LADIPOE releases “Folasade,” a two-minute single produced by Arthurity and Johnny Drille under Mavin Global Holdings. The track fuses his incisive rap with mellow Afrobeats melodies as he delivers a poetic ode to love, longing, and vulnerability. His opening bars—“Every lifeline I trace leads me back to your name”—set a head-nodding groove, while his lyrical precision cements his title as Nigeria’s “Leader of the Revival.”
Signed as the first rapper to Mavin Records in two thousand seventeen, LADIPOE first broke through with “Shaker” and then cemented his reputation with “Feeling” featuring BNXN, which surpassed eighty million streams. His versatility shone on last year’s “Compose” with taves and “Hallelujah” alongside Rozzz and Morello, demonstrating his ability to navigate between introspective songwriting and crossover appeal.
On “Folasade,” Arthurity’s crisp percussion and Johnny Drille’s melodic keys provide a polished backdrop that highlights LADIPOE’s storytelling. The song’s title nods to a muse figure, inviting listeners into an intimate narrative that balances emotional depth with heady rhythms. His self-directed lyric video ensures that each bar lands with impact for his dedicated “chop mouth crew.”
Available now on all major streaming platforms, “Folasade” underscores LADIPOE’s ongoing evolution as a genre-blending innovator. The single reaffirms his role in shaping contemporary Nigerian hip-hop and Afropop and positions him for continued success as part of Mavin’s next wave of artists.
Produced by Arthurity, Johnny Drille
13 June 2025
1 Song, 2 minutes
℗ 2025 Mavin Global Holdings Ltd
Lyrics
I no fit lie you baby
For this life I go love you daily
You be my Folasade baby
My Folasade baby
Baby
Put it all on me steady
So long we don dey wading
You be my Folasade baby
My Folasade baby
Baby
I cannot deny it, I’m biased
You’re like what David did to Goliath
Got me falling for all the little things
And little things start fires
Have I told you, emi ati iwo
Yeah, I’ve said it before
Every time I’m with you
I feel like I’m twenty feet tall
The feeling of finding the missing jigsaw
That little piece that fits the picture
Tell me what it feel like
Tell me what it feel like
Real cake real dough
How it feel to be a real pie
Yeah, you know a real pie
No dey do like you no know baby
(Okay)
Occasionally I dey step out of line
Show me another dance that ain’t one step at a time
Wetin you carry for behind it’s hard to leave you behind
I mean, love like this is hard to find
I no fit lie you baby
For this life I go love you daily
You be my Folasade baby
My Folasade baby
Baby
Put it all on me steady
So long we don dey wading
You be my Folasade baby
My Folasade baby
Baby
Standing by the shore now
Permission to dive in
(Dive in)
Used to think real love was just about providing
(Used to to think real love was just about)
It’s in my nature you see, it’s the Nigerian in me
You would ask for presence, I’m thinking the one with receipts
Never ending lessons, now I’m fluent emotionally
Ah ah you still haven’t answered this question for me
Tell me what it feel like
Tell me what it feel like
Real cake real dough
How it feel to be a real pie
Yeah you know a real pie
No dey do like you no know baby
I see the sweat dripping off your body tonight
And when it hits your waist you turn that water to whine
You’re my Sade, and even though this isn’t a crime
You’ll be wanted for life
I no fit lie you baby
For this life I go love you daily
You be my Folasade baby
My Folasade baby
Baby
Put it all on me steady
So long we don dey wading
You be my Folasade baby
My Folasade baby
Baby
Folasade baby
