When it comes to street-pop music in Afrobeats, Mohbad remains that voice with a Midas touch. Born Ilerioluwa Aloba, the young maverick has been Blessed with one of the toughest of exteriors, besting multiple odds to carve his reign in the Nigerian music scene.
Melding influences from Fuji and Christian Gospel fusions, the talented maestro unlocks a unique experience of African music, with his didactic-yet-groovy discography. And in his just-released album dubbed, Blessed, the Ikorodu-born rapper-singer treads a similar terrain as he presents his most sonically evolved version to his listeners.
With Blessed, Mohbad personifies his struggles, resilience and current dispositions across key tracks such as Beast and Peace, Sabi, and the album’s star record, Ask About Me. He taps his industry counterparts and close friends Zlatan, as well as Bella Shmurda, on Account Balance, as well as Pariwo, where he continues to use Fuji-esque cadences to colour his introspective lyrics.
On today’s Guardian Music, we ride out into the streets with Mohbad, exploring his creative process, inspirations behind the new album, as well as what’s next for his daredevil ascent in contemporary Afrobeats, among others.I feel so good, I feel blessed because it wasn’t that really easy putting all that music together for the progress. What I heard about the project after dropping makes me feel good, makes me feel great.
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