Amaarae releases “S.M.O.,” a four‑minute single produced by BNYX® and issued through Golden Angel under exclusive license to Interscope Records.
The track merges Ghanaian ’80s highlife influences with a Detroit club bassline and a drum roll that nods to both Magic System and classic pop, all beneath an infectious zouk melody. Amaarae’s bold vocal delivers the chorus “SLUT ME OUT” with clarity and purpose, inviting listeners into both dancefloor energy and candid expression.
Born Ama Serwah Genfi in New York and raised between the United States and Ghana, she first gained attention with her breakthrough EP, A World for the Damned, before earning global acclaim for the single “Fountain Baby,” which charted on Billboard’s Afrobeats Songs chart. She followed with acclaimed collaborations alongside Pharrell Williams and Masego, demonstrating her talent for blending genres and languages. On “S.M.O.,” she credits highlife pioneer Ata Kak and pop innovators Donna Summer and Janet Jackson as creative touchstones, framing her sound within a continuum of African and international pop.
The official video, directed by Omar Jones and shot on location in Accra, frames Amaarae against vibrant street scenes and performance spaces that emphasize her cultural roots. Jones’s direction highlights the song’s fusion of tradition and modernity as Amaarae leads dancers through kinetic choreography and expressive close‑ups.
“SMO” previews Black Star, her seventeen‑track album due in early August, which promises further collaborations and stylistic range. Available now across all major streaming services, “S.M.O.” reaffirms Amaarae’s expertise in crafting forward‑looking music that honors heritage while pushing pop boundaries.
Produced by BNYX®
20 June 2025
1 Songs, 4 minutes
℗ 2025 Golden Angel LLC, under exclusive license to Interscope Records.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My dear
Won’t you come blow on my fire?
I care
Show me your valley is Zion
My dear
You’re not the only desire, no
I am
And you’ll be my rider
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m wavy, I wanna taste her
Ginga me, ginga
Breaking out from the inside
Ginga me, ginga
I lay it all on the waist line
Ginga me, ginga
I’m wavy off of the chaser
Ginga me, ginga
[Chorus]
Scream and shout
Slut me out
Show me how you like to love
I need to know, ooh, woah
Show me how you like to love
I need to know, ooh, woah
Scream and shout, shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout, shout
[Verse 2]
I hear
You don’t like talking salacious
I understand
Sex is a part of your nature
Uh-uh, mm
They don’t get how you can fit in the digits
And still fit a bitch in the blunty
There’s two sides to you, baby
In touch with your spirit, in touch with the money
Break out the Hennessy
I wanna see what else that we can stick in the honey
I wanna meet the God that made you
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m wavy, I wanna taste her
Ginga me, ginga
Breaking out from the inside
Ginga me, ginga
I lay it all on the waist line
Ginga me, ginga
I’m wavy off of the chaser
Ginga me, ginga
[Chorus]
Scream and shout
Slut me out
Show me how you like to love
I need to know, ooh, woah
Scream and shout, shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout, shout
Show me how you like to love
I need to know, ooh, woah
Shout, shout, shout, shout
[Verse 3]
I wanna week with her, she taste like Lexapro
Coke bottle from Sexico, I got it for me and you (Scream and shout)
Shawty got VSLs, I’m on the scene like evening news (Scream and shout)
She slutty, I need her loose
Acid, drop it, boost
[Bridge]
It’s the inner sex you sending up tonight
If they want they way with you, you taking it back
You don’t need sex to slut
You know you look sexy, slut
You really gone stress me, slut
[Chorus]
Scream and shout
Slut me out
Show me how you like to love
I need to know, ooh, woah
Scream and shout
Show me how you like to love
I need to know, ooh, woah
Scream and shout
[Outro]
Starting, starting
Starting to set the scene
Just to be with you is above me
I’m giving you everything I can lose
But you only want
You want to blow my high
Take it advantage of my high
Don’t look me in my eye
It’ll make me cry
You want to blow my high
Take advantage of my high
Don’t look me in my eye
It’ll make me cry
