEBSep 22, 2023 · Asake on his genre-bending music style. 01:34 - Source: CNN. CNN — Nigerian singer and songwriter Asake is creating a new Afrobeats sound that is deeply African and completely global....
Asake, His Artistry & The Chronicle of Fuji - Profiling - Substack
WEBSep 6, 2023 · With three projects in his discography, Asake gloriously proves Fuji is the novelty Afrobeats needs for more diversity, and as the case is in Asake's artistry, infection.
How Asake became Nigeria’s breakout star of 2022
WEBDec 13, 2022 · The Islamic-influenced south-west Nigerian popular music style known as Fuji is another essential component of Asake’s music. His lyrics are also influenced by Lagosian urban hood culture.
The Makings of Asake | SSENSE UK
WEBJan 18, 2023 · Asake’s fixation on his last Brixton show isn’t just a fleeting thought. Over the course of the day, he’s in the room, but also on-stage—in his mind at least—styling himself. “Are they bagging the clothes up?” he asks at one point, his eyes drawn to a matching caramel Gucci set.
Asake's 'Work of Art' Review - Rolling Stone
WEBJun 20, 2023 · Asake’s blend of amapiano and Afropop (created with his go-to producer-engineer Magicsticks) has placed him at the forefront of Nigerian artists who have adopted a similar stylistic approach.