Insights on collaborative piece, “Am Yourz,” for a highlife-tinted Afrobeats, R&B record

Abioye Damilare

Lagos-based producer Solomon Akinsola Adeniran continues to build a reputation for his range. On “Am Yourz” by Kiddy XY, he joins forces with fellow producer Nizebeats, showing that his versatility works just as well in collaboration as it does when he leads a record alone.

Rather than chase the typical love-song template, he leans into a softer, guitar-driven Afrobeats R&B pocket that pays homage to Ghanaian highlife textures.

Solomon performs the guitar himself, shaping the melody with the light phrasing associated with palm-wine strings while letting the percussion sit in the relaxed pace of contemporary Afro-R&B. The production nods to the warmth of classic highlife without sounding retro, and it carries the sleek calm often linked to mid-tempo Wizkid records not as imitation, but as a shared language of restraint.

The execution is deliberate. Instead of stacking instruments for impact, Solomon and Nizebeats leave space for the guitars to speak, letting them act as a second voice beneath Kiddy XY’s lyrics. The bass sweeps in gently rather than dominating, and the percussion keeps a steady emotional pulse. This simplicity is not minimalism for convenience; it is an understanding of when a love record needs clarity rather than clutter.

The collaboration works because it doesn’t sound like two producers trying to outshine each other. It sounds like one idea, shared. That discipline continues to separate Solomon from many emerging Lagos producers he knows when to lead, when to support, and when to let the song take priority.

Since its release, “Am Yourz” has begun to circulate among independent Lagos playlist curators and R&B-leaning Afrobeats listeners, picking up attention precisely because of its organic feel. It stands apart in a space where most love records are heavily digital and rhythm-first.

With each release, Solomon Akinsola Adeniran looks less like a producer trying to fit into the current wave and more like one building a catalogue that will outlast it. “Am Yourz” is further proof that there is still room in Afrobeats for craftsmanship and that strings, emotion, and intentionality can still lead a love song.”