2nd November, 2024
By Taiwo Okanlawon
Nigerian singer Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML is set to has expressed his admiration for his colleague and record label mate, Asake.
He eulogised Asake’s talent and energy, revealing that Asake recorded his verse on their 2022 collaborative hit song ‘Bandana’ on a tour bus.
Speaking in an interview with Ebro, Fireboy said their synergy on the song was due to their long-standing working relationship dating back to their undergraduate days at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife.
“Our record label [YBNL] boss, Olamide, advised me to feature Asake on ‘Bandana.’ We sent it to him. He recorded that song on his tour bus. It was quick. The energy was insane,” he said.
“Asake is someone I’ve known since way back. We went to the same university. He has a very crazy personality.
“He’s a born star. We had that synergy from way back in school. We had similar struggles. We went through almost the same journey,” he added.
Fireboy recently released his fourth studio album, titled “Adedamola”.
The project featured a star-studded lineup of music superstars like Seun Kuti, Lagbaja, Lojay, DJ Spinall, and Jon Batiste, the only international collaborator on the project.
The songs in the album includeIseoluwa’, ‘Call Me’, ‘Ecstasy’, ‘Hell and Back’, ‘Letting Go’, ‘Back n Forth’, ‘Ready’, and ‘Wande’s Bop’.
Other tracks are ‘Change your life‘, ‘Obaa Sima’, ‘Need me’, ‘Yawa’, ‘Everyday’, and ‘Jon’s Interlude’.
