Asake – Work Of Art (Album)

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Asake – Work Of Art (Album)

Work Of Art

by Asake

Released: 2023

Asake – Work Of Art (Album)

YBNL Nation presents Asake with his 2nd studio album "Work Of Art". Work of Art is the second studio album by Nigerian singer Asake, released on 16 June 2023 through YBNL Nation and Empire Distribution.

By the time December 2022 swung around, there was very little doubt that YBNL newcomer Asake had been the most propulsive voice in Afropop in a year that had seen the genre turn decisively on its head.

Asake’s run from earlier in the year, after the breakout of his Olamide-assisted “Omo Ope” led to the release of his enchanting debut album Mr. Money With the Vibe, established crowded vocals, futuristic percussive elements and iridescent amapiano-Fuji fusions as the new framework of Afropop while minting hits like “Sungba”, Terminator”, “Peace Be Unto You” and “Organise”.

Keen to keep his momentum going and further the narrative of his blistering come-up, Asake’s sophomore album, Work of Art, coming less than a year after his debut, presents an artist operating at a nearly peerless level. With production still majorly helmed by Magicsticks, the template remains largely the same, but the scale of ambition is stratospheric as Asake aims to present his music as high art. Switching between effervescent live arrangements, jaunty hip-hop-adjacent beats and classic African samples, the air on Work of Art is celebratory and zestful, with the singer’s compelling blend of Yoruba panegyrics and urban slang adding colour to songs like “Sunshine” and “Basquiat”.

In a throwback to his Ololade Asake EP, label boss Olamide makes the only guest appearance here, contributing a standout verse on “Amapiano”. Still, mostly alone, Asake continues to take inspiration from his journey, spreading himself far and wide to channel bleary-eyed optimism on “Lonely at the Top” and hope on “I Believe”. Across these 14 songs, Asake invites us into his new reality and tells his story in vivid Technicolor.

Work Of Art by Asake Tracklist

Olorun: Work Of Art
Olorun

Asake

Awodi: Work Of Art
Awodi

Asake

2:30: Work Of Art
2:30

Asake

Mogbe: Work Of Art
Mogbe

Asake

Amapiano: Work Of Art
Amapiano

Asake

(feat. Olamide)
Yoga: Work Of Art
Yoga

Asake

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Ahmed Ololade, known professionally as Asake, is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter. He is signed to YBNL Nation and Empire Distribution.

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